Distant Plains

“…one of the freshest, most exciting, intelligent and intriguing musical developments in Northern Ireland in too long a time.”(Michael Quinn – Culture NI)Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble is the only professional musical ensemble in Northern Ireland to specialise in the performance of modern and contemporary repertoire. Its remit is to give a voice to local composers and to perform their music alongside luminaries from elsewhere in Europe and the rest of the world. It aims to programme music that otherwise cannot be heard live locally, while serving as an outlet for the talent of highly specialist performers and acting as a meeting point for their innovation, ideas and enthusiasm.

Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble

Connecting Celtic nations to Asia Pacific, in collaboration with Maiden Voyage Dance.

Harty Room

Connecting Celtic nations to Asia Pacific, this
 programme brings together some of the most 
exciting voices in contemporary music. Virtuosity 
bounds forward in Sam Chambers award-winning 
piece and we showcase solo works by Sean Doherty 
and Liza Lim which requires wielding not one, but
 two bows. Celebrating new connections with Wang
 Lu (China/USA), Luka Ventner (Aotearoa/NZ), Lisa
 Robertson (Scotland) and Geoff Hannan (England/
Ireland) and with inspiration drawn as widely as 
possible from sources such as Greek mythology,
 Mongolian Folk Music, Orkney and St Magnus, modern
 satirical TV and Italian Baroque music, this is a unique 
exploration of local and international composition.
We’re delighted to welcome Maiden Voyage Dance 
for the first of this season’s collaborations.
 Maiden Voyage is an artist-led commissioning 
company offering discoveries in dance with, by,
 and for, artists, audiences, and participants.__________________________ PROGRAMMEThe Dismemberment of Pentheus (2023)*
 - Sam Chambers (1991) 
flute (alto flute), clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano
Vestiges (2023) Irish premiere
 - Luka Venter (1994) 
flute, violin, violoncello
Birgisherað (2017) World premiere - 
Lisa Robertson (1993) 
flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello
Divisions ll (2017)**
 - Sean Doherty (1987) 
solo violin
Invisibility (2009)
 - Liza Lim (1996) 
solo violoncello
Breaking News (2024) World premiere
 - Geoff Hannan (1972)
 flute, bass clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano
From the Distant Plains ll (2010/2015)*** Irish premiere 
- Wang Lu (1982) 
flute (piccolo), clarinet (e-flat clarinet, bass clarinet),
violin, violoncello, piano, finger cymbals <blockquote>* Winner of the 6th Peter Rosser Award</blockquote><blockquote>** Commissioned by Claire Duff, with funds from ACNI</blockquote><blockquote>*** Commissioned by Toshio Hosokawa and the Takefu Music Festival</blockquote>__________________________ TICKETS£10/5 (free for QUB staff and students)Donations gratefully received.__________________________ OUR FUNDERSHard Rain SoloistEnsemble are supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. We are part of the PRS Foundation Talent Development Network and are Ensemble in Residence at Queen's University Belfast.

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