Abstract
Brian Boydell (1917-2000) Mosaics & Sketches: Chamber Music for Harp
Mosaics and Sketches explores the Irish composer Brian Boydell’s chamber music for harp written over two decades, 1960-1980. In this recording, Cliona Doris performs Boydell’s solo work for pedal harp, A Pack of Fancies for a Travelling Harper and is joined by TU Dublin Conservatoire colleagues in three chamber works: Four Sketches for Two Irish Harps, Five Mosaics for Violin and Harp, and Quintet for Flute, Harp and String Trio.
The recording was funded through a research grant from Technological University Dublin.
The support of RTÉ lyric fm and the Contemporary Music Centre for this recording is gratefully acknowledged.
Publication Details:
Brian Boydell (1917-2000) Mosaics & Sketches: Chamber Music for Harp [Music Recording]
Research Foundation for Music in Ireland
Recording Catalogue Number: RFMI 2022-1
Four Sketches for Two Irish Harps, op. 52 (1961 - 1962)
Five Mosaics for Violin and Harp, op. 69 (1972)A Pack of Fancies for a Travelling Harper, op. 66 (1970)
Quintet for Flute, Harp and String Trio, op. 49 (1960, revised 1966 and 1980)
Clíona Doris (concert harp, Irish harp) Denise Kelly McDonnell (Irish harp), Ciaran O’Connell (flute), David O’Doherty (violin), Andreea Banciu (viola), Margaret Doris (‘cello)
Recorded: Gleeson Theatre, Technological University Dublin City Campus, 24-25 June 2019 & The Oratory, Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, Dublin, 30 October 2019
Recording producer: Laoise O’Brien, (www.jiggerypokeryproductions.com)
Recording engineer & mastering: Ben Rawlins
Executive producers: Eoin Brady (RTÉ lyric fm), Clíona Doris (TU Dublin)
Images: by kind permission Barra Boydell
Design: Origin (www.origin.ie)
Liner Notes: Clíona Doris
Further information on the music is available from the Contemporary Music Centre, www.cmc.ie
Recordings available from:
https://clionadoris.bandcamp.com/album/brian-boydell-mosaics-and-sketches
https://soundcloud.com/cliona_doris/sets/brian-boydell-mosaics-and-sketches
Recommended Citation
Doris, Cliona; Kelly, Denise; O'Connell, Ciaran; O'Doherty, David; Banciu, Andreaa; and Doris, Margaret, "Brian Boydell: Mosaics and Sketches" (2022). Music recordings. 79.
https://arrow.tudublin.ie/aaconmusaud/79
Mosaics and Sketches explores the Irish composer Brian Boydell’s chamber music for harp written over two decades, 1960-1980. In this recording, Cliona Doris performs Boydell’s solo work for pedal harp, A Pack of Fancies for a Travelling Harper and is joined by TU Dublin Conservatoire colleagues in three chamber works: Four Sketches for Two Irish Harps, Five Mosaics for Violin and Harp, and Quintet for Flute, Harp and String Trio.
The recording was funded through a research grant from Technological University Dublin.
The support of RTÉ lyric fm and the Contemporary Music Centre for this recording is gratefully acknowledged.
Publication Details:
Brian Boydell (1917-2000) Mosaics & Sketches: Chamber Music for Harp [Music Recording]
Research Foundation for Music in Ireland
Recording Catalogue Number: RFMI 2022-1
Four Sketches for Two Irish Harps, op. 52 (1961 - 1962)
Five Mosaics for Violin and Harp, op. 69 (1972)A Pack of Fancies for a Travelling Harper, op. 66 (1970)
Quintet for Flute, Harp and String Trio, op. 49 (1960, revised 1966 and 1980)
Clíona Doris (concert harp, Irish harp) Denise Kelly McDonnell (Irish harp), Ciaran O’Connell (flute), David O’Doherty (violin), Andreea Banciu (viola), Margaret Doris (‘cello)
Recorded: Gleeson Theatre, Technological University Dublin City Campus, 24-25 June 2019 & The Oratory, Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, Dublin, 30 October 2019
Recording producer: Laoise O’Brien, (www.jiggerypokeryproductions.com)
Recording engineer & mastering: Ben Rawlins
Executive producers: Eoin Brady (RTÉ lyric fm), Clíona Doris (TU Dublin)
Images: by kind permission Barra Boydell
Design: Origin (www.origin.ie)
Liner Notes: Clíona Doris
Further information on the music is available from the Contemporary Music Centre, www.cmc.ie
Recordings available from:
https://clionadoris.bandcamp.com/album/brian-boydell-mosaics-and-sketches
https://soundcloud.com/cliona_doris/sets/brian-boydell-mosaics-and-sketches
Recommended Citation
Doris, Cliona; Kelly, Denise; O'Connell, Ciaran; O'Doherty, David; Banciu, Andreaa; and Doris, Margaret, "Brian Boydell: Mosaics and Sketches" (2022). Music recordings. 79.
https://arrow.tudublin.ie/aaconmusaud/79
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
|---|---|
| Place of Publication | Dublin, Ireland |
| Publisher | TU Dublin |
| Media of output | Online |
| Publication status | Published - 10 Oct 2022 |
Keywords
- Brian Boydell
- Chamber music
- Harp
- Sound recording
- Contemporary Irish Music
- Music Recording