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WHITE DOVES: a 2 act ballet (2023)
Produced by Six Dance Collective
Choreography: Ruaidhrí Maguire
Conductor: Jonathan Mann
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An exploration of peace and identity in Northern Ireland from the viewpoint of the Troubles generation, telling the story of the first March for Peace in conflict-torn Belfast, juxtaposing abstract bird imagery with historic scenes.
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Duration: 75 mins
Instrumentation: Flt/Pic, Clar/B.Clar, Alt/Tn/Bs Sax, Vln, Vla, Vcl, Pno, Perc.
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Premiere: 3-5 August 2023, The MAC, Belfast.
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Supported by PRS Foundation, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Hinrichsen Foundation and Vaughan Williams Foundation.
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THROUGH HIS GAZE: three songs for tenor and harp (2020)
Commissioned: Presteigne Festival
Tenor: Bradley Smith
Harp: Oliver Wass
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Premiere: 28 August 2024, Presteigne Digital
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Through His Gaze is a deconstruction of three poems by W. B. Yeats, exploring the speaker's simultaneous adoration and resentment of women.
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Duration: 11 mins (3 songs)
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I AM LEDA (2021/22)
A non-verbal retaliation to depictions of nonconsensual sex in classical and contemporary culture.
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Commissioned by the National Concert Hall and Sounding the Feminists as the recipient of the 2021 emerging Commissioning Award.
Premiere: Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble, October 2022.
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SISTERHIVE (2021)
Inspired by female bees, Sisterhive is an exploration of perceived femininity and fertility.​
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Commissioned by Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble in 2021 supported by the PRS Foundation Talent Development Partnership
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Conductor: Sinead Hayes
Violin: Joanne Quigley McParland
Bass Clarinet / Clarinet: Sarah Watts
Cello: David McCann Amelia Clarkson:
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