New Music Dublin 2025: Crash Ensemble - You Heard It First

4 April 2025 14:30

Featuring: Ryan McAdams, conductor. Crash Ensemble: Larissa O’Grady, violin; Joanna Mattrey, viola; Kate Ellis, cello; Malachy Robinson, double bass; Susan Doyle, flute; Leonie Bluett, clarinet; Barry O’Halpin, electric guitar; Alex Petcu, percussion; Colm O’Hara, trombone.

Francesca DeBuyl, Production Manager. Elise Mollé, FOH Audio. John Phillips, monitors. Laura Sheeran, visuals.

Join Crash Ensemble as we perform the world premieres of 5 new commissions by Crash Works creators Aoife King, Aleksandr Nisse, Cathal O’Riordan, Lara Weaver and Tim Doyle. Crash Works is a commission and development hub for music creators at pivotal stages of their careers, offered in partnership with Crash Ensemble and New Music Dublin. These new works are the culmination of a 2-year programme of support, mentoring and development, during which each creator has been given the opportunity to investigate and develop new works.

Commissioned by Crash Ensemble and New Music Dublin with funds from the Arts Council of Ireland. Crash Ensemble is also supported by Dublin City Council.

Programme

Aoife King - Dialectic Erosions (world premiere)
Aleksandr Nisse - Pleonexia (world premiere)
Cathal O’Riordan - 0.5% (world premiere)
Lara Weaver - Singing - Sands (world premiere)
Tim Doyle - Fánaíocht – Topophilia – An Ode to Slow Living (world premiere)