Kevin O'Connell Portrait

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Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble celebrates one of Ireland’s most distinguished composers this year in a special portrait concert of the music of Kevin O’Connell. This collaboration with the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where O’Connell is Head of Composition, is in celebration of the composer’s 60th birthday.

The concert presents a cross-section of O’Connell’s chamber music written since 2005. 

Little Overture (2013) flute, clarinet, violoncello & piano

Piano Trio no. 2 (2015) violin, violoncello & piano                                                                                                                       

Motus (2005) solo bass clarinet

Aves de Paso (2016) soprano, clarinet (bs. cl) & piano

Céimeanna (2007) solo piano

Ictus (2005) solo flute (alt. fl)

A Battuta (2017)* flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello & piano

Commissioned by HRSE with funds from ACNI Small Grants.

Performers: 

Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble

Joanne Quigley-McParland violin

Dave McCann cello

Aisling Agnew flutes

Sarah Watts clarinets

Daniel Browell piano

Sylvia O'Brien soprano

Sinead Hayes conductor 

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