Crescent Festival of Irish Contemporary Music 2021 - Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble perform works by Rhona Clarke

Join Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble members Daniel Browel (piano) and David McCann (cello) as they perform a special programme of works by composer Rhona Clarke.

“…one the freshest, most exciting, intelligent and intriguing musical developments in Northern Ireland in too long a time “

(Michael Quinn – Culture NI)

The Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble is the only professional musical ensemble in Northern Ireland to specialise in the performance of modern and contemporary repertoire. Its remit is to give a voice to local composers and to perform their music in the context of music by leading exponents of contemporary music from elsewhere in Europe and the rest of the world. It aims to programme music that otherwise cannot be heard live locally, while serving as an outlet for the talent of highly specialist performers and acting as a meeting point for their innovation, ideas and enthusiasm.

Their programme today will include an array of beautiful solo and duo works composed by Crescent Featured Composer 2021 Rhona Clarke. Rhona Clarke was born in Dublin. She studied music at University College, Dublin, and completed a PhD at Queen’s University, Belfast. Her output includes choral, chamber, orchestral and electronic works. She has received commissions from RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, The Sydney Philharmonia Chorus, Chamber Choir Ireland, the Choir of the Chapels Royal, the Cork International Choral Festival, Concorde, Music Network and the National Concert Hall, among others. Her work has been performed and broadcast throughout Ireland and worldwide.

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Sat, 13 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT