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25 JULY
ROISSILLON BECKETT FESTIVAL 2025
with Gare St Lazare (Ireland)
Benjamin Dwyer (guitar), Garth Knox (viola), Emma Coulthard (flutes) and Conor Lovett (actor): Lessness & How it is (excerpts) directed by Judy Hegarty-Lovett
12 JUNE
Anna Livia Creative presents @ the James Joyce Centre
Strings in the earth and air... James Joyce and Music
Benjamin Dwyer (guitar) & Nicole Rourke (spoken word)
17 APRIL
Anna Livia Creative presents @ the James Joyce Centre
Homenaje a Federico García Lorca
Benjamin Dwyer (guitar) & Elizabeth Hillard (soprano)
21 MARCH
Grá Festival Galway
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Joyce's Musical Worlds
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Barry McGovern & Benjamin Dwyer
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5 APRIL
NEW MUSIC DUBLIN @ the NATIONAL CONCERT HALL
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The Blue Shroud Band performs
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The Blue Shroud by Barry Guy
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FEBRUARY 8
IRISH CULTURAL CENTRE, Hammersmith, London
SacrumProfanum by Benjamin Dwyer
Garth Knox (viola), Emma Coulthard (flutes), Benjamin Dwyer (bowed guitar), Tara Viscardi (harp), Eibhlí Ní Ríordáin (sean-nós singing), Roisín Finn (narration)
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21 DECEMBER
Arthaus, Buenos Aires
Garth Knox performs Dwyer's work for solo viola: imagines obesae et aspectui ingratae
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NOVEMBER 19-24, 2024
KRAKOW AUTUMN JAZZ FESTIVAL - THE BLUE SHROUD BAND 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
November 19: Blue Shroud Band Small-formation Improvisations: Alchemia Club
November 20: Blue Shroud Band Small-formation Improvisations: Alchemia Club
November 21: Blue Shroud Band Small-formation Improvisations: Alchemia Club
November 22: Blue Shroud Band Small-formation Improvisations: Alchemia Club
November 23: Barry Guy: The Blue Shroud, Manggha Hall, Krakow
November 24: Barry Guy: All this this here, Manggha Hall, Krakow
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
PERFORMANCE: Violist Garth Knox performs Dwyer's work for solo viola: imagines obesae et aspectui ingrataeTenerife Viola Masterclass Festival at the Museo de Bellas Artes de Santa Cruz de Tenerife
13 SEPTEMBER 13 (2024)
Secret Space
with Alison Grace Koehler (poems) & Benjamin Dwyer (improvised and prepared guitar)
at the Les Nocturnes de l'Aude music series, Paris.
8 JUNE
CD LAUNCH & Performance:
Secret Space CD (released on Farpoint Recordings) features American, Paris-based poet Alison Grace Koehler and Benjamin Dwyer improvising on guitar & prepared guitar. The poetry and music will be performed at the launch by Koehler and Dwyer at the Palás Cinema, Galway, at 8pm.
JUNE 7, 2024CD LAUNCH & Performance: Secret Space CD (released on Farpoint Recordings) features American, Paris-based poet Alison Grace Koehler and Benjamin Dwyer improvising on guitar & prepared guitar. The poetry and music will be performed at the launch by Koehler and Dwyer at the James Joyce Centre, Dublin, at 8pm.
CONCERT
Debut performance of the newly-formed Alchemia Quartet: Harri Sjöström (soprano saxophone) Benjamin Dwyer (guitar), RafaÅ‚ Mazur (acoustic bass guitar) & Vasco Trilla (drums, objects). AdLibitum Festival, Warsaw, Poland.For details, see: https://ad-libitum.pl/program-2024
16 JUNE 16
CONCERT - Blooms Day Celebration:
Strings in the earth and air...James Joyce and Music
Benjamin Dwyer and actor-writer Nicole Rourke perform an evening of narration, song, and music celebrating Joyce's strong connection to music. James Joyce Centre, Dublin.
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