NMD26: Diatribe Stage - Wind Songs // Sky Rivers

Wind Songs
Zoë Conway, voice
Garth Knox, viola / viola d’amore
Ruth Gibson, viola
Martin Moriarty, viola
Sinéad O’Halloran, cello

Sky Rivers
Li-chin Li, sheng
Lina Andonovska, flutes
Nick Roth, saxophones

Garth Knox Pocket Concerto 
Garth Knox Wind Songs 
Garth Knox Still Points 
Garth Knox Stranger 
Garth Knox Passacaille
Chen-hui Jen River without shore (Mirage Islands, Abyss, Sea of Clouds) 
Sky Rivers Improvisations 

Diatribe Records present violist and composer Garth Knox’s Wind Songs in a double bill with Sky Rivers. Wind Songs, sung by Zoë Conway and accompanied by Garth Knox on viola, brings together Irish poetic texts from the 9th century, traditional ballads and contemporary haiku by Gabriel Rosenstock, interspersed with new instrumental works for viola, viola d’amore and cello inspired by Irish traditional material. 

Sky Rivers is a newly formed trio of sheng, flutes and saxophones, making their debut appearance at New Music Dublin 2026 and featuring the premiere of Chen-hui Jen’s River without shore, alongside solo works and trio improvisations for winds.

Presented by New Music Dublin with support from the Arts Council and in partnership with RTÉ and the National Concert Hall