Quintet (performed by Ensemble ICC) allow a second to buffer

Here is the recording of the October 15th Dublin performance of my composition Quintet. It was performed in the Unitarian church by Ensemble ICC, the new performing wing of the Irish Composers’ Collective

Musicians & Instrumentation: viola (Cora Venus Lunny), cello (Kate Ellis), double bass (Daniel Bodwell), clarinet (Karl Rooney) & horn (Enda Collins)

I was thinking about Philip Johnson’s structure ‘Glass House’ (pictured above) when I wrote this. With each of the two sections the gap between the harmony narrows; starting with open fifths, then fourths and finally stacked thirds.

sounds good with a mug of cocoa

Read the score here quintet-icc-bl-flynn (open it in a new window/tab to avoid interrupting the music)