Iarla Ó Lionáird and Crash Ensemble (cond. by Alan Pierson) will be performing Grá Agus Bás around 7.30pm at the Bang On A Can Marathon in New York on 31 May. Following immediately after, at 8pm, Crash will give the US premiere of the piece that Terry Riley wrote for us. Crash will make an appearance again at 2 in the morning, to give the US premiere of Arnold Dreyblatt's Resonant Relations.
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The Crash Ensemble Gig in Sydney (featuring Streetwalker) will be at Sydney Coservatorium. It takes place in Recital Hall West at 7.30pm.
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Crash Ensemble and Iarla O'Lionáird will give the Australian premiere of Grá Agus Bás (conducted by Alan Pierson) at the Canberra International Music Festival on 12 May. They will also perform Streetwalker on 14 May, along with works by John Godfrey, Michael Gordon, Philip Glass, Kat McGuffie and Michael Smetanin. On 16 May, Streetwalker will be repeated in a concert at the Sydney Conservatory. On 31 May, along with pieces specially written for the group by Arnold Dreyblatt and Terry Riley, Crash Ensemble will perform Grá Agus Bás at the Bang On A Can Marathon
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New Noise will give the premiere of FOLD (for oboe, bass clar, percussion, piano and electronics) at the Purcell Room in London on 6 May. This will be followed by further dates immediately afterwards in the UK. See calendar for details.
The Smith Quartet premieres "Stamp (to avoid erotic thoughts)" in a tour around Ireland in April 2008.
The Weathering (2004) features on Electra's debut full-album, which will be released by Attaca Records in Amsterdam on 27 December 2007. Bulb (2006) features on Fidelio Trio's album 'Bulb', which will be released by NMC records in UK in February 2008.
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Isabelle O'Connell premieres "RESERVOIR" at Weill Hall, Carnegie Hall on 14 October 2007
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Music by Donnacha Dennehy to be featured in Crash Ensemble's 10th anniversary Marathon Concert on 13 October at SS Michael and John, Temple Bar Dublin. Works include Stainless Staining, Grá Agus Bás, Junk Box Fraud and Streetwalker.
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NMC Records in London release first portrait CD dedicated to music of Donnacha Dennehy.
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