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| Ian with Camerata Pacifica’s Adrian Spence |
motherFUNK! (8', 2012 IW) for baritone saxophone and Boss RC-300 Loopstation.
Première: 14.12.2012; Ties Mellema, Paard van Troje, The Hague/NL.
Written with funds from an Arts Council of Ireland Bursary award.
The linnet sings her note so pleasing (10', 2010 IW) for quartertone bass flute and live electronics.
Premiere: 02.11.2010; Carla Rees and Ian Wilson; New Music Week, Dundalk Institute of Technology/IR.
Una Santa Oscura (47', 2009 IW) a work of Acoustic Theatre for violin and tape .
Premiere: 04.03.10; Ioana Petcu-Colan, violin, Tom Creed, director; Project Arts Centre, Dublin/IR.
Sonnenwende (5', 2009 RIC) for piano.
Premiere: 21.04.10; Michael McHale; Harty Room, Queen's University, Belfast/UK.
Mürrische Erde (12', 2009 IW) for solo viola.
Premiere: 02.12.09; Eniko Magyar; Regent Hall, London/UK.
Lios na Gaoithe (7', 2008 RIC) for solo flute with glissando head joint and B foot.
Premiere: 24.07.09; Bill Dowdall; WEL Chamber Hall, Waikato University, Hamilton/NZ.
Written with funds from Leitrim County Council.
Sternlos (12', 2007 RIC) for solo guitar.
Premiere: 22.08.08; Graham Anthony Devine; City of Derry Guitar Festival/UK.
Commissioned by CDGF.
Stations (70', 2006-07, RIC) a work in 14 movements, divided into four Books, for solo piano.
Premiere: 09.04.09 (1st complete performance); Matthew Schellhorn; Harty Room, Queen's University, Belfast/UK.
Written with the help of an Arts Council of Ireland Artist's Bursary award.
Ondes ombragées (18’, 2005 RIC) for alto saxophone and live DAT recording.
Premiere 13.07.07; Gerard McChrystal, alto saxophone; Dartington International Summer School/UK.
Cartography (8’, 2004 UE) for violin.
Premiere 01.08.04; Peter Sheppard Skaerved, vn; Tamayo Gallery. Mexio City/M.
Schattentiefe (23’, 2004 RIC) for double bass and live DAT recording.
Premiere September ‘06; Malachy Robinson, d bs;
Dublin Fringe Festival, Project Arts Centre, Dublin/IR.
Pianura (7’, 2004 RIC) for double bass.
Premiere November ‘04; Malachy Robinson, d bs; RTÉ Lyric fm radio.
Commissioned by RTÉ Lyric fm.
Spielschatten (37’, 2004 RIC) for cello and live DAT recording.
Premiere 18.05.05; Robin Thompson-Clarke, vc (rec), SKIN multi-media
dance project with choreographer Jenny Roche and visual artist Ian Joyce;
Project Arts Centre, Dublin/IR.
Eigenschatten (26’, 2004 UE) for violin and live DAT recording.
Premiere 04.04.2004; Catherine Leonard, vn; Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin/IR.
Commissioned by Catherine Leonard with funds from the Arts Council of Ireland.
Ashes (5’, 2003 UE) for bass clarinet.
Premiere 02.03.04; Sarah Watts, bs cl; Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin/IR.
Verschwindend (5’, 2001 UE) for piano.
Premiere May ’05; Frank Abbinanti, pno; Berlin/D.
Commissioned by the AXA Dublin International Piano Competition.
in blue sea or sky (11’, 2000 UE) for harp.
Premiere 17.11.00; Cliona Doris, hp; Dublin/IR.
Commissioned by Cliona Doris with funds from the Arts Council of Ireland.
History is Vanity (11’, 1999 UE) for organ.
Premiere 29.06.00; Peter Sweeney, org; National Concert hall, Dublin/IR.
Commissioned by the National Concert Hall, Dublin.
Lim (18’, 1998 UE) for piano.
Premiere 28.09.01; Hugh Tinney, pno; Kinsale Festival/IR.
Les degrés chromatiques (3', 1996/7 UE) Étude for piano.
Premiere 26.05.98; Stephen Gutman, pno; London/UK.
Commissioned by Stephen Gutman.
A Haunted Heart (5’, 1996 UE) for piano.
Premiere 12.03.97; Stephen Gutman, pno; London/UK.
I sleep at waking (5’, 1995 CAMDEN MUSIC) for alto saxophone
Premiere 19.04.96; Paul Roe, a sax; National Concert Hall, Dublin/IR.
For Eileen, after rain (4', 1995 UE) for piano
Premiere 03.10.95; Ian Wilson, pno; Belfast/UK.
Commissioned by Don Kennedy.
BIG (9’, 1991 UE) for piano.
Premiere 23.01.92; Daniel Kimmage; New York/USA.
Bane (11’, 1989 UE) for violin and digital delay.
Premiere 05.09.89; Alan Smale, vn; BBC Studio 1, Belfast/UK.



