Rain Falling Up Shortlisted for 2010 British Composer Award. This ambitious modern oratorio devised by Dumbworld with words by John Mcilduff and music by Brian Irvine was commissioned by the Ulster orchestra and premiered at the Waterfront hall in March this year. It involved the Ulster orchestra, 400 singing children (from eleven schools across Northern …
The series of five short operas – “Things we throw away” has been shortlisted in the Best New Opera/Stage Work category of the 2015 British Composers Award. The winner will be announced at a special awards ceremony in London on December 12th. Things we throw away was commissioned by Dublin City Council in association with …
Dumbworld presents The Ark and Music Network’s festive music show for children and families exploring the magic and mystery of Winter! The MAC, Belfast – https://themaclive.com/shows/a-most-peculiar-wintry-thing Saturday 28 November 2015 – 2.30pm & 6.30pm Adults £10, Children £7 As the nights draw in and the days get colder, a rolling snowball of four wondrous musicians and …
Big congratulations to everyone involved in Thursday nights performances of Bluebottle as part of the City of Derry International Choral Festival – with the Ulster Orchestra, Aoife Duffin(narrator), Niamh Lawlor (animator), Fergus Sheil (conductor), Donal, Fiona, the entire MPL crew and of course all the magnificent young singers ! You were astounding ! Let’s do …
Five short musical snapshots of city life. Dumbworld in association with Wide Open Opera present THINGS WE THROW AWAY, five short operas by Brian Irvine & John McIlduff inspired by life on the city streets. The performances are free to all and the cycle of 5 operas will be performed on Saturday 14th March: 10.30am …
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Belfast City Council announced award-winning composer, conductor and producer, Brian Irvine, as the first ever Music Laureate for Belfast. The Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Council has established the role of Belfast Music Laureate to undertake a series of artistic duties and activities over the coming …
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the ‘Audience Choice’ in ‘Music and Multimedia Concert’ was ‘Peter, Lily and the Nose’ at the Solas Nua, Irish Capitol Festival in Washington. You can find out more about the Irish Film Festival here http://www.solasnua.org and if you’d like to see more on how the animation …
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Dumbworld in association with The Ulster Orchestra and Belfast City Council present: Bluebottle – The Ulster Hall – 15th April 2015 Northern Irish premiere performance of a Modern Orchestral, Choral and Visual Spectacle for Children, Symphony Orchestra, Narrator and live Big-Screen Shadow Animation. Music by Brian Irvine, Words …
Bluebottle has its world premiere at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on 23rd of November (2014) Music by Brian Irvine, words by John McIlduff and animation by Matthew Robins with Fergus Sheil as Conductor. Presented by Wicklow Co Council on behalf of Music Generation Wicklow and Wide Open Music in association with the RTÉ National …
Blending urban sports, choral singing, a specially formed young persons orchestra and the unique acoustic of skateparks, NO COMPLY is a performance project led by the cultural production company Dumbworld and T13 working in partnership with the University of Ulster. NO COMPLY will involve the creation of an ambitious contemporary urban “opera” born out of an artistic …