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The Irish-Welsh composer based in Belfast has composed over 90 works for orchestra, chamber groups and electronics, performed all over the world, and for this event two of his works were performed.
The musicians Mira Benjamin, Larissa O’Grady, Chihiro Ono and Amalia Young made up the quartet, who also used an assortment of electronic backing. They played in the round in Jerwood Hall under a constructed sound absorbent baffle, with a tasteful projection of shifting shapes and subtle tonal lighting, designed to match the mood of each composition.
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