TOPOGRAPHIES draws together Berlin-based Irish composers Francis Heery and Elliot Murphy and renowned improvisers Izumi Kimura and Shane Latimer.
📍 📅 7.30pm on Sunday 12 April Derry Playhouse
Presented in partnership with @cmcireland.bsky.social
Support by Arts Council of Northern Ireland
RAMP Festival returns to Rathmullan for its fourth edition. Unfolding across three days, it brings together pioneering voices from Ireland and the international experimental scene, inviting audiences into an exciting encounter with performance and place.
Full programme details coming soon!
TOPOGRAPHIES: Francis Heery, Elliot Murphy, Izumi Kimura and Shane Latimer
📍 📅 DERRY PLAYHOUSE: 7.30pm on Sunday 12 April
Presented by in partnership with CMC Ireland.
More info and tickets:
northernlightsproject.org/events/topog...
*** Full programme is now online ***
northernlightsproject.org/signalflow
Signal Flow, a One Day festival of Experimental and Electronic Music, presented by Northern Lights Project.
Supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Northern Lights Project presents Signal Flow, a One Day Festival of Experimental and Electronic Music.
Four concerts and five pop-up performances, including brunch from 11am-1pm.
Sunday 29th March 2026
Playhouse, Derry 11am - 9pm
More info: northernlightsproject.org/signalflow
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...
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
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
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
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
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******** RAMP Festival 2025 ********
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Full festival programme and tickets available from
northernlightsproject.org/ramp
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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/
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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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.
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
Signal Flow – A One Day Festival of Experimental and Electronic Music
FULL DETAILS COMING SOON!
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
