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 …
Documentary The Bookseller of Belfast has continued its festival success with 3 awards in the last fortnight. It took Best Film and the Audience Award at the Florence International Film Festival, Italy’s leading documentary festival. It also picked up the Audience Award at Les Escales Documentaires, La Rochelle. In the past months it has screened …
Aosta, Italy, Sunday 29 May 2010.Performed by Aosta Symphony Orchestra,150 children from five regional schools, their teachers, narrator Alessandra Celessia and animator Matthew Robbins conducted by Brian Irvine. The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and Wide Open Music perform Rain Falling Up at the Convention Centre, Dublin at 12pm and 5pm on 10 November 2012. Described …
Ireland’s first opera commissioned by a local authority – Shelter Me From The Rain by Brian Irvine (music) http://www.brianirvine.co.uk/ and John McIlduff (text), commissioned by Carlow Local Authorities, was yesterday awarded the “Best Use of Creativity in the Community Award” in the Allianz Business to Arts Awards held at Dublin Castle. The award was presented by Irish President Mary McAleese. …
