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Xenia Pestova Bennett @xeniapestova.bsky.social · 2d

Coming up in Belfast - experience my audiovisual piece GLOW from this year’s New Music Biennial, alongside grandpa Boulez @cmcireland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social belfastinternationalartsfestival.com/event/boulez...

Boulez: Anthems and Dialogues - Belfast International Arts Festival

Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble presents landmark solo works by Pierre Boulez. Experience an evening of pioneering contemporary music as Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble presents solo works by Pierre Boulez…

belfastinternationalartsfestival.com

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · 21d

Northern Lights Project and Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble present landmark solo works by Pierre Boulez + a programme of compelling ensemble pieces.

📅 Saturday 18th October 2025, 7pm
📌 Christ Church, Derry
➡ Tickets available from www.northernlightsproject.org

Supported by Arts Council Northern Ireland

Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · 23d

This evening at 7.30pm as part of Culture Night at Derry Playhouse:

Derry Sound Factory will feature local musicians performing selections from Michael Pisaro-Liu’s The Collection.

Expect music that’s playful, unpredictable and deeply immersive.

Free event | Everyone welcome

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Aug 24

Driftworks: New Music on the Atlantic Edge

6 concerts, 6 unique evenings of discovery. From Letterkenny to Cobh - the uncompromising voices of some of Ireland’s leading composers and performers.

More info: www.northernlightsproject.org

Supported by @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

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Han-earl Park @hanearlpark.bsky.social · Jul 12

20.07.2025: #juno3 performs at RAMP Festival, Ireland!

#juno3 is @hanearlpark.bsky.social @larajonesmusic.bsky.social and Pat Thomas.

For festival details, check out @nolightsproject.bsky.social

ℹ️ busterandfriends.com/performances

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Jul 11

******** RAMP Festival 2025 ********
******** Just 1 week to go! **********

Full festival programme and tickets available from
northernlightsproject.org/ramp

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Jul 7

Just under 2 weeks to go before the start of RAMP 25!

Set against the backdrop of Lough Swilly, the RAMP Festival is a celebration of experimental music and sound, showcasing innovative artists from Ireland’s Northwest and beyond.

Full festival programme:
northernlightsproject.org/ramp

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Jun 23

This Sunday at Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company
Tickets £5 from
www.ticketsource.co.uk/northern-lig...

Supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland #ACNISupported #NationalLottery

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Jun 16

Festival passes now available for RAMP 2025. A bargain at €45 for 7 concerts!

Tickets:
www.citizenticket.com/events/north...

Full festival details here:
northernlightsproject.org

Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Jun 13

RAMP Concert 3 – Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh // Rob Casey & Leanne Peacocke

Improvised music for solo viola + new works for piano, flute & electronics.

More info: tinyurl.com/3t4xdr6n

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Jun 10

RAMP Workshop 2

WANTED: Musicians & music lovers of all ages, abilities & instruments for Brian Irvine’s Totally Made Up Orchestra!

Join the wild, joyful chaos—no experience needed. Improv, composition, noise, movement & fun! Create & perform a brand new piece in just hours.

tinyurl.com/33aubxrd

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Jun 10

RAMP Workshop 1

With Kate Carr (soundscape composition) and Guillaume Beauron (field recording practice):
Hands-on sessions in field recording techniques and soundscape composition. Free for composers and sound artists.

tinyurl.com/52tujput

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Jun 10

RAMP Concert 6 – Juno 3

Improvised sonic adventures from Han-earl Park (guitar), Lara Jones (sax/electronics) & Pat Thomas (electronics). Juno 3 dives into urban ruins & cyber rainforests, conjuring glitchy waves & alien signals.

More info: tinyurl.com/3t4xdr6n

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Jun 10

RAMP Concert 5 – Judith Hamann

Berlin-based cellist/composer Judith Hamann explores performance, electroacoustic and site-specific work through a deeply humane, process-driven practice. Described as “extraordinary” by The Guardian and “radically tender” by WIRE.

More info: tinyurl.com/3t4xdr6n

Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Jun 10

RAMP Concert 4 – Kate Carr

Solo set from Kate Carr using field recordings, objects & movement. Her work explores hybrid soundscapes, where city meets forest, machines meet wetlands, through experimental recording & performance.

More info: tinyurl.com/3t4xdr6n

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Jun 10

RAMP Concert 2 - Tim Cape & Mayah Kadish

Timothy Cape blends performance, sound & language to explore labour, ideology & the eerie. Violinist Mayah Kadish moves between baroque & new music, leading ensembles like s t a r g a z e & Ensemble x.y.

More info: tinyurl.com/3t4xdr6n

Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Jun 10

RAMP Concert 1 - Ryoko Akama // David Donohoe

Akama crafts site-specific works blending sound & visuals to explore chance, silence & space. Donohoe’s electroacoustic sets fuse instruments, synths & field recordings. Both artists blur boundaries in live performance.

More info: tinyurl.com/3t4xdr6n

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Jun 4

Murmurations: experiments & improvisations in trios, duos & solos with ritnoise, Eimear Reidy & Natalia Beylis.

Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company, Derry
Sunday June 29, 7pm
Tickets available here: tinyurl.com/2devrkm2

Supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · May 7

RAMP returns to Rathmullan in July for a three day celebration of experimental music and sound as part of Earagail Arts Festival.
More information on the RAMP 2025 programme to follow!
eaf.ie/2025-events/

2025 Events - Earagail Arts Festival | 12th - 26th July 2025

Welcome all to our 38th festival of world class performances in music, circus, dance, theatre, visual arts and spoken word from Ireland and around the globe.

eaf.ie

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Apr 25

RAMP Festival 2025 invites sound artists and composers to take part in a Dawn Chorus Sound Walk on Sunday 18 May and a composition workshop on Friday 18 July.

Visit the link below for information including a bursary opportunity from @cmcireland.bsky.social
northernlightsproject.org/ramp/workshop

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Apr 20

*** FULL PROGRAMME ***

Signal Flow – A One Day Festival of Experimental and Electronic Music

Sunday 27th April, 11am - 9pm
Playhouse, Derry

Starts at 11am (including coffee and croissants!) with laidback listening with Vincent O'Callaghan and Gavin McCarron.

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Apr 3

Northern Lights Project presents Signal Flow, a One Day Festival of Experimental and Electronic Music.

Sunday 27th April 2025
Playhouse, Derry 11am - 9pm

More information:
northernlightsproject.org/signalflow

#ACNISupported #HEREforArtsandCulture #WhatsOnDS

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Mar 23

Signal Flow – A One Day Festival of Experimental and Electronic Music

FULL DETAILS COMING SOON!

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Northern Lights Project @nolightsproject.bsky.social · Jan 19

We’re delighted to partner with Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble and Ulster University for this performance in Derry on Friday 31st January. Showcasing a range of ensemble and solo works written specially for Hard Rain in 2024.

More info and tickets here www.hardrainensemble.com/season24-25

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