Composed in 2017, Key Chain is a single-movement work for string quartet.

It was selected as a winning composition in West Cork Music's 2018 Composition Competition.

This is a recording of Key Chain's premiere performance in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland (2/7/2018). It was performed by the Halcyon Quartet (violinists Claudia Fuller and Leidy Sinclair; violist Nathalie Green-Buckley; cellist HeeYeon Cho).

Key Chain

Composed in 2018, Fata Morgana is a single-movement work for mixed quintet. It is scored for flute (doubling piccolo and alto flute), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), violin, cello, and piano.

The piece was written for Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble's third Peter Rosser Composition Competition 2018. It was awarded first prize.

This recording was made in the Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queen's University Belfast as part of the "Ink Still Wet" concert (17/2/2019). It was performed by the Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble (flautist Aisling Agnew, clarinettist Sarah Watts, violinist Joanne Quigley McParland, cellist Dave McCann, and pianist Daniel Browell) and conducted by Sinead Hayes.

Fata Morgana

Composed in 2021, Blood Dances is a five-movement suite for violin and cello.

The piece was commissioned by Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble with funds from the PRS Foundation.

This recording was made in the Harty Room at Queen's University Belfast as part of the fifth annual "Ink Still Wet" concert (21/1/2022). It was performed by Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble (violinist Joanne Quigley McParland and cellist Dave McCann) and conducted by Sinead Hayes.

Blood Dances - V. A Dance Of Two Bloods (Por Vetëm Një Zemër)

Blood Dances - IV. Cellist's Airs (Me Çifteli)

Blood Dances - III. Straths[Pejë]

Blood Dances - II. Fiddler's Musings (Me Lahutë)

Blood Dances - I. A Wee Reel (Për Republikën E Kosovës)

Composed in 2019, The Scrying is a single-movement work for mixed sextet. It is scored for flute (doubling alto flute), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), violin, cello, piano, and percussion.

The piece was written specially for Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble in response to an open call for scores. It was one of five anonymously submitted compositions selected for performance at the 2020 Sonorities Festival.

This recording was made in the Harty Room at Queen's University Belfast as part of the "Hard Sonorities" concert (9/4/2022). It was performed by Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble (flautist Aisling Agnew, clarinettist Sarah Watts, violinist Joanne Quigley McParland, cellist Dave McCann, pianist Daniel Browell, and percussionist Alex Petcu) and conducted by Sinead Hayes.

The Scrying

Composed in 2024, Diatribe is a single-movement work for mixed sextet. It is scored for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and marimba.
 
The piece was commissioned by Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble with funds from the PRS Foundation.

This recording was made in the Harty Room at Queen's University Belfast as part of the eighth annual "Ink Still Wet" concert (1/2/2025). It was performed by Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble (flautist Aisling Agnew, clarinettist Sarah Watts, violinist Ciaran McCabe, cellist Dave McCann, pianist Daniel Browell, and percussionist Alex Petcu) and conducted by Benjamin Haemhouts.

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