Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble: Ink Still Wet VIII

31 January 2025 19:00 - 1 February 2025 19:30

Ink Still Wet is Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble's annual celebration of cutting-edge premiere performances. Presenting five newly-commissioned works through PRSf Talent Development Network, they showcase a range of ensemble and solo works written specially for Hard Rain in 2024. These are programmed alongside new outings of revised works by Peter O’Doherty and Simon Mawhinney alongside Ian Wilson’s recent When I Became the Sun for solo flute and ensemble. They partner with the Northern Lights Project and Ulster University in Derry and to welcome guest performers Lina Andonovska, Alex Petcu and Ben Gannon for these premiere performances.

Performers

Conductor - Benjamin Haemhouts; Solo Flute - Lina Andonovska; Violin - Ciaran McCabe; Cello - David McCann; Flute - Aisling Agnew; Clarinet - Sarah Watts; Piano - Daniel Browell; Percussion - Alex Petcu; Oboe - Ben Gannon.

Programme

Diatribe (2024)* World premiere - Omar Zatriqi (1987) flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano, percussion

His Feet are Light and Nimble (2024)* World premiere - Sam Chambers (1991) solo violin

Echosymbiont (2024)* World premiere - Anselm McDonnell (1994) flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano, percussion, electronics

In Blue and Gold (1998/2024)- Simon Mawhinney (1976) flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano, vibraphone

INTERVAL

Inflorescence (2020/2024) - Peter O’Doherty (1973) flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano, percussion

Lisnabreeny Townland (2024)* World premiere - Fionnuala Fagan-Thiébot (1981) solo flute, electronics

When I Became the Sun (2023)** - Ian Wilson (1964) solo flute, piccolo (alto flute), clarinet (bass clarinet), violin, violoncello, piano, percussion

* Commissioned by HRSE, with funds from PRSf Talent Development Network

** Commissioned by Lina Andonovska, with funds from the Arts Council of Ireland