Author Archives: seanlclancy

I’m just back from two fabulous weeks in Montréal where I was a participant in the Bozzini Quartet’s Composer’s Kitchen alongside fellow composers Marielle Groven, Simon Martin and Amber Priestley, as well as mentor composers Laurence Crane and Michael Oesterle. We … Continue reading →

TWO UK-BASED COMPOSERS INVITED TO COMPOSER’S KITCHEN IN MONTREAL THANKS TO COLLABORATION WITH HUDDERSFIELD CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL (hcmf//) Seán Clancy and Amber Priestley to attend seven-day workshop in Montréal: April 21 – 27, 2013 High-octane Montréal-based Bozzini Quartet has invited … Continue reading →

12 February 2013 – World Premiere of Décès for 4 voices and Ensemble. UCD Ad Astra Scholars conducted by Ciaran Crilly. 8pm National Concert Hall, Dublin. More Info 1-3 March 2013 – Workshop of Red, Blue, Orange for piano trio. … Continue reading →

2013 has gotten off to an incredibly busy start, kicking off with a wonderful performance of Findetotenlieder in Birmingham by Thumb conducted by Dan Watson. In January I was selected to participate in the New Music Dublin composer workshop in March with the … Continue reading →

Things have been so busy of late that, this small tiny pocket of the internet has become dreadfully neglected, but I’m taking this little respite in work to rectify this situation for anyone that is interested. 2012 was quite a … Continue reading →

It has been an incredibly busy week, but one that has been extremely fruitful and afforded me the opportunity to hear a lot of wonderful music have some incredibly insightful discussions about music and work with some fantastic musicians. On … Continue reading →

The world Première of my latest orchestral piece Toile Brûlée will take place on Monday 19 November 2012 at Dublin’s National concert hall performed by the UCD Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ciaran Crilly. The piece was commissioned as a celebration of the … Continue reading →

The latest instalment of Dancing About Architecture deals with Gérard Grisey’s Vortex Temporum, a truly fascinating and riveting piece of music. These musing can be read here. Enjoy!

My piece A Plague a Both Your Houses is to feature as part of Culture Night at the Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin. This event curated by Composer Karen Power will see the Contemporary Music Centre transformed into a living organism of new … Continue reading →

I’m delighted to announce that I have been commissioned to write a double concerto for BCMG soloists Alexandra Wood (violin) and Kyle Horch (saxophone) and the Birmingham based contemporary music group Thumb. This is a great honour for me as I have a deep … Continue reading →