New Music Dublin 2025: LEGATO

Featuring: Cédric Jullion, flute; Bogdan Sydorenko, clarinet; Alexandra Greffin-Klein, violin; Amandine Lecras, cello; Chae Um Kim, piano; Jean Deroyer, conductor.​

Extracts of new pieces by LEGATO composers Vincent Portes, Anne Castex, Monika Dalach Sayers, Laura Heneghan, John Aulich, Paul Scully.​

Enjoy the world-premiere performances of excerpts of new works by six young composers currently undertaking LEGATO, a unique international mentoring opportunity.​

LEGATO is an international composer development programme devised by organisations across three countries: CMC Ireland, New Music Dublin, Sound Festival Scotland & Festival Ensemble(s). This project brings together partners from France, Ireland and Scotland to give six emerging composers (two from each country) the opportunity to discover the new musical works from each other's countries, to write new work under the guidance of two composer mentors, Jérôme Combier and Laura Bowler and to have their works performed at festivals in Bagnolet, Aberdeen and now Dublin.​​

Following the initial workshops in Paris in September, Irish composer Laura Heneghan shared her experience of the programme: 

The standout moment of the weekend was undoubtedly the one-on-one tutorials with our mentors… My tutorial with Laura Bowler was particularly impactful. She challenged me to explore new concepts that pushed me beyond my usual creative boundaries… I felt inspired and ready to experiment with my work in ways I hadn’t considered before.

LEGATO is principally funded by Diaphonique, the Franco-British-Irish fund for contemporary music and supported by the Vaughan Williams Foundation.

Tickets

€15. Booking at New Music Dublin.