Events

Current Events

April 29 2022 - Wraith (for cello + tape) Premiere at New Music Dublin 2022

My new work for cello + tape, Wraith, will be performed by Ilse de Ziah as a part of the Irish Composers’ Collective triple album launch concert at New Music Dublin in the National Concert Hall! Wraith will be on the ‘A Good Onion’ album.

June 27 2022 - Young Composers Forum at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival

I will be speaking as part of the Young Composers Forum at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival at the Christian Fellowship Church in Bantry, Ireland, at 2pm. More info can be found here.

July 2 2022 - Apex (for String Quartet) Premiere at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival

My piece for string quartet, Apex, will be premiered at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival at St. Brenden’s Hall in Bantry, Ireland, at 12pm. More info can be found here.

TBC - Beochaoineadh (for viola and tuba) Premiere

My newest duet for viola and tuba, Beochaoineadh, will be performed by Laura Sinnerton and Dan Trodden of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales as a part of the Irish Composers’ Collective Online Concert Series. More details coming soon!


Past Events

October 14 2021 - My Lord and My God Premiere

My newest choir piece, composed for the St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church Choir in Old Bridge, New Jersey, was performed as a part of the celebration of 100 years of their parish.

July 23 2020 - Impromptu Composer Interview

Impromptu interview discussing my compositions and the local live music scene in Dublin with Davíd Kozak of DeMars Entertainment on The DeMars Live Series. Though quite casual, we had a great dicsussion and will be setting up another (more prepared) interview soon! The interview can be seen here - this link starts at the exact time that I am introduced, however I recommend watching the entire show - there are some fantastic conversations and music!

Also please note that strong language and alcohol consumption is prominent in this video.

 

July 23 2020

People Watching is of the Utmost Importance, a graphic score for flute, violin, and cello, was performed by Atzi Muramatsu, Emma Lloyd, and Emma Roche of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra as a part of the Festival of Creative Learning’s Collective Sounds of Happy Places workshop, hosted by fellow composer Lark McIvor. The performance can be found here!

August 14 2020

Covidtine, a graphic score for piano and toy piano, was performed by Dr. Adam Marks (NY) as a part of the Irish Composers’ Collective Online Concert Series and Adam’s One Page Piano Pieces Project. Be sure to check out the other amazing pieces that Adam has played as a part of his One Page Piano Pieces Project here!

 

May 21 2020 - Cancelled (COVID-19)

Tempered, for marching ensemble (alto flute, bass clarinet, cello, and vibraphone/low tom), will be performed by Bill Dowdall, Fintan Sutton, Martin Johnson, and Richard O’Donnell for the Trinity College Dublin Composition Graduate Show at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland

 

April 7 2020 - Cancelled (COVID-19)

Presentation of PhD research at the Music Colloquium at Trinity College Dublin

 

February 27, February 29, and March 1 2020

Moving Across Dublin, for at least 6 performers and vocalists was performed by Tonnta as a part of the Irish Composers’ Collective’s installation Postal Notes during New Music Dublin at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland

 

May 24 2019

Just One…, for horn in f and tape was performed by Cormac O'hAodáin as a part of the Irish Composers’ Collective at Bewley’s Cafe Theatre in Dublin, Ireland

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March 20 2019

Presentation of PhD research at the Dublin City University’s Contemporary Approaches to Music Composition and Sonic Arts: Practice as Research Symposium

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February 4 2019

Presentation of PhD research in the area of marching ensembles as a part of the SCARF Talks at Trinity College Dublin

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October 11 2018

Elliptical Galaxy, for piano and tape was performed by Isabelle O’Connell as a part of the Irish Composers’ Collective’s instrument + electronics series at the Lutherhaus in Dublin, Ireland

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July 5 2018

Tunnel Vision, for two voices and harpsichord was performed by Michelle O’Rourke, Síobhra Quinlan, and David Adams as a part of the Irish Composers’ Collective’s For the Voice series at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin, Ireland

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May 18 2018

Presentation of PhD research and in-depth analysis of Spiralis, originally called Journey of a Feather, for flute with glissando headjoint and vibraphone in conjunction with the 2018 Composition Graduate Show through the Music Composition Centre at Trinity College Dublin

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May 14 2020 - Cancelled (COVID-19)

Illiud, for marching string quartet will be performed by ConTempo String Quartet on Trinity College Dublin’s campus in Dublin, Ireland

 

March 23 2020 - Cancelled (COVID-19)

Presentation of PhD research in the area of marching string instruments as a part of the SCARF Talks at Trinity College Dublin. A short video presentation can be found on TCD’s website on the School of Creative Arts page

 
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May 22 2019

Lux Aeterna, for SSSAATTBBB choir was performed by The Mornington Singers under the direction of Orla Flanagan at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland

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March 9 2019

Basic two and four mallet technique clinic as a part of the British Youth Band Association (BYBA)’s Train the Trainer event in Phibsborough, England

Short clips from the clinic can be seen on BYBA’s Facebook page here and here!

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December 21 2018

Different Strokes, for four percussionists (painters) was performed at McEwen High School in McEwen, Tennessee

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September 24 2018

Memory, for mezzo-soprano was performed by Elizabeth Hilliard as a part of the Irish Composers’ Collective’s For the Voice series at the Bello Bar in Dublin, Ireland

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May 31 2018

Spiralis, originally called Journey of a Feather, for flute with glissando headjoint and vibraphone was performed by Bill Dowdall and Richard O’Donnell as a part of the Trinity College Dublin Graduate Composition Show at the Beckett Theatre in Dublin, Ireland

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May 13 2017

Karma (for flute, viola, and cello) was performed by the Kirkos Ensemble as a part of the Trinity College Dublin Composition Graduate Show at the Art and Technology Research Lab (ATRL) in Dublin, Ireland

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