Composing in the quiet time

January-March 2025

These are the quiet months. I will finish the current work (provisional title The Pigeons, for fl, cl, fg, perc, pno, vln, vla, vc) and a string quartet.

This is also the time to finalise plans for the summer expedition to the Faroes, Iceland and Lofoten for The Sea of Trees project. I’m excited to be making connections in Cork, the Faroes and Iceland.

Meanwhile, Guild of Ships continues to thrive and we are delighted to welcome Fred Hartgroves to the team, making us a team of six.

Jobs at Ballynamona include stripping the internal walls, pulling out the false ceiling, and getting all the early seeds in. I’m delighted to have one resident coming to finish their PhD.