New Music Dublin 2026: Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble - Ghost Trance Music
Kevin Barry Recital Room, National Concert Hall
Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble:
Aisling Agnew, flutes
Sarah Watts, contrabass clarinet
Ioana Petcu-Colan, violin
David McCann, cello
Daniel Browell, piano
Stephen Davis, drums
Matt Wright, electronics
Brian Irvine, director
This multimedia tribute to Anthony Braxton’s Ghost Trance Music draws on material from approximately 150 individual works, which function as pathways between Braxton’s musical systems and place performers at the centre of decision-making in real time. The programme explores improvisatory practice and the relationship between visual and sonic worlds, incorporating graphic scores by Sarah Watts and Ioana Petcu-Colan, based on Petcu-Colan’s original artwork displayed during the performance. Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble is joined by special guests Brian Irvine, Matt Wright and Stephen Davis, the latter a long-time collaborator of Braxton and drummer with his ensemble The New Standard.
Programme
Sarah Watts - Multiphonic Miniatures (2023)
Ioana Petcu-Colan - New Work (2026)
Anthony Braxton - Ghost Trance Music (1995–2006)
Tickets
€20. Multi-concert discount packages available. Concessions available. Booking at nch.ie