NMD26: Jack

Crash Ensemble
Ryan McAdams, conductor
Larissa O’Grady, violin
Lisa Dowdall, viola
Kate Ellis, cello
Caimin Gilmore, double bass
Alex Petcu, percussion
Susan Doyle, flute
Leonie Bluett, clarinet
Dewi Jones, horn
Erick Castillo Mora, trumpet
Roddy O’Keeffe, trombone
Aisling Ennis, harp
Barry O’Halpin, playback / electric guitar

Tansy Davies  Lost Science  [Irish premiere]
David Fennessy  Jack   [Live premiere]
Jonathan Nangle   Sotto Voce  [Live premiere]
Hannah Kendall   Building a Burning House  [World premiere]

Crash Ensemble presents an immersive programme of four premieres at New Music Dublin 2026, featuring works by Hannah Kendall, Tansy Davies, Jonathan Nangle and David Fennessy. 

Exploring intimacy, deep time and quiet intensity, the programme boasts the world premiere of Hannah Kendall’s Building a Burning House, a major new 20-minute work co-commissioned by Crash Ensemble, Miller Theatre (New York) and Ensemble Musikfabrik. Tansy Davies’ Lost Science, in an Irish premiere, invites audiences to descend into deep geological and mythic time, while Jonathan Nangle’s Sotto Voce and David Fennessy’s Jack, both commissioned as part of Crash Ensemble’s [REACTIONS] series, explore restraint, intimacy and near-silence through writing for electric guitars.

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