Deadline for applications extended to 15th May! 👉 @dumbworldltd are looking for 12 composers and 12 moving-image makers to join DIALOGUES: a cross-disciplinary residency bringing artists together to make new short films and original scores. Led by Dumbworld’s award-winning Artistic Directors Brian@brian_irvine_ (Ivor Novello-winning and multi-nominated) and @johnmcilduff1 (producer of The Flats, CPH:DOX winner), with visiting artists including Michael Keeney (two-time UK Music Producers Guild Award winner), @diehexen (IFTA-winning and multi-nominated), @myrid_carten (BIFA-winning director of A Want in Her), and David Holmes (BAFTA Craft Award winner for Killing Eve). Participants will develop moving-image work, exchange ideas and form creative partnerships. Composers will then develop original scores, culminating in a live recording with the Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble at the @regionalculturalcentre in Letterkenny.
More info on Dumbworld's website (link in bio)
Next up in our series of Night Music at @theharrisonbelfast bar, HRSE’s 2023/24 Featured Young artist Rosie Murphy @kelsorosie (Harpist) will present an intimate solo concert of music inspired by poetry and the written word. Grab a drink, get comfortable and enjoy a selection of atmospheric solo music from around the world.
There is limited availability for these concerts so book your ticket now to avoid disappointment (link in bio)
Next up this season - Beijing to Belfast! As part of the @britishcouncil 's Connections through Culture programme, this concert aims to highlight cross-cultural exchange between Hard Rain and Beijing Modern Music Festival. Following our performance at BMMF, we have furthered our collaboration in 2026, through new works composed for Hard Rain by eminent Chinese composers. We are delighted to host special guests Professor Xiaogang Ye (President of the Chinese Musicians' Association and Dean of the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen), Guo Haiou (Executive Director of the Beijing Modern Music Festival and Director of the Advanced Institute of Music Culture, Central Conservatory of Music) and Composer Ni Chenkang (Doctor of Composition, Shanghai Conservatory of Music).
Book your tickets now via our website (link in our bio)
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Still thinking about it? This is your sign. We’ve extended applications for DIALOGUES to 15 May - a little more time to get yours in.
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“Wonderfully entrancing.”
Impressed by the “imaginative programming”, Opera Journal reviews our Ghost Trance Music concert at @sonorities Festival, expressing admiration for the musicianship of the Hard Rain players and the unique creativity of the works in this concert of improvisational and graphic-score pieces.
Check out the full review via our link in bio.
As Ensemble-in-residence at QUB it was a privilege for Hard Rain to present not one but two concerts in @sonorities Festival this year! We brought the music of Anthony Braxton to life thanks to the input of guest musicians @superdakiz , @1977mattwright , @alexhawkins1616 and @brian_irvine_ in @sarc_qub . We also continued the improvisatory themes with a new work by @sarahkwattsbassclarinet that transported the audience to an old cooling tower as well as new graphic artwork by @ioanapetcucolan . And, two days prior we had Daniel Browell’s reflective solo concert exploring music for late night, especially the work of Morton Feldman where visual artist @helena_hamilton created new artwork live on stage to complement the performance.
Two amazing concerts by all involved! Massive thanks to everyone who came as well as Sonorities for having us!
“The group traversed through an impressive range of textures with clearly well-planned transitions between reflective and more anarchic soundscapes.”
Adrian Smith (for @journalofmusic ) includes our Ghost Trance Music concert of improvisational and graphic-score pieces in his review of @newmusicdublin . Check out the full review as he writes about this concert and 3 others from Thursday and Friday of the Festival (link in bio).
We had a brilliant time at @newmusicdublin last week catching up with all the amazing contemporary musicians from around the island as well as presenting a concert of our own which centred around Anthony Braxton’s Ghost Trance Music. It also included graphic scores by @sarahkwattsbassclarinet and @ioanapetcucolan , showcasing the breadth of improvisatory talent within the group!
Many thanks to our guest musicians @superdakiz , @1977mattwright , @alexhawkins1616 and @brian_irvine_ for sharing Braxton’s music with us as well as everyone who came along to see us and @cmcireland for hosting networking events at NMD.
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Tonight at 11pm. Join Hard Rain pianist Daniel Browell for a free late night meditative solo concert @sonorities festival, reflecting on on the works and influences of Morton Feldman, with live art from Helena Hamilton. 🎹 ✍🏻 🌀🎵🌙
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Join us at @newmusicdublin and @sonorities Festival this weekend for Ghost Trance Music, a concert in tribute to Anthony Braxton. This exciting programme features music and graphic scores by Braxton, as well as those by @sarahkwattsbassclarinet and @ioanapetcucolan . Joining us on stage will be special guests @superdakiz (drums), @1977mattwright (electronics), @alexhawkins1616 (piano) & @brian_irvine_ (conductor).
Artwork by Stephen Davis.
New Music Dublin - 17th April
Sonorities Belfast - 18th April
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