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Fractal On Tour

December 17, 2012

Fractal on Tour with Philip Lawson

The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar

January 16th, 8.30pm

Fractal bring programme of new Irish guitar music to Mayo

Fractal – the initiative of guitarist Philip Lawson and composer Anna Murray – continue their crowd-funded national tour of new music for guitar and electronics. The programme was written by selected composers especially for the tour, including Garrett Sholdice, Sebastian Adams, Conal Ryan, Francis Heery and Anna Murray, as well as two works by Fergal Dowling and Benjamin Dwyer.

The concert will present contemporary Irish music in a new light: with each piece given its own visual interpretation by a different artist, the programme makes an immersive audiovisual experience from the meeting of art and music. Featuring art by Maura McDonnell, Jane Cassidy and Andy Smith among others, the concert runs the gamut of the energetic, the contemplative and the experimental.

Programme (remaining visual artists TBA):

Garrett Sholdice 3 Interludes  

Conal Ryan (music) + Maura McDonnell (visuals) Catalogue

Francis Heery Reflected Shadow Reversed   

Sebastian Adams  Tweet Piece (#2)   

Anna Murray (music) + Andy Smith (visuals) Mutter

also

Benjamin Dwyer Étude No. 1 

Fergal Dowling (music) + Fractal (visuals) Stops

Phil Lawson is an Irish classical guitarist with a strong interest in contemporary music. He graduated with a MMus in Performance from the University of Ulster, where he focused on 21st century Irish Music. He has studied with Brian Farrell and Matthew McAllister and has played in masterclass with David Russell, Ana Vidovic and Xuefei Yang among others. Recent concerts include a sell-out concert in the National Concert Hall, which focused on the music of Dave Flynn and J.S. Bach. He is a dedicated educator, and has recently completed a series of very successful musicianship workshops with St. Ciaran’s National School Hartstown. He also works frequently with the Booterstown Guitar Circle as a mentor and teacher. As a performer he has premiered works by Anna Murray, Bill McGrath, Dylan Rynhart and has recently performed music by Frank Lyons, Richard Gill and Dave Flynn.

Anna Murray is a composer, musician and writer from Castlebar and based in Dublin. She holds a MPhil in Music and Media Technologies from Trinity College, where she specialised in Mixed Media Composition and studied with Donnacha Dennehy and Linda Buckley. She has had works performed by the Crash Ensemble, Philip Lawson, The Rhombus Ensemble among others, and has had works featured at the Hilltown New Music Festival. She is a member of the Irish Composers’ Collective and her work is represented by The Contemporary Music Centre. As a pianist, Anna has trained with Adrian Vernon Fish and Leonora Carney, and her performances include works by contemporary composers such as John Adams, and a number of student composition premieres. She also plays piano, bass and synth in the band The Manhattan Syndrome. Anna is a freelance journalist and Editor for The Journal Of Music. She undertakes a number of freelance arts management and marketing roles, including work for Ergodos, The Irish Composers’ Collective and Lundstrom Arts Management.

Fractal Tour dates:

The Linenhall, Castlebar, Jan 16th, 2013

The Cork Film Centre, Ballincollig, Cork, Mar 8th, 2013

 

 

 

 

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