Peaceline Perspectives features three evocative pieces by Northern Irish composers.
The music is interwoven with voices and soundscapes inspired around Belfast’s Peaceline, which separates the nationalist and loyalist communities. For the past eleven years Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble have been catalysts in the city’s vibrant contemporary music scene, developing close collaborations with many composers. This performance showcases the work of three composers whose musical voices are shaped by their shared Northern Irish heritage.
Greg Caffrey - ...for peace comes dropping slow...
Elaine Agnew - Green
Eduard Zatriqi - War Games
The sound pieces have been created in collaboration with soundscape artists from SARC: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Sound and Music, Belfast.
Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble, based in Belfast, are the only group from Ireland to have been chosen from over 200 hopefuls to perform a showcase concert at Classical:NEXT in Berlin in May 2024. The ensemble, currently in their 11th season, will have the opportunity to shine a spotlight on the incredible creative work happening across Ireland at the moment, performing in front of over 1000 top industry professionals, concert promoters and fellow musicians at Classical:NEXT, one of the world’s premiere classical music conferences. The ensemble musicians hail from Belfast, Newry, Galway and Birmingham, and with help from Culture Ireland, will travel to Berlin on 13th May, where they will perform this specially curated concert.
