We are delighted to return to the Lutheran Hall to present a concert of new works for bass flute with Bill Dowdall on Monday 26th of February in the Lutheran Hall. 

5 new works by ICC composers Darragh Kelly, Alan Barclay, Jenn Kirby, Daniel Reid and Sinéad Finegan and pieces by Ian Wilson, Toru Takemitsu, John Buckley and Solfa Carlisle.

Dublin born William Dowdall, one of Ireland’s leading musicians, combines a busy career as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher.

Bill Dowdall presents an open workshop on new pieces written for Bass flute ahead of his solo concert on the 26th of February in the Lutheran Hall. 

5 new works by ICC composers Darragh Kelly, Alan Barclay, Jenn Kirby, Daniel Reid and Sinéad Finegan will be workshopped.

This event is free and open to all, taking place in the Royal Irish Academy of Music 6-8pm.
 

Join ICC and the RTÉ ConTempo Quartet for the final installment of the In Dialogue series in the Wood Quay Venue on the 26th January at 7pm where they will perform Igor Stravinsky's Three Pieces for Quartet along with 6 new works by ICC members in response. 

Violin I - Bogdan Sofei
Violin II - Ingrid Nicola
Viola - Andrea Banciu
Cello - Adrian Mantu

Composers: Robbie Blake, Luke Smyth, Rachael Lavelle, Daniel Mc Dermott, Seán Ó Dálaigh and Kevin Free.

The ICC is excited to welcome The Ebony Wind Quintet to the Woodquay Venue on the 13th December for the penultimate concert of the In Dialogue series, where they will also perform Samuel Barber's seminal Summer Music for Wind quintet and 6 new works in response. 

Flute - Alice Nolan
Oboe - Tom Burke
Clarinet - John Doyle
Horn - Fergal Lynch
Bassoon - Keith Sutherland

New works by: Chris McAteer, Aran O'Grady, Shell Dooley, Elaine Nolan, Richard Hughes and Stephen O'Brien.

In Dialogue is a unique series which takes place from July to January. 5 concerts with a central work from an established composer along with premieres of new works written in response. Corresponding talks and workshops explore the instrumentation of the central works and the composers behind them. These events serve to enhance the musical discourse between the composers of now and then. Grant aid from Arts Council Ireland.

More info:
http://irishcomposerscollective.com/in-dialogue/

Tickets €12/8 available here: 
https://indialoguewindquintet.eventbrite.ie/

The Ebony Wind Quintet workshop new pieces by ICC composers ahead of their concert in the Woodquay venue on the 13th December where they will also perform Samuel Barbers seminal Summer Music for Wind quintet. This as part of our concert series; In Dialogue.

The workshop will take place in room 6 of the Royal Irish Academy of Music from 6:30- 8:30 pm on the 28th November and is open to all to attend.

The ICC is delighted to announce the 3rd concert of the In Dialogue series. The Earlsfort Brass Quintet will perform Michael Kamen's Quintet ( specially written for Canadian Brass) along with 6 new pieces by ICC composers written in response. This will be the first brass quintet concert the collective has hosted in over 5 years. 

New works by: Natasa Paulberg, Maria Minguella,
Kilian O'Kelly, Richard Gill, Mark Daniel Kerry, Aran O' Grady.

Trumpets - Colm Byrne and David Collins
Horn - Peter Ryan
Trombone - Gavin Roche
Tuba - Francis Magee

The Earlsfort Brass Quintet workshop workshop new pieces by ICC composers ahead of their concert in the Woodquay venue on the 21st November where they will also perform Michael Kamen's Brass Quintet ( specially written for Canadian Brass). This as part of our concert series; In Dialogue. 

The workshop will take place in the Katherine Brennan Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music from 1-3 pm on the 4th November and is open to all to attend.

Trumpets - Colm Byrne and David Collins
Horn - Peter Ryan
Trombone - Gavin Roche
Tuba - Francis Magee

The ICC is delighted to feature award winning musicians Chris Moriarty Pearson and Yseult Cooper Stockdale in a unique concert of new works for clarinet and cello in the Lutheran Hall, Adelaide Road on the 2nd November at 8pm.

New works by Katie Bamford, Sinead Finegan, Peter Leavy, Ben McHugh, Susan Geaney and Alan Perrin will be premiered.

Chris and Yseult will also perform solo pieces on their respective instruments.

Dr. Kevin O' Connell, head of the composition department at the RIAM, will present a free talk on writing for stringed instruments in the Boydell Room (top floor) of House 5, Trinity College Dublin on Tuesday 24th October from 6–7pm.

Kevin will discuss various compositional techniques for string quartet writing ahead of our concert with the Contempo Quartet next January 30th 2018.

Alex Petcu and Brian Dungan perform Steve Reich's Nagoya Marimbas and 6 newly written works in response. The concert takes place in Woodquay venue on the 23rd October at 7pm. 

New works by Maria Minguella, Sinéad Finegan, Johanne Heraty, Paul Scully, Raeghnya Zutshi, Kilian O'Kelly

In Dialogue is a unique series which takes place from July to January. 5 concerts with a central work from an established composer along with premieres of new works written in response. Corresponding talks and workshops explore the instrumentation of the central works and the composers behind them. These events serve to enhance the musical discourse between the composers of now and then. Grant aid from Arts Council Ireland.

Christ Moriarty and Yseult Cooper Stockdale will hold an open workshop with newly written works by 6 ICC composers ahead of their concert on 2nd November

Flautist Lina Andonovska will present a free talk on writing for woodwind instruments in the Boydell Room (top floor) of House 5, Trinity College Dublin on Monday 11th September from 6–8pm.

Workshop Outline: This is an interactive workshop with a focus on composition for a wind instrument and composer/performer collaboration.

Trumpeter David Collins will present a free talk on writing for brass instruments in the Boydell Room (top floor) of House 5, Trinity College Dublin on Monday 4th September from 6–8pm.

Workshop Outline: This is an interactive workshop with a focus on composition for a brass instrument and composer/performer collaboration. David will perform practical demonstrations on the trumpet and also field questions on any writing issues concerning Trombone, Horn and Tuba.