Category Archives: Reviews

Irish Times review: Concorde – Up Close with Music

  Michael Dervan’s review of Concorde’s recent gig featuring my composition Begin was published in the Irish Times on last week. It opened with the premiere of Begin, a setting for soprano, flute, clarinet and cello by Donal Rafferty of … Continue reading

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ICC presents Concorde: Irish Times review

A review of the Irish Composers’ Collective concert featuring Concorde (and a performance of my new work Distraction) was published on Friday, January 28 by Michael Dervan of The Irish Times.  It’s also available online at the moment (for a … Continue reading

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IMRO Feis Ceoil Composition Awards

Results of the IMRO Feis Ceoil Composition Awards have been announced in IMRO News.

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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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Ensemble ICC Feb 2010 concert review

Michael Dervan at The Irish Times has published a review of the Ensemble ICC February 2010 gig. The Irish Composers’ Collective holds concerts every month in the Kevin Barry Room at the National Concert Hall in Dublin.

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Schnittke: ‘The History of D. Johann Faustus’ @ RFH

I’ve just returned from a semi-staged performance of a condensed version of Alfred Schnittke’s 1995 opera The History of D. Johann Faustus at the Royal Festival Hall as part of Vladimir Jurowski’s Schnittke festival ‘Between Two Worlds’ with the London … Continue reading

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