Artistic Work


CHILDREN IN THE UNIVERSE (2020-22)

Instrumentation
A Hybrid Symphony for Crash Ensemble and Halo with Diamanda Dramm as Guide

Duration
25 min

Commissioned by
Crash Ensemble. Premièred at New Music Dublin

Supported by
The Arts Council of Ireland

Dedicated to
Charles Eisenstein


AWE (2023)

Instrumentation
String Quartet (The Present) and Film (The Past)

Duration
18 min

Commissioned by
Louth Contemporary Music Festival for Explore Ensemble

Dedicated to
Eamonn Quinn


VISUALIZATION (2021)

Instrumentation
Strings with Movement

Duration
Flexible (10 min+)

Commissioned by
Luminosa Orchestra (Featuring: Diane Daly)

Supported by
The Arts Council of Ireland


FREEDOM IN PERFORMANCE (2022)

Instrumentation
Violin (Patrick Rafter), Piano, Electric Guitar, Organ (Sam Perkin)

Duration
1 hr

Residency
Music Network Resonate 2022

Premièred
Triskel Arts Centre


ALTA (2019)

Instrumentation
Two String Trios with the Sounds of the Northern Lights

Duration
10 min

Commissioned by
Alta Chamber Music Festival

Collaboration with

Scientist - Unto K. Laine


THE COPY AND THE ORIGINAL (2019)

Instrumentation
For Baroque Violin (A=415 Hz) and Modern Violin (A=440 Hz) with Movement

Duration
10 min

Commissioned by
Killaloe Chamber Music Festival

Supported by
The Arts Council of Ireland



ORCHESTRA IN THE DIGITAL AGE (2019)

Instrumentation
Orchestra and Sine Tones

Duration
10 min

Supported by
Contemporary Music Centre Ireland, Composer Lab 2019

Performed by
Gavin Maloney / The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra


STRING TRIO "FLOW" (2018)

Instrumentation
String Trio

Duration
14 min

Commissioned by
Aoife Burke, Spotlight Chamber Music Series, Triskel Arts Centre Cork

Supported by
The Arts Council of Ireland



WAVES (2016-18)

Instrumentation
Solo Percussion and Strings

Duration
18 min

Commissioned by
The Irish Chamber Orchestra

Supported by
The Arts Council of Ireland


FOR PIANO AND GUN SOUNDS (2018-19)

Instrumentation
Piano and Sine Tones (with Gun Sounds)

Duration
11 min

Commissioned by
West Wicklow Festival

Supported by
The Arts Council of Ireland


FOR THREE LEVER HARPS (2019)

Instrumentation
Three Lever Harps

Duration
8 min

Commissioned by
Damhnait Nic Suibhne for Glissando Harp Ensemble

Supported by
Cork Education and Training Board


LANGUAGE (2017)

Instrumentation
Solo Violin

Duration
15 min

Commissioned by
West Cork Chamber Music Festival for Miranda Cuckson

Supported by
The Arts Council of Ireland


GREY AREA (2017-19)

Instrumentation
For Ensemble and Street Skateboarding Film

Duration
20 min

Commissioned by
Crash Ensemble / Engage Arts Festival

Supported by
The Arts Council of Ireland


PAUSE (2016)

Instrumentation
String Orchestra and Slowed-Down Irish Fiddle

Duration
11 min

Commissioned by
Ortús Chamber Music Festival

Supported by
The Arts Council of Ireland


NESTING DOLL (2015)

Instrumentation
Solo Piano

Duration
7 min

Commissioned by
New Ross Piano Festival for Finghin Collins

Supported by
The Arts Council of Ireland


<3 (2019)

Instrumentation
Double Basses, Sine Tones, Voice and Children Giggling

Duration
9 min

Commissioned by
Caimin Gilmore

Project
String Ogham


GLOW (2019)

Instrumentation
Voices and Sine Tones

Duration
7 min

Commissioned by
Echo Collective, Lyon, France

Supported by
Centre Hospitalier Saint Jean de Dieu, Lyon, France


SUBURBAN DISTORTION (2021)

Instrumentation
Electric Guitar (Distortion), Electric Guitar (Clean), Acoustic Guitar

Duration
27 min

Commissioned by
Thomas Schuttenhelm and Network For New Music, Philadelphia

Supported by
The Arts Council of Ireland. Released by Louth Contemporary Music Society


DISCORD (2021)

Instrumentation
Violin and Skateboard (Live) with Audio Track and the Sounds of Skateboarding

Duration
10 Min

Commissioned by
Larissa O’Grady (With Artist: Alex Pentek)

Supported by
Dublin City Council


SKATEBOARDING AND COMPOSITION

Since 2017, I have been working on various pieces which blend skateboarding in some way with music. Grey Area, details of which can be seen just below, was the fruit of a hearty collaboration with Crash Ensemble in which all of the skateboarding sounds are produced solely by instruments. This poetic nocturnal journey through the streets led me to realising that there is much more potential with this idea. For more info on this ongoing long-term project blending skateboarding and composition, click the following button.