
Hard Rain Ensemble
@hardrainse
Belfast based ensemble devoted to the performance of modern & contemporary music.
Funded by @TNLUK through @ArtsCouncilNI
A @PRSFoundation TDP supported by PPL
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Welcome to Season 2024/25! We invite you to join us at our Season Launch for a glass of wine & a few favourites from last year to get Hard Rain 24/25 season officially started. 20th October - Harty room, Queen's University Belfast š. Tickets are free. More info/booking here eventbrite.com/e/103938254015ā¦


This month, HRSE performs as part of the Castleconnell Autumn Concert series programme. Presented by RTĆ lyric fm, we'll perform a programme of elemental Irish music from across the island, with composers featured from all corners of the country. Ticketsš uch.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shā¦

We're delighted to announce the recipients of our Ink Still Wet 2024/25 commissioning scheme, supported by @prsfoundation. Congrats to Anselm McDonnell, Omar Zatriqi, Bianca Gannon, Fionnuala Fagan-ThiĆ©bot and Sam Chambers, whose new works will be performed by HRSE this seasonš


Join HRSE for Surround Sounds as part of Sound Of Belfast 2024. On 17 Nov we bring you a programme that intertwines instrumental & environmental sound worlds, with spoken intros by composers Robert Coleman, Lara Weaver & Pedro Rebelo. Info/free bookingš eventbrite.co.uk/e/surround-souā¦


Join Hard Rain Sound Of Belfast Festival 2024 this Sunday (17th Nov) for Surround Sounds: Irish Forests, Rivers and Peatlands. A bespoke programme in collaboration with SARC that intertwines instrumental and environmental sound worlds. Free tickets hereš eventbrite.com/e/surround-souā¦



Great concert by Hard Rain Ensemble The University of Sheffield last night inlcuding a performance of my own Counterweight by Sarah Watts Arts Council of Northern Ireland @AislingAgnew Sinead Hayes Darragh Morgan


Wonderfully evocative mix of chamber instrumentation and field recordings to tell an environmental tale through time Hard Rain Ensemble Robert Coleman Culture_Ireland Vaughan Williams Foundation SARC Arts Council of Northern Ireland PRS Foundation PPL CMC Ireland British Council Music British Council Arts Belfast City Council

Join us on Fri 13th Dec as we wind down for the holidays with our final concert of this year: Distant Plains. Bringing together some of the most exciting voices in contemporary music in collaboration with Maiden Voyage Dance Dance. More info & booking hereš eventbrite.co.uk/e/distant-plaiā¦



New Year, New Music! Join us in kicking off 2025 with our annual celebration of cutting-edge premiere performances, presenting newly-commissioned works funded by PRS Foundation Talent Development Network, alongside other new & revised works. Info/ticketsš hardrainensemble.com/season24-25



This month HRSE are proud to present our Featured Young Artist recital in partnership with UlsterYouthOrchestra. This year we have chosen violinist Orla McGarrity & Flautist Laoise Corrigan who will perform as soloists as well as within the ensemble. More info/bookingš eventbrite.com/e/119353149783ā¦


This Saturday, alongside Ulster Touring Opera, we will perform āThe Pied Piper of Hamelinā, as part of Ulster Youth Opera - an accessible programme for those in deprived areas in NI. If youād like to support this project, today is the last chance to donate donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WSā¦

Thrilled to be performing at New Music Dublin next week with our Surround Sounds Programme. Music by Robert Coleman, Lara Weaver & Pedro Rebelo - all of whom are field recording practitioners who explore sites sensitive to environmental change. Info/tickets newmusicdublin.ie/surround-sounds

HRSE joins UlsterYouthOrchestra & Limerick School of Music for a performance of Gavin Bryars āThe Sinking of the Titanicā.Ā Join us as we count down the hours to our joint ensemble performance at 5pm, appearing around the atrium of Titanic Belfast at every hour with short pop-up performances.


Weāre rounding off May with a special programme of Irish/French music in collaboration with Ulster Touring Opera. Join us as we give premiere performances of works by Greg Caffrey, Dominique LemaĆ®tre, Gareth Williams & Sylvain Quoirin. More info/ticketsš eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-folds-ofā¦.