NMD26: Ghost Trance Music

Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble
Aisling Agnew, flutes
Sarah Watts, contrabass clarinet
Ioana Petcu-Colan, violin
David McCann, cello
Alexander Hawkins, piano
Stephen Davis, drums
Matt Wright, electronics
Brian Irvine, director

Sarah Watts Multiphonic Miniatures (2023)
Ioana Petcu-Colan New Work (2026)
Anthony Braxton Ghost Trance Music (1995–2006)

This multimedia tribute to Anthony Braxton’s Ghost Trance Music draws on material from approximately 150 individual works, which function as pathways between Braxton’s musical systems and place performers at the centre of decision-making in real time. The programme explores improvisatory practice and the relationship between visual and sonic worlds, incorporating graphic scores by Sarah Watts and Ioana Petcu-Colan, based on Petcu-Colan’s original artwork displayed during the performance. Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble is joined by special guests Brian Irvine, Matt Wright and Stephen Davis, the latter a long-time collaborator of Braxton and drummer with his ensemble The New Standard.

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