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News about composer Dónal Rafferty.

IMRO Award for Composition

I have been selected as the winner of the IMRO Award for Chamber Ensemble composition prize in the ESB Feis Ceoil for my piece Aquastrata.  Very happy and grateful!  Further details on a performance will be announced soon.

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New website content

New musicological articles which I have written are now available on the new Words page.  I’ve also added a new Video page.

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Penbridge Trio commission

I have been commissioned by the Penbridge Trio to compose a new work for violin, guitar and piano. Violinist Martha Morrison, guitarist Andrew Booth and pianist Bryan Kelly are running a campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for their project … Continue reading

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Site updates

I’ve been very busy with work over the last while (learning the ins and outs of Final Cut among other things!) so haven’t had much time to post. I have added two new pages – Design and Video – which … Continue reading

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Choral Études performance

I’m delighted to announce that I’ve secured a premiere of my Choral Études with the College of Charleston Concert Choir from Charleston, SC in the USA.   Conductor Dr Robert Taylor is planning to perform them at a concert on … Continue reading

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ICC Concert Nov 16 at National Concert Hall, Dublin

The first Irish Composers’ Collective concert to feature my music will take place on 16 November 2009 at the National Concert Hall in Dublin. I will have ‘What Lies (is) Concealed’, a piece for cello and vibraphone, premiered. Kate Ellis … Continue reading

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