The 2024 New Music Dublin festival takes place at the National Concert Hall from Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 April

Featuring a wide range of contemporary music, from the US ambient duo A Winged Victory for the Sullen and the Irish premiere of Jóhann Jóhannsson’s A Prayer to the Dynamo, and from a new work for Iarla Ó Lionáird and orchestra by Linda Buckley to the world premiere of a Raymond Deane work for Hugh Tinney, the festival features 27 world premieres and 17 Irish premieres.

Among the events are a duo concert by fiddle player Aoife Ní Bhriain and viola da gamba player Liam Byrne, concerts programmed by the record label Diatribe including a world premiere by Barry Guy, the Irish premiere of Kirkos ensemble’s Beginner’s Guide To Slow Travel, a concert by the new group Stone Drawn Circles, and a performance of British composer Laura Bowler’s major new work ADVERT.

For the full list of events and booking links, see below, or visit www.newmusicdublin.ie.

THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2024

Diatribe Stage: there will be no silence
David Downes there will be no silence (2021)
Poetry by Adam Wyeth

Adrian Mantu, cello
Rolf Hind, piano
Aisling O’Sullivan, actor
Owen Roe, actor

Thursday 25th April 2024, 1pm
Venue: Kevin Barry Recital Room, NCH
Book tickets: €15​

Diatribe Stage: The Harmonic Labyrinth
Aoife Ní Bhriain, violin
Liam Byrne, viola da gamba

Thursday 25th April 2024, 3.00pm
Venue: Kevin Barry Recital Room, NCH
Book Tickets: €15

The Monochrome Project
The Monochrome Project trumpet ensemble

Milica Djordjevic, N.N. (world premiere, co-commission with WDR, Germany)
Rolf Wallin, Prillar, for 8 natural trumpets (Irish premiere)
Cat Lamb, pulse / shade, original for 4 voices, arrangement for 8 trumpets (Irish premiere)
Jing Wang, Yan, Solo for conch shell (Irish premiere)
Raven Chacon, Call for the company, in the morning (Irish premiere)

Thursday 25th April 2024, 5.00pm
Venue: Richmond Barracks (MAP)
Book tickets: €15

RTÉ Concert Orchestra: Deane, Gribbin & Saariaho
Raymond Deane Anaphora (2024) [world premiere]
Deirdre Gribbin Whispering Ogham (2024) [world premiere]
Kaija Saariaho Aile du songe

RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Gavin Maloney, conductor
Hugh Tinney, piano
Silvija Ščerbavičiūtė, flute

Thursday 25th April 2024, 7.00pm
Venue: Main Stage, NCH
Book tickets: €20

ADVERT - Laura Bowler & Decoder Ensemble
Laura Bowler ADVERT (2023) [Irish premiere]

Decoder Ensemble
Leopold Hurt, e-zither
Inigo Miranda, keys
Sonja Lena Schmid, cello
Carola Schaal, clarinets
Alexander Schubert, sound / electronics
Jonathan Shapiro, drums / percussion
Laura Bowler, voice
Julia Rehme, tattoo artist
Sam Redway, co-director
original text by Sam Redway 

Thursday 25th April 2024, 9.00pm
Venue: The Studio, NCH
Book tickets: €17.50

Stone Drawn Circles – In Formation
Lina Andonovska, flute
Nathan Sherman, viola
Michelle O’Rourke, voice
Alex Petcu, percussion
Caimin Gilmore, double bass
Úna Monaghan, harp / sound design

Úna Monaghan In Formation (2023) [Irish premiere]
Karen Power Can you hear me now??? (2019) [Irish premiere]
Brian Irvine new work (2024) [world premiere]
Cat Hope Landay Sequenzas (2022) [Irish premiere]
Nicole Lizée Peril Earrings (2023) [Irish premiere] 

Thursday 25th April 2024, 10.00pm
Venue: Kevin Barry Recital Room, NCH
Book tickets: €15

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FRIDAY 25 APRIL 2024

Gerald Barry in Focus
Darragh Morgan, violin
Mary Dullea, piano

Gerald Barry Midday for violin and piano (2014)
Gerald Barry Baroness von Ritkart for violin and piano (2010)
Gerald Barry 95’ for solo violin (2022)
Gerald Barry Le vieux sourd for solo piano
Gerald Barry 1998 for violin and piano (1998)
Gerald Barry Triorchic Blues (1990)

Friday 26th April 2024, 1.00pm
Venue: Kevin Barry Recital Room, NCH
Book tickets: €17.50

Crash Ensemble: You Heard It First
Five musical sketches from Crash Works music creators:
Aleksandr Nisse
Aoife King
Cathal O’Riordan
Lara Weaver
Tim Doyle

Crash Ensemble
Susan Doyle, flute
Leonie Bluett, clarinet
Roddy O’Keeffe, trombone
Brian Bolger, electric guitar
Caitriona Frost, percussion
Andrew Zolinsky, piano
Larissa O’Grady, violin
Joanna Mattrey, viola
Kate Ellis, cello
Caimin Gilmore, double bass
Ryan McAdams, conductor
Adrian Hart, audio producer

Friday 26th April 2024, 3.00pm
Venue: The Studio, NCH
Book tickets: €15

NSO: Haigh, Buckley & Dennehy
Robin Haigh SLEEPTALKER (2021) [Irish premiere]
Linda Buckley Tuile agus Trá (2024) [world premiere]
Donnacha Dennehy Violin Concerto (2020) [Irish premiere]

National Symphony Orchestra
David Brophy, conductor
Iarla Ó Lionáird, voice
Stephen Waarts, violin

Friday 26th April 2024, 7.30pm
Venue: Main Stage, NCH
Book tickets: €20

Diatribe Stage: The Archetypes Project
Nathan Sherman, viola
Alex Petcu, percussion
Garrett Sholdice, keyboard

Nick Roth Sophia x Bythos (2023)
Ann Cleare gravity dreams iv (2024) [world premiere]
Benjamin Dwyer Laganton (2024)
Siobhán Cleary Scheherezade: The Art of the Trickster (2023) [Irish premiere]
Nathan Sherman Cauldron of Morning (2024) [Irish premiere]

Friday 26th April 2024, 9.00pm
Venue: The Studio, NCH
Book tickets: €15

Diatribe Stage: La Berge / La Berge Dramm - AWAY
Anne La Berge, flute / electronics / voice
Diamanda La Berge Dramm, violin / voice
La Berge / La Berge Dramm original works [Irish and world premieres]
Onur Türkmen, Songs from a Circle, extract (2019)

Friday 26th April 2024, 10.00pm
Venue: Kevin Barry Recital Room, NCH
Book tickets: €15

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SATURDAY 27 APRIL 2024

Trumpeter(s)!
Follow the trail of trumpeters - 36 in all - as they each play Gerald Barry’s 1 minute fanfare Trumpeter one-by-one on a route across the city from the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Westland Row to the Courtyard of Dublin Castle, heralding our massed performance Trumpets! at 12noon.

Saturday 27th April 2024
11am: Dublin Streets
Tickets: €FREE 

The Totally Made-Up Orchestra – a 15 minute walk
Performers: The Totally Made Up Orchestra, Members of the Public, YOU!

Brian Irvine, composer / director
Brian Irvine A 15 minute walk in any direction and other new, unheard creations [world premiere]

Saturday 27th April 2024, 1.30pm
Venue: Kevin Barry Recital Room, NCH
Book tickets: €10 

The Dancers Inherit the Party
Chamber Choir Ireland
Paul Hillier, artistic director

David Fennessy chOirland (2002)
Thomas Tallis Lamentations I
Eoghan Desmond I am (2023)
Cassandra Miller The City, Full of People (2023)
Gabriel Jackson The Dancers Inherit the Party (2024) [world premiere]

Saturday 27th April 2024, 4.00pm
Venue: Pepper Canister Church (map)
Book tickets: €17.50

Around Here, The Birds Plant The Trees
Natalia Beylis Around Here, The Birds Plant The Trees (2023) [Irish premiere]

Natalia Beylis, live sound collage and objects
Willie Stewart, percussion
Eimear Reidy, cello
Tola Custy, fiddle
Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh, viola

Saturday 27th April 2024, 6.00pm
Venue: Kevin Barry Recital Room, NCH
Book tickets: €15

Ambient / Symphony - A Winged Victory for the Sullen / NSO
1st Half
National Symphony Orchestra
Daníel Bjarnason, conductor
Jóhann Jóhannsson A Prayer to the Dynamo (2012)
2nd Half
A Winged Victory For The Sullen original set
Saturday 27th April 2024, 7.00pm
Venue: Main Stage, NCH
Book tickets: €32.50

Changing States
Bekah Simms Cryptid (2024) [world premiere]
Antti Auvinen Boundary Bourrée (2024) [Irish premiere]

Crash Ensemble
Susan Doyle, bass flute*
Leonie Bluett, clarinet
Roddy O’Keeffe, trombone*
Barry O’Halpin, electric guitar
Alex Petcu, percussion
Andrew Zolinsky, piano^
Eliza McCarthy, piano / keyboard*
Larissa O’Grady, violin*
Joanna Mattrey, viola*
Kate Ellis, cello
Caimin Gilmore, double bass^
Malachy Robinson, double bass*
Ryan McAdams, conductor*
Adrian Hart, audio producer
Dan Tapper, visuals*
^ Boundary Bourrée
* Cryptid

Saturday 27th April 2024, 9.30pm
Venue: The Studio, NCH
Book tickets: €17.50

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SUNDAY 28 APRIL 2024

Earthrise
Musici Ireland
Beth McNinch, solo viola
Ioana Petcu-Colan, Mia Cooper, Jane Hackett & Siobhan Doyle, violin
Ed Creedon, viola
Katie Tertell & Niamh Molloy, cello
Roger McCann, double bass
Dianne Marshall, harp
Meadhbh O’Rourke, flute
Conor Sheil, clarinet
Peter Ryan, horn

Deirdre Gribbin Before the moon shattered and shone again (2019)
Amanda Feery Square Movement (2016)
Linda Buckley Fiol (2008)
Liam Bates Earthrise (2023)

Sunday 28th April, 11am
Venue: Kevin Barry Recital Room, NCH
Book tickets: €15

Everyday Wonders
Cór Linn
Cór na nÓg
Ciarán Kelly, Cór Linn conductor
Mary Amond O’Brien, Cór na nÓg conductor
Carole O’Connor, piano accompanist
Bogdan Sofei, solo violin
Des Lacey, percussion

Ferdia Ó Cairbre Today is Here (2023) [world premiere]
music by Ferdia Ó Cairbre.
words Fr. Eddie Fitzgerald and Lena Amond.
Ferdia Ó Cairbre For Our World (2024) [world premiere]
music by Ferdia Ó Cairbre (New Music Dublin commission)
words by Mattie Stepanek (age 11)
Gracie Gilmartin A Lullaby (2024) [world premiere]
music by Gracie Gilmartin
words by James Agee
Ollie Lambert The Lake Isle of Innisfree (2024) [world premiere]
music by Ollie Lambert (New Music Dublin commission)
Cecilia MacDowell Everyday Wonders: The Girl From Aleppo (2018)
music by Cecilia MacDowell
words by Kevin Crossley-Holland.
Solo violin: Bogdan Sofei
Nick Page A Promise I Will Keep (2006)
music by Nick Page
words by Nick Page and Nita Penfold

Sunday 28th April 2024, 1.00pm
Venue: Main Stage, NCH
Book tickets: €12

Beginner’s Guide to Slow Travel
Kirkos Beginner’s Guide To Slow Travel (2023) [Irish premiere]

Kirkos
Sebastian Adams
Robert Coleman
Yseult Cooper Stockdale
Jane Hackett
Hannah Miller
Joan Somers Donnelly

Sunday 28th April 2024, 3.00pm

Venue: Kevin Barry Room Concourse, NCH
Book tickets: €17.50

Evlana Sinfonietta – Talamh
Evlana Sinfonietta
inti figgis-vizueta Talamh (2020)
Ryan Molloy Luasc (2020)
Rhona Clarke Rough Beast II (2024) [world premiere]
Karin Rehnqvist Taromirs Tid (1985–87)
Claude Vivier Zipangu (1980)

Sunday 28th April 2024, 5.00pm
Venue: Main Stage, NCH
Book tickets: €17.50 

TERRARIUM
Ann Cleare TERRARIUM (2024) [world premiere]

Crash Ensemble
Susan Doyle, flute
Leonie Bluett, clarinet
Roddy O’Keeffe, trombone
Barry O’Halpin, electric guitar
Alex Petcu, percussion
Eliza McCarthy, piano / keyboard
Larissa O’Grady, violin
Robin Panter, viola
Kate Ellis, cello
Malachy Robinson, double bass
Laura Sheeran, film / photography and movement direction
Lay of the Land, tapestry
Adrian Hart, audio producer
Eoin Lennon, Lighting

Sunday 28th April 2024, 7.00pm
Venue: The Studio, NCH
Book tickets: €17.50

Diatribe Stage: Il Ritorno del Angelo & Mariam Rezaei
1st half:
Il Ritorno del Angelo:
Olesya Zdorovetska, voice
Nick Roth, saxophones
Izumi Kimura, piano
Barry Guy, double bass

Nick Roth Le Cercle (2023) [world premiere]
Olesya Zdorovetska I, Lethe (2023) [world premiere]
Izumi Kimura 春と修羅 / Spring and Asura (2023) [world premiere]
Barry Guy Il Ritorno del Angelo (2023) [world premiere]

2nd half:
Mariam Rezaei, turntables / electronics

Sunday 28th April 2024, 9.00pm
Venue: John Field Room, NCH
Book tickets: €15 

Installations – Throughout the Festival
Venues: Rooms 104 & 107
€FREE – Visit www.newmusicdublin.ie/installations​

Thanks – an installation
Venue: Room 104
Diamanda La Berge Dramm, audio
SJ Fowler, text
SJ Fowler / Diamanda La Berge Dramm, visuals
Crash Ensemble, voices
Diamanda La Berge Dramm Thanks (2024) [world premiere]

Invisible Threads
Venue: Room 107
Scott McLaughlin, electronics, initial steady-state.

New Music Dublin eXchange (NMDx)
Date: Delegate Exchange Sessions Throughout NMD 2024
Venue: IMRO (Irish Music Rights Organisation), Baggot Street Lower, D2 | by invitation
Visit www.newmusicdublin.ie/nmdx

For further details on all events, visit the link below.

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