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Electroacoustic Music Ensemble

28.11.09 – New works for Harpsichord and Electronics

8.00 pm, St Werburgh's Church, Dublin (Tickets available at the door €12/€8)

Dublin Sound Lab is interested in developing the repertoire for our core ensemble and in June 2009 we invited composers to send us works for any combination of harpsichord, computer, and fixed media, of any duration and without restrictions as to age or nationality of the composer. From the submissions and proposals we received from Ireland, Britain, and from throughout Europe and America and we shortlisted works by Julio d'Escrivan, Nick Collins and Ailis Ni Riain.

• Ailis Ni Riain 2 Steep 4 Sheep harpsichord and tape
• Nick Collins Suite with Interruptions harpsichord and computer
• Julio d'Escrivan reGoldberg harpsichord and computer
• J.S. Bach Goldberg Variations harpsichord solo
• Fergal Dowling Stops harpsichord and computer

Harpsichord – Michael Quinn
Computer/electronics – Fergal Dowling
Concert Programme (.pdf)

26.11.09 – Garth Knox, music for viola and electronics

8.00 pm, St Werburgh's Church, Dublin (Tickets available at the door €12/€8)

Dublin Sound Lab is delighted to present this special performance of contemporary French and Italian music for viola and electronics.

• Gérard Grisey Prologue for viola and electronics
  
• Salvatore Sciarrino 3 notturni brillanti for solo viola
  
• Kaija Saariaho Vent Nocturne for viola and electronics
  
• Garth Knox Viola Spaces for solo viola
  
• Luca Francesconi Animus II for viola and electronics

Viola – Garth Knox
Electronics – Fergal Dowling
Concert Programme (.pdf)

26.11.09 – Garth Knox, talk on contemporary viola repertoire

5.30 pm, Contemporary Music Centre, Fishamble Street, Dublin (Free Adm.)

Garth Knox will lead a discussion on aspects of contemporary viola writing, with special reference to the programme for this evening's concert

http://blog.cmc.ie/garth-knox-talk-in-cmc-library

21.11.08 – Works for organ and computer

St Teresa's Church, Clarendon Street

•Karlheinz Essl, Fontana Mixer (2004) generative sound environment after John Cage
•Karlheinz Essl, More or Less (1999-2007) computer-controlled soloists
•Peter Ablinger, Violine Und Rauschen ("Veronica") (1995/96) violin and CD
•Mauricio Kagel, Raga (from Rrrrr......, 1981) organ
•Mauricio Kagel, Rossignols (from Rrrrr......, 1981) organ
•Karen Power, Cows, Coffee, Birds, Bees and a New Room (2007), double bass and CD
•Peter Ablinger, Orgel Und Weltempfänger (1999) organ and FM-receiver
•Wim de Ruiter, Whim (1997) violin and organ
•Karlheinz Essl, Sequitur-III (2008) violin and computer
•Fergal Dowling, Stops (2008) organ, violin, double bass, and computer

Michael Quinn – organ
Fergal Dowling – computer
Marja Gaynor – violin
Mercedes Carroll – double bass
Concert Programme (.pdf)