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Soledad (17/04/2020) Due to the new and unexpected situation, the study of the piece and its final performance have varied greatly. After the cancellation of the lunchtime concerts, new Guidelines for Performance Examinations: Remote Mode have been created specifying that the exams will be replaced by video recordings, which Darragh and I will record individually.Continue reading “Quarantine time”

Overview of Workshop on 05/03/2020 (Darragh) Yesterday morning, a useful workshop for the composers and performers was held by Prof. Palmer and Dr. Molloy. Soledad and I performed first. Following this, we were given feedback and were asked to perform parts of the piece again, masterclass style. The other performers played too, and some ofContinue reading “Performance Workshop”

Pàdruig 23/02/20 Long overdue, though not without any correspondence, I met up with Darragh and Soledad individually to look over the score. These were very useful meetings, with several outcomes and points discussed below, which resulted in a number of (minor) modifications to the score (attached below). Both performers are getting on very well withContinue reading “Meeting #2”

Pàdruig 09/02/20 I have at last completed the piece! Taking on board the comments from our dialogue, I have developed the material, reached a climax, and brought the piece to a close. A few things to note: Throughout, please take special care ensuring that you notice any treble or bass clefs with octave markings asContinue reading “Full piece!”

The piece has definitely developed, both in terms of thoroughness of content and in terms of difficulty! Have a look and see what you think! It might need a wee bit more practice than the rest. Let me know if there is anything in there that is proving overly challenging. Bars 48-52 are the mostContinue reading “Further Development”

A week ago I sent over my first draft of the piece, which has the working title ‘Sileán na Carraig’. Based on our group discussion, I wanted to include a theme that was of the style of a traditional slow air. I did a reasonable amount of the composition at the piano, so that IContinue reading “First Draft of ‘Sileán na Carraig’”

All three of us met on October 24th. We had an excellent meeting discussing lots of ideas. As a composer, with regular tendencies towards particular styles, I did not push my ideas at all. However, when discussing a sort of style we might go for, both Darragh and Soledad seemed keen for a traditionally basedContinue reading “Meeting #1”