Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Ritual Flyers
Photos of the flyers from the tryout performance of Ritual on the 11 May at Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
Ritual trailer
The trailer for Ritual, a new show I’m working on. The show was performed as a tryout at Composer’ Festival Amsterdam on the 11 May 2016.
Making contemporary music relevant
There was a palatable air of tension in the room as one of the other students confronted Leo, our business practice teacher, about the idea of a business plan. “I just don’t understand how this will help me be a better musician” seemed to be the undercurrent of his question. It’s not the point though.
I’ve been going to different entrepreneurial talks and courses for a few years now. I did a course in Trinity about monetising your research, one in UCD which was trying to get people back into the workforce and another at the So Percussion Summer Institute which was more focused on the arts. I got into them as I’m interested in building a business from my work as a musician. Read more
‘it shimmers in the air’ at the Muziekgebouw
Last Saturday was the first performance of a piece I’d written since arriving in Amsterdam… and it happened in the Muziekgebouw! The piece called it shimmers in the air and was written for the Conservatorium van Amsterdam‘s newest ensemble Score Collective. It’s only the ensemble’s second performance and it’s an honour to have been asked to write for them.
