BRING HARD RAIN TO BERLIN!
CLASSICAL:NEXT 2024
We are very excited to announce that HRSE have been selected as one of Classical:NEXT 2024's showcase artists for their festival in May. Classical:NEXT presents artists and ensembles from around the world that push the boundaries and extend the horizons of art music. Here, we we will be advocating for the wider Northern Ireland musical community, of which Hard Rain is proud to be a part.
We have now launched a fundraiser to help with the costs of getting Hard Rain to Berlin for this incredible opportunity. If you have the means and would like to support us, we would be extremely grateful for your donations.
HARD RAIN NEWS
ABOUT US
Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble is a world class group of musicians based in Belfast, dedicated to the performance of modern and contemporary music. The ensemble was founded by composer Greg Caffrey in 2013 and recently celebrated their 10th anniversary season.
In addition to their well-established concert series at home, and having performed at major festivals around Ireland, Hard Rain have also featured internationally at Musicahora Festival (Chile), Nieuwe Noten concert series (Amsterdam) and at Birmingham Conservatoire (UK), often incorporating workshops and masterclasses. As Ensemble in Residence at Queen's University Belfast, Hard Rain are dedicated Industry Professionals and are based at the Sonic Arts Research Centre, a state of the art facility opened by Karlheinze Stockhausen in 2004.
Hard Rain’s mission is to give a platform and visibility to the vibrant community of local composers, performing their work alongside the music of leading exponents of contemporary music worldwide. Through extensive commissioning and programming of cutting edge contemporary music, HRSE gives audiences access to music and composers’ voices that would otherwise not be heard. The group’s activities serve as a showcase for the talent of highly specialist performers, inspiring and developing the next generation of composers, musicians and audiences through innovation, ideas and enthusiasm.
SUPPORT US
HRSE is a registered charity (NIC102506) and a not-for-profit organisation. We welcome your support for the music we perform and for the activities we provide in the community. Any donation, no matter how small, would be really appreciated.
Alternatively, this season we are continuing our Friends of Hard Rain Scheme. Click below to find out more on how to rain support on us.
OUR FUNDERS
Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble is a PRS for Music Foundation Talent Development Partner. www.prsformusicfoundation.com
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ADDRESS
Sonic Arts Research Centre
Queen's University Belfast
Cloreen Park
Belfast BT9 5HN