In Formation: Irish Tour
Heralded as a “supergroup within new music circles in Ireland” by Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Stone Drawn Circles inhabits a new space in Irish contemporary music. In their relatively short existence as a group, the ensemble’s debut performance season includes performances at prestigious festivals including HCMF, New Music Dublin and a PRS Beyond Borders tour of the UK. The players believe in rich composer/performer dialogues and in the bending of traditional performance dynamics, which is evident in their debut season offering. Breathing life into four new works and a specially arranged work, the ensemble explores new modes of communication - between themselves as a collective and their audiences.
Responding to the times that they find themselves in, a form of sonic activism takes place through Cat Hope’s ‘Landay Sequenzas’ and Brian Irvine’s ‘A Call to Arms’. Stone Drawn Circles musician Úna Monaghan investigates collaborative dynamics and shifting paradigms. “Brilliant musical scientist” Nicole Lizée offers a slice of her unique compositional language. The programme navigates through various genres and forms of contemporary sound art, performed by some of Ireland’s leading contemporary players.
Stone Drawn Circles are supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.
In Formation and Landay Sequenzas were created with the financial assistance of a Commission Award, funded by the Arts Council/An Chomhaírle Ealaíon.
Stone Drawn Circles: In Formation tour is project-managed by the Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland, supported by PRS Foundation Beyond Borders funding.
In Formation: Irish Tour
The Debut Tour of Stone Drawn Circles takes place at 3 venues across the country in May: Glór (Ennis), Triskel Arts Centre (Cork) and The Hugh Lane (Dublin). Hear premieres by acclaimed composers Nicole Lizée, Úna Monaghan, Cat Hope and Brian Irvine in an intimate, up-close-and-personal setting.
In Formation: Irish Tour
Stone Drawn Circles debut Irish tour: ‘In Formation’ in Belfast, Northern Ireland
New Music Dublin: In Formation
PROGRAMME
Úna Monaghan In Formation (2023) [Irish premiere]
Karen Power Can you hear me now??? (2019) [Irish premiere]
Brian Irvine new work (2024) [world premiere]
Cat Hope Landay Sequenzas (2022) [Irish premiere]
Nicole Lizée Peril Earrings (2023) [Irish premiere]
Heralded as a ‘supergroup within new music circles in Ireland’ by Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Stone Drawn Circles inhabits a new space in Irish contemporary music. In this late-night performance at NMD, the ensemble investigates new modes of communication, collaborative dynamics and shifting paradigms.
In spite of their relatively short existence as a group, Stone Drawn Circle’s debut performance season includes appearances at several prestigious festivals, and a PRS Beyond Borders tour of the UK. The ensemble believes in rich composer/performer dialogues and in the bending of traditional performance dynamics, which is evident in this launch-season offering—a trip through various genres and forms of contemporary sound art, performed by some of Ireland’s leading contemporary players.
Brian Irvine's new work was commissioned by the Contemporary Music Centre for Stone Drawn Circles with funds from PRS Foundation Beyond Borders funding.
Stone Drawn Circles are supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.
In Formation and Landay Sequenzas were created with the financial assistance of a Commission Award, funded by the Arts Council/An Chomhaírle Ealaíon.
Stone Drawn Circles: In Formation tour is project-managed by the Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland, supported by PRS Foundation Beyond Borders funding.
WORKSHOP: The Composer Within
Stone Drawn Circles present The Composer Within: a two hour workshop, open to all ages and members of the community.
The Composer Within is a two hour graphic notation workshop including a performance of the newly composed works. The general public is led through examples of graphic scores through short demonstrations by the Stone Drawn Circles musicians. They are shown the different types of ways to communicate the intentions of sound. The audience is then invited to create their own graphic scores, which will then be interpreted and performed by the ensemble.
This is an interactive workshop, where participants are invited to interact with the musicians and explore a range of sonic possibilities through individually created notation systems.
Stone Drawn Circles will be in concert on Thursday 9th May. For information and booking, please click HERE.
hcmf // Stone Drawn Circles
Featuring six trailblazing artists with exploratory music at the heart of their practice, Stone Drawn Circles inhabits a new space in Irish contemporary music. The players believe in rich composer/performer dialogues and in the bending of traditional performance dynamics, which is evident in their debut season offering. Breathing life into three World Premieres and a specially arranged work, the ensemble explores new modes of communication – between themselves as a collective as well as their audiences.