Contemporary Harpsichord, Composition & Collaboration

  • Kosovske, Y. (Organiser)
  • Justin Grounds (Participant)
  • Jack Grogan (Participant)
  • Wolodymyr Smishkewych (Participant)

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Description

In a seminar organised and chaired by Yonit Kosovske, Justin Grounds and Kosovsked discuss their ongoing research & arts practice collaboration and exploration of New Music for Harpsichord as a solo and collaborative instrument. Also collaborating on this seminar were Wolodymyr Smishkewych (hurdy gurdy) and Jack Grogan (hang drum) following performances of two new compositions were performed: "Seams in My Socks" co-composed by Kosovske and Grounds as a multi-media harpsichord piece
exploring neurodiversity, including sensory issues, autism, stimming, and OCD, as well as the world premiere of Grounds' chamber quartet "Litany", for harpsichord, hang drum,
baroque violin, and hurdy gurdy, in homage to four animals that recently went extinct (Pinta Island Tortoise, Ivory Billed Woodpecker, Splendid Poison Frog, and Western Black Rhinoceros). 
Period19 Mar 2025
Event typeSeminar
LocationIrelandShow on map
Degree of RecognitionNational

Keywords

  • contemporary music
  • climate change
  • extinct animals
  • endangered animals
  • collaboration
  • new music
  • harpsichord
  • autism
  • neurodiversity
  • inclusivity
  • diversity