Engagements

Future

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Crash Ensemble - Recording project
December 9th-11th, Dublin,
Music by Jonathan Nangle

Christmas at the Movies
December 15th, National Concert Hall, Dublin
Music from Christmas movies

This Way to Christmas
December 20th to 22nd, National Concert Hall, Dublin
Annual NCH Christmas concerts

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Sherman|Petcu duo - recording for Diatribe
January 10th-14th, Dublin,
Music by Nick Roth, Ann Cleare, Ben Dwyer, Nathan Sherman and Siobhan Cleary.

Hard Rain Ensemble - Ink Still Wet
January 31st, Derry,
Music by Omar Zatriqi, Sam Chambers, Alselm McDonnell, Simon Mawhinney, Peter O'Doherty, Fionnuala Fagan-Thiebot, Bianca Gannon and Ian Wilson.

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Hard Rain Ensemble - Ink Still Wet
February 1st, Belfast,
Music by Omar Zatriqi, Sam Chambers, Alselm McDonnell, Simon Mawhinney, Peter O'Doherty, Fionnuala Fagan-Thiebot, Bianca Gannon and Ian Wilson.

Wildwood duo (with Deirdre O'Leary)
February 25th, Civic Theatre, Tallaght,
February 28th, Birr Theatre and Arts Centre,
Music by Barry O'Halpin, Dave Brubeck and Susan Kander among others.

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Hard Rain Ensemble - Songs of Travel
March 6th, Belfast,
Music by Elaine Agnew

Wildwood duo (with Deirdre O'Leary)
March 7th Riverbank Arts Centre
Music by Barry O'Halpin, Dave Brubeck and Susan Kander among others.

Hard Rain Ensemble - Pierrette
March 8th, Belfast,
Collaborative performance with Hashtag Ensemble.

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New Music Dublin
April 3rd - 6th National Concert Hall Dublin
A variety of concerts at this annual contemporary music festival

Past

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Bangers and Crash Percussion Sextet
November 10th,, Visual, Carlow
November 24th,, Black Box Theatre, Galway
Part of autumn 2024 tour, featuring a new commission from Brian Irvine, a new piece by myself, and music by Ivan Trevino, Emma O'Halloran, Steve Reich and Matthias Schmitt. Joined by up to 50 students in each location, performing from the audience.

Crash Ensemble - Terrarium
November 13th, November Music, 's-Hertogenbosch,
November 15th, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival,
International tour of this large work by Ann Cleare
Kilkenny

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Bangers and Crash Percussion Sextet
October 1st,, Everyman Theatre, Cork
Part of autumn 2024 tour, featuring a new commission from Brian Irvine, a new piece by myself, and music by Ivan Trevino, Emma O'Halloran, Steve Reich and Matthias Schmitt. Joined by up to 50 students in each location, performing from the audience.

Zimmer/Williams
October 12th, National Concert Hall, Dublin, Raymond Gubbay concerts. Music by John Williams and Hans Zimmer.

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Bangers and Crash Percussion Sextet
September 17th,, Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick
Part of autumn 2024 tour, featuring a new commission from Brian Irvine, a new piece by myself, and music by Ivan Trevino, Emma O'Halloran, Steve Reich and Matthias Schmitt. Joined by up to 50 students in each location, performing from the audience.

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La Boheme
August 4th,, Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry.
With Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra.

Crash Ensemble - Kilkenny Arts Festival
August 15th, Crash Ensemble performing their Postcard Pieces. Several short pieces commissioned as part of the Crashworks programme
Kilkenny

Fuddlefest - Bangers and Crash Percussion
August 25th,, Fuddletown, Co. Wexford
Gong bath

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Musictown
July 20th and 21st, Crash Ensemble accompanying several artists as part of this festival. In particular, I will be performing with Rachael Lavelle and Elaine Howley.
National Concert Hall

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Cork Proms
June 12th and 13th, A Mixtape of Irish Rock
June 19th and 20th, There's No Place Like Home
Cork Opera House

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Stone Drawn Circles
May 11th,, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
May 12th,, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
May 16th,, Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Short tour with this new ensemble featuring music by Cat Hope, Nicole Lizee, Karen Power, Brian Irvine and Una Monaghan.

Cellissimo: Songs of Travel
May 19th,, Interactive Comic, Black Box Theatre
May 21st,, Voyage, Town Hall Theatre
Performance of "Voyage", a new work by Hawar Tawfiq and also music by Elaine Agnew

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Crash Ensemble
April 13th, Tampere, Finland
Tampere Biennale. Featuring a new commissioned piece by Antti Auvinen.

New Music Dublin
April 25th,, Stone Drawn Circles
April 26th,, Sherman|Petcu duo
April 27th,, Crash Ensemble: Bekah Simms and Antti Auvinen
April 28th,, Crash Ensemble: Ann Cleare
National Concert Hall, Dublin
A wide range of new commissions, premieres and great pieces.

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Ortus Festival
March 1st,, Cork School of Music
March 2nd,, My Place, Midleton
March 3rd,, Cork School of Music
3 concerts as part of this chamber music festival. Performing with Kelley Petcu, Mairead Hickey, Ella van Poucke and Karolina Errera.

Finding a Voice Festival: Evlana Ensemble
March 9th, Clonmel
Works by female composers.

Sherman & Petcu duo
March 16th, 2024, Derry
Last concert in the Shades and Halflights tour, as part of the Walled City Music Festival

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Carmen
Feb 14th,, Cork Opera House
With Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra.