Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Composition Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 3 of 3

Full-Text Articles in Composition

The Cohens And The Kellys: Performance At The Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Toronto, Canada - Toronto, Dermot Dunne, Nick Roth May 2019

The Cohens And The Kellys: Performance At The Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Toronto, Canada - Toronto, Dermot Dunne, Nick Roth

Concert Programmes

This performance consisted of a collaborative project between accordionist Dermot Dunne and saxophonist Nick Roth who together devised and performed an original film score for the 1926 silent film the Cohens and the Kellys. The score consisted of original arrangements of existing pieces by classical composers and traditional music from a variety of sources.


World Premiere Performance Of Quintet No.2 By N. Roth, Dermot Dunne May 2019

World Premiere Performance Of Quintet No.2 By N. Roth, Dermot Dunne

Concert Programmes

Nick Roth's second quintet was commissioned by the Sligo International Chamber Music Festival to be premiered by Dermot Dunne, accordion and the Vogler string quartet. The work draws on many aspects of the muezzin call to prayer in the Islamic faith including the various different modes (or maqaams) used in the call to prayer throughout the day. The work is a synthesis of the ISlamic call to prayer with contemporary composition techniques


Far Flung Trio Tour Of Ireland And Uk, 2019, Dermot Dunne Jan 2019

Far Flung Trio Tour Of Ireland And Uk, 2019, Dermot Dunne

Concert Programmes

The Far Flung Trio gives 17 performances, including 12 performance of the programme below and 5 performances of their own arrangement of Sergei Prokofiev's 'Peter and the Wolf'. The other performances consist of the trio's own arrangements of the following works:

G Rossini: Overture to the Barber of Seville

J. Bandolim/Pixinguinha/Z. Abreu: 3 Choros

R. Guilfoyle: Binary Number

A. Dvorak: 2 Slavonic Dances op.46 nos. 2 & 3

A. Corelli: Trio Sonata in E minor op.2 no.4

G. Gershwin: 3 Songs

L. Fancelli: Pupazzetti

M. Robinson: N7

P. Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy