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Tonight's @JenniferWalshe show @NCH_Music going out to an audience of 7 Robot Drones and 1 OHP. Still, as they say, at least that's more than in the band...

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25 Sep

Something For The Weekend: Choice cultural pucks from musician and composer @JenniferWalshe, coming to @NCH_Music this weekend as part of their Imaging Ireland Livestream Series: https://www.rte.ie/culture/2020/0922/1166812-something-for-the-weekend-jennifer-walshes-cultural-picks/

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24 Sep

“The concept behind the work is to explore Irish identity, issues of nationalism, representation and exclusion, and how identity is created by whatever we decide to feed ourselves, or, as Walshe puts it, the ‘dataset’ we consume” https://twitter.com/journalofmusic/status/1309131317372739587

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// 'When we think about Ireland... what do we want included in the dataset?': Jennifer Walshe on the World Premiere of Her New Work 'Ireland: A Dataset' // http://ow.ly/X11h50BA8re

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24 Sep

'I've never had the best patience...But I’ve had teachers
Who’ve had the best patience with me' Poem for a rough morning. Edie was 11.

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24 Sep

Opera North is seeking applications for its Resonance programme from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic professional musicians and composers, working in any genre and based in the north of England. Apply by Monday, 19th Oct ➡️http://ow.ly/Cp4S50Byki3 @Opera_North @PRSFoundation

With: Evan Parker + Self Organising Systems

“Self Organising Systems” by Evan Parker was a new PRS commission for Sonorities and Dialogues Festvials in 2012. The application to PRS was initiated by saxophonist Franziska Schroeder and devised with composer/improviser Martin Parker . They say: “Our aim for the project is to bring together musicians that represent a mix of traditional and contemporary performers.” A recording and more information is available at the project website.

Musicians for the Belfast performance were:
Tom Arthurs (trumpet)
Steve Davis (drums)
Ivan Goff (Uillleann Pipes)
Úna Monaghan (harp)
Evan Parker (soprano sax)
Pedro Rebelo (live electronics)
Franziska Schroeder (saxes)

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With: Evan Parker + Self Organising Systems