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Postcards: Crash Ensemble fuse cutting-edge music and AI visuals

Crash Ensemble, a group known for its fearless approach to contemporary music, continues to push boundaries with Postcards, a new project that brings together bold new compositions and innovative multimedia art

Music • 10 Jan

Crash Ensemble's Kate Ellis (Pic: Rich Gilligan)

Lost in collaboration - Crash Ensemble take a trip to Musictown

Kate Ellis, Artistic Director of Crash Ensemble, introduces a series of unique collaborations between Ireland's leading new music ensemble and a quartet of singular performers

Music • 17 Jul 24

Canadian composer Bekah Simms (Pic: Bo Huang)

Altered state: composer Bekah Simms crashes into New Music Dublin

This year's New Music Dublin programme features the world premiere of Cryptid by Bekah Simms, written during her time as Composer in Residence with Crash Ensemble.

Music • 18 Apr 24

Flowers in the wild at the Mesolithic Shoreline
in Lough Boora, Co. Offaly (Pic: Laura Sheeran)

New Music Dublin: Composer Ann Cleare's Mesolithic masterwork

For this year's New Music Dublin Festival at the National Concert Hall, Crash Ensemble perform the world premiere of composer Ann Cleare's TERRARIUM.

Music • 16 Apr 24

Tune Of The Week: Children in the Universe by Sam Perkin

Children in the Universe is a hybrid symphony for Crash Ensemble and Halo Track, with violinist Diamanda La Berge Dramm serving as Guide.

Tune Of The Week • 09 Nov 23

Pianist Eliza McCarthy will perform Limina at New Music Dublin (Pic: Pat Davey)

Crash Ensemble's concerto for the head, chest and nervous system

Neva Elliott speaks to pianist Eliza McCarthy and composer Donnacha Dennehy about Limina, the visceral new concerto for piano written by Dennehy for McCarthy.

Music • 17 Apr 23

Composer Andrew Hamilton (Pic: Peter-Campbell)

Can Music Be Kind? Andrew Hamilton crashes New Music Dublin

Crash Ensemble play the premiere of Composer-in-Residence Andrew Hamilton's new work Friendly Piece at this year's New Music Dublin festival.

New Music Dublin • 17 Apr 23

Crash Ensemble present Crash Works (Pic: Ros Kavanagh)

Work it! Crash Ensemble explore new ways of creating music

Crash Ensemble are back at this year's New Music Dublin Festival performing new commissions from five creators from their Crash Works programme

Music • 04 Apr 23

Crash Ensemble lead the charge at New Music Dublin 2023

New Music Dublin returns with fresh sounds for for curious minds

The programme for New Music Dublin 2023 offers a whopping 20 World Premieres and 12 Irish Premieres, alongside new music from Irish and international composers and performers.

Music • 14 Mar 23

Watch: Crash Ensemble perform Diamanda La Berge Dramm's Arena

Music • 24 Nov 22

Crash Ensemble's violinist Larissa O'Grady

Crash Ensemble at 25 - celebrating a beautiful noise

Music • 18 Nov 22

Accordionist Andreas Borregaard will perform on the opening night of New Music Dublin

New Music Dublin announces 2022 programme

Music • 22 Mar 22

Watch: Treaty: Songs live from the NCH

Music • 12 Dec 21

Úna Monaghan is one of the composers featured in Crash Works

Crash Works: Crash Ensemble get in tune with emerging composers

Music • 08 Dec 21

Dublin Dance Festival: When Liz Roche met Crash Ensemble

Crash Ensemble • 01 Nov 21

Free State: Listen to Crash Ensemble's new album

Music • 04 Oct 21

Portraits of Seán Ó Riada with the RTÉ NSO - Part II

Music • 26 Sep 21

Seán Ó Riada celebrated - live concerts to stream on RTÉ Culture

Music • 24 Sep 21

New Music Dublin: Crash Ensemble present Granulated Frequencies

Granulated Frequencies features the world premiere of Metamold by the 2019 Barlow Prize Winner, Bekah Simms and the world premiere of Images & Sensations by Irish producer and DJ Ellen King...

New Music Dublin • 26 Apr 21

New Music Dublin: Crash Ensemble play Wingform

Ireland's leading new music ensemble present the world premiere of Wingform, a new commission by Crash Ensemble from composer-in-residence and guitarist Barry O'Halpin.

New Music Dublin • 25 Apr 21

Natasa Paulberg's Atomic Hope is coming to New Music Dublin

New Music Dublin live on RTÉ Culture - your essential guide

For this year's event, which runs from 21st - 25th April, we're delighted to host a series of New Music Dublin events on RTÉ Culture...

Music • 22 Apr 21

Reviewed: From Ocean's Floor by Linda Buckley

Séan Clancy reviews Linda Buckley's recent album release, From Ocean's Floor.

Music • 19 Oct 20

Watch: Grey Area - music for skateboarding

RTÉ Culture bring you the online premiere of Grey Area, coinciding with its screening at the Butler Gallery for the Kilkenny Arts Festival

Film • 12 Aug 20

Why Crashlands by Crash Ensemble matters

James May revisits Crashlands, the project by Crash Ensemble that saw the acclaimed new music ensemble fulfill their 'ambitious mission to reimagine the presentation of contemporary classical music in Ireland'.

Music • 14 Jul 20

Watch: Professor Bad Trip - Crash Ensemble's psychedelic journey

Watch: Ireland's leading new music ensemble Crash Ensemble perform the mind-altering Professor Bad Trip, by Fausto Romitelli.

Music • 22 Jun 20