Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble: Parallel Lines
Harty Room, Queen’s University
Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble presents Parallel Lines, an Irish/US programme celebrating the diversity of music in each country. They will explore the juxtaposition of hypnotic tonal works often featuring driving rhythmic elements vs tone-based works that extract elements from electronic music to create a new acoustic framework and sense of timelessness. Featuring local composers Frank Lyons and Peter O’Doherty, while marking the 90th birthday of legendary minimalist composer Steve Reich with a return to one of his most treasured works Double Sextet. They will also look at Reich’s influence on younger generations of American composers, and give premieres of works by Scott L. Miller, Sarah Kirkland Snider and Juhi Bansal.
Programme
Frank Lyons (1964) - Kid Gloves (1997)
Juhi Bansal (1994) - Love, Loss and Exile (2022) Irish premiere
Scott L. Miller (1966) - Juxtaposed Lines (2024) World premiere
Peter O’Doherty (1973) - Cartographies of Resistance II* (2025) World premiere
Sarah Kirkland Snider (1973) - Parallel Play (2019) (arr. Adam Sliwininski)
Sarah Kirkland Snider (1973) - You Are Free (2015) Irish premiere
Steve Reich (1936) - Double Sextet (2007)
Tickets
£12.50/£7.50 (free for QUB staff and students). Booking on Eventbrite.