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#botd in 1926, French-American composer Betsy Jolas, 97 years young and (to the best of my knowledge) still composing. Happy Birthday!

On the road with Festival in a Van in Co Monaghan yesterday. Great day, thanks to poet/organiser/editor Martin Dyer & Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Thanks to the people who turned out for our poems and music! Upfront with Katie Hannon Irish Independent Irish Writers Centre EFACIS

A new work will be performed by the amazing @larissaogrady on Sunday September 3rd at 12 noon, Hugh Lane Gallery. Part of a concert of 6 new violin solos, supported by CMC Ireland and The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Commissions award. Tickets free but book in advance: eventbrite.ie/e/sundays-at-n…

Thanks so much to The Night With Matthew Whiteside and New Antonine Brass, make sure you pre-save The Night With... Vol. 3 album, featuring my brass quintet 'Rasp' as the opening track 😃 releases next week!!!

I've been having a lot of conversations around and about graphic scoring this year - why, how to read, how to make, the restrictions, the freedoms... so I thought it might be interesting to host a little meet-up to share, explore, try out, talk about scoring.

'[...]a showcase for the breadth of Irish contemporary styles, it also demonstrated O’Grady as a performer with remarkable versatility and skill" Brendan Finan reviews last week's Sundays@Noon concert featuring 6 new works by CMC Composers written for violinist Larissa O'Grady👇

🎶🎶🎶 @drjennkirby #FionaLinnane #JudithRing David Bremner @[email protected] Anselm McDonnell #RobertColeman School of Wild Listening

To mark Arnold Schoenberg’s 149th birthday on 13th Sept, HRSE will release a very special video performance of the composer’s dramatic & groundbreaking masterpiece ‘Pierrot lunaire’, feat. mezzo soprano Sarah Richmond as ‘reciter’. Join us at youtube.com/@hardrain9373 on wed @ 10am

Go and see MALAPROP Theatre's #Hothouse in Project Arts Centre for Dublin Fringe Festival. By turns vulnerable and virtuosic, with a laser-sharp script and immaculate delivery. Loved it 💚

Over the moon to announce this! Working with LSO Jerwood Composer+ London Symphony Orchestra for the next year and a half 🥳✍️✍️ many notes to write! CMC Ireland Arts Council of Northern Ireland Belfast City of Music The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon British Council Arts British Council Northern Ireland

Backstage selfie! Thanks The Civic & all of our lovely audience members!

Great weekend at Bilkent Concert Hall, Ankara

I’m thrilled that Rick Sacks will include my Extraordinary Mildness in his 24 October concert, a fundraiser for Toronto’s amazing Arraymusic! go.shr.lc/46o1tWG

Our Cardigan show Mwldan went out last night BBC Radio 3 - two gorgeous hours of improv from Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & @drjennkirby, Rhodri Davies playing Yasunao Tone, Carole Finer & his own work and @gbsrduo playing @untitledparkinson & B Monk Feldman bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

We’re still buzzing from our thoroughly enjoyable collaboration with @pegasuschoir in London, and we can’t WAIT for round two in Dublin! 🇮🇪 Join us on 14th October for ceol agus cairde 🎶 🚨Note: the concert time does NOT clash with a certain sporting event that evening … 🏉

Congratulations to #Aosdána member and Saoi Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, who has been shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize. Eiléan has been shortlisted for her collection ‘The Map of the World’. Read More theguardian.com/books/2023/oct…

Delighted to be mentioned in Siobhan Burke's piece 'My Cultural Life', Irish Independent – Art section. Eco Showboat Culture_Ireland Irish Independent Fingal Arts Siobhán Bourke independent.ie/entertainment/…

Last night, as part of our pipa & pipes project, myself & Charmaine Wong performed at the TU Dublin Conservatoire Recital Hall. One of the compositions we played was written by David Bremner @[email protected], pictured also. The pipes used were part funded by Music Network Department of Culture, Communications and Sport The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

A spectacular evening of music celebrating our cultural links with Hong Kong last night. Pipa player, Charmaine Wong with Conservatoire lecturers, David Bremner & Mark Redmond. We were also delighted to welcome back Dr Yip Kim Fung of the Avant Music Group Association, Hong Kong.

Fabulous concert by The Hallé this evening. Sensational virtuosity throughout, with Roberto Ruisi a miraculous soloist in the Stravinsky Violin Concerto. Live music is just the best!