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Woolgathering

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Woolgathering

Woolgathering refers to aimless dreaming or indulging in wandering thoughts. While working on this project, I was writing another piece which presented an extreme challenge hampered by many creative blocks, so I decided for Woolgathering that I would make the composition process as stress-free as possible by constantly taking the path of least resistance. Anytime a musical idea began to present difficult problems (which often happens when composing) I would jettison it, only committing to paper ideas that arrived and developed with ease. By doing this, I feel that I discovered for myself some of the features that arise most frequently in my language, because Woolgathering represents a collection of ideas that I gravitated towards naturally. Whether the result is discernibly different from my other works, or whether the artistic battle that I usually engage in to write works makes these compositions better or worse than this process, is in some ways a moot question for me. Thanks to the almost passive approach I took to composing Woolgathering, I found myself refreshed and able to tackle the more difficult piece. Whilst it is therefore a piece essentially about self-indulgence, I hope that it reminds me (and others) that, now and then, a little rest or woolgathering is no bad thing.

About Anselm McDonnell

Anselm McDonnell is an Irish/Welsh composer based in Belfast. He has written over seventy works for a variety of ensembles and regularly works with artists from other disciplines. His music has been performed in North America, Canada, Finland, Japan, Russia, and across Europe. He also performs on the classical and electric guitar.

McDonnell has written for ensembles such as the London Symphony Orchestra, CRASH Ensemble, Chamber Choir Ireland, BBC Singers, Ulster Orchestra, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. His debut album Light of Shore was released on 8th October 2021, supported by Moving On Music and ACNI, and he is currently writing new commissions for BBC Radio 3, New Music Dublin Festival, Belfast City Council, and pianist Cahal Masterson for 2022.

www.anselmguitar.co.uk

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from Rockpools, released April 29, 2022
Composer: Anselm McDonnell
Percussion: Claire Edwards
Clarinet: Jason Noble
Mastering: Seán Mac Erlaine
Producer: Martin Devek, Kevin Free

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The Irish Composers' Collective (formerly the Young Composers’ Collective) was founded in 2003 and is a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing Irish composers with a community for information, education, and the pooling of resources in order to create concerts of their music with professional musicians. ... more

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