Fergus Johnston
2 performances.
Forthcoming Performances
No forthcoming concerts currently listed.
Past Performances
Audio
Flute Concerto 1st Movement a short extract from the start of my Flute Concerto (1996), performed by Gareth Costello with National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland under Alexander Anissimov
Flute Concerto 3rd Movement an extract from the 3rd movement of the flute concerto.
Kaleidophone An extract from a piece for string quartet, harp and percussion from 1992
Signals: III. Winter ext Part of the third movement of a 7 movement suite for solo violin. The soloist is Frantisek Jaros.
Morrigan ext Etract from Morrigan for Baroque Flute, Harpsichord, and electronics. Eleanor Dawson, David Adams, and myself. From the cd "Flight" The Morrigan is a goddess of war and death in Celtic mythology, a shape-shifter, also known as the Badhbh Catha, or Raven of Battle.
No Reason Electronics, manipulated glass samples, manipulated text read by heroin addict; part of an interactive installation in conjunction with Soilse, a Dublin centre for recovering addicts
Flute Concerto 2nd movement an extract from the second movement of the flute concerto
Ard Fhearta A piece composed for wind ensemble and electronics commissioned by Dúchas for to celebrate the consolidation and conservation of Ardfert Cathedral in Co. Kerry, one of the earliest indiginous attempts at Gothic architecture in Ireland
Carn a piece for 2 pianos inspired by the land and seascapes of County Wexford
Je Goute le Jeu... An extract from a set of variations for 16 solo strings
Samsara for Orchestra An extract from my 1990 orchestral essay
Méadú for Violin, Piano, Electronics an extract from Méadú (Gaeilge for extension/prolongation/enlargement) for Violin, Piano,and Electronics. Live recording by Yosif Radianov, Zornitsa Damianova, and myself on live electronics.
Nocturne Me at my most lyrical. A nocturne for piano, performed here in a live concert in Varna, Bulgaria by Zornitsa Damianova.
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Fergus Johnston Biography
Born Dublin 1959. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Member of Aosdána (State Artistic Academy in Ireland).
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