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Residency – RV Celtic Explorer Aug ’19 Galway Capital of Culture 2020
Ailís spent August 2019 on board the RV Celtic Explorer as part of a unique research residency for a new project with Aerial Sparks which will form...
The Manchester Peace Song-Cycle, 10th Nov ’19
On Remembrance Sunday 10th November 2019, Feelgood are proud to bring 'These Days - The Manchester Peace Song Cycle' back to the city for a single...
Soundless performed by Xelmya 1st Sept, Berlin
The German trio XelmYa will give a performance of Soundless for recorder, viola and oboe on Sunday 1st September 2019 at Schwartzsche Villa in...
‘Our First Lesson in Forgetting’ Denmark, on Tour Summer 2019
Klangveje #2 Tour by Danish guitarist Frederik Munk Larsen takes place in Summer 2019 lasting on month. The tour includes performances...
2 Steep 4 Sheep – Warsaw, Poland 14th June 2019
The harpsichordist Goska Ispording gave a performance of Ailís Ní Ríain's 2 Steep 4 Sheep [some hills are] on 11th June 2019 as part of the Warsaw...
Residency at Yaddo, USA May-June 2019
Ailís is very grateful to Yaddo Artist Colony in Saratoga Springs, New York State, USA for inviting her to spend a month to focus on her...
Unlimited Commission 2019/2020
In May 2019 Ailís embarks on on a new research & development commission with Unlimited which will be a musical response for altered...
‘Soundless’ Columbian Premiere, 12th June 2019
The acclaimed German recorder player and champion of new music, Sylvia Hinz and her trio XelmYa will give the Columbian premiere of Ní...
‘Loophole’ Premiere 2nd April, University of Wisconsin, USA
A Very Small Consortium's Sam Stranz gave the premiere of 'Loophole' for solo alto saxophone on 5th April as part of the 6:30 Concert...
Skloniste premiere Hong Kong 5th April 2019
SKLONIŠTE (SHELTER; BOSNIAN) The Irish accordionist Dermot Dunne will perform a programme of contemporary works for solo accordion...
New York Premiere ‘The Tallest Man in the World’ at The Tank Theater 6-17th March 2019
The New York premiere of Ailís Ní Ríain's play The Tallest Man in the World opens at The Tank Theater in New York on 6th March and runs...
‘Nomad Ensemble’ at Sounds Like This Festival, Leeds 12th March 2019
This concert will showcase the works of leading female composers from around the world, performed by an all-female classical ensemble....
Kinetic Light Dance Collaboration New York 2019/20
Ailís has been working with New York based dance Company Kinetic Light on a new full-length dance-theatre piece. In October 2019 they took residency...
Fellowship at Ragdale Foundation Residency, Illinois, USA
Ailís is very grateful to have been awarded a Fellowship to attend the Ragdale Foundation's Artist Residency for the month of February...
London Premiere ‘Fear Is’, London Irish Centre, 2nd February 2019
St Brigid's Day Celebration - Intimate Performances from Powerful Irish Women "This night of musical and spoken word performances is the...
Premiere ‘Parambassis’ Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin 27th Jan 2019
Temenos - Paul Roe (Clarinets) and Laoise O' Brien (Recorders) will give the premiere of Parambassis at The Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin...
Into the Sea of Waking Dreams – Canterbury Christ Church University – 23rd Jan 2019
The pianist and contemporary music specialist Xenia Pestova will perform Into the Sea of Waking Dreams – a suite of pieces for speaking...
Regret Not Me – Premiere, Israel 15th Dec, 2018
Wolodymyr Smishkewych (tenor) and Yonit Kosovske (piano) premiered Ailís Ní Ríain's song Regret Not Me with text by Thomas Hardy on...