Uillean Pipes, Cello and Gamelan

The NCH Gamelan Orchestra
Martin Johnson, cello
Mark Redmond, Uilleann pipes
Peter Moran, director

New works by David Bremner, Abigail Smith, Cathy Purcell and Peter Moran.

The NCH Gamelan is an orchestra of bronze gongs and metallophones from the island of Java in Indonesia. These magnificent instruments were presented as a gift to the Irish people by His Royal Highness the Sultan of Yogyakarta in a special ceremony in 2014. 

Since then, the NCH Gamelan Orchestra has performed at major festivals across Ireland and Java, and in 2024 the orchestra celebrated its 10th anniversary year with the release of its debut album. In this very special concert for New Music Dublin, the NCH Gamelan Orchestra is delighted to be joined by the celebrated uilleann piper Mark Redmond, and the principal cellist of Ireland’s National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Johnson.

These artists will premiere brand-new compositions written especially for the occasion by four very different composers: David Bremner, Peter Moran, and two recent winners of OpusHER, the Contemporary Music Centre’s emerging women composers prize, Cathy Purcell and Abigail Smith.

Presented by New Music Dublin
Sponsored by RTE/NCH/Arts Council Ireland