David Fennessy (1976 - )
David
Fennessy began his musical life as guitarist in a school rock band but
had no formal musical training until the age of fifteen when he decided
to study classical guitar. He became interested in composition whilst
studying for his undergraduate degree at the Dublin College of Music.
In 1998 Fennessy moved to Glasgow, Scotland to study for his Masters
Degree at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama with James
MacMillan. He himself taught composition there between 2003 and 2006.
His music has been performed all around Ireland and Great Britain,
Europe, Australia, South America and the United States.COMPOSITIONS Fennessy Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
Aimhréidh, chorus (1997)
Neon, saxophone quartet (1997)
...sting like a bee, guitar (1998)
Some kind of, soprano, clarinet+bass clarinet, viola and piano (1999)
Dead - End, orchestra (1999)
graft, string quartet (1999)
The Eye of the Duck, flute+piccolo, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2000)
The Art of Falling Apart, wind quintet and piano (2001)
airbrush, alto sax, elec. guitar, percussion, cello, piano and CD (all amplified) (2001)
chOirland, chorus and slapstick (2002)
Guitharsis, 4 guitars 2002)
felt, string quartet (2002)
dreaming is free, amplified chamber ensemble (2002)
Continuity Error, flute and guitar (2002; rev. 2003)
Continuity Error, sax and guitar (2002; rev. 2003)
The Answer Machine, soprano, baritone, chamber ensemble and CD (2003)
room, flute, clarinet + bass clarinet, piano, percussion and string quartet (2003)
PPP, 3 bass clarinets, cello, piano, guitar + autoharp harmonium, tape and live electronics (2004)
Security Blanket, guitar (2005)
Confetti Medley, 4 bass clarinets and 2 music boxes (2005)
The Fault Between Us, 2 pianos and live electronics (2006)
This is how it feels (Another Bolero), orchestra (2007)
The sound inside a sea-shell is not really the sea, piccolo, 2 percussion (amplified), piano, viola, cello and electronics (2007)
gut, hair, skin, air, percussion (amplified), violin, viola (amplified) and cello (2007)
Crying on the inside (Laughing on the outside), bass flute (amplified), percussion and electronics (2007)
Fight for Acceptance, theatre soundscape (2008)
Great Expectations (Dickens), theatre soundscape (2008)
Big Lung, organ and 2 percussionists (2008)
Foot, Foot and Other Stories, scottish flute trio, percussion and dance (2008)
WORKS BY GENRE Fennessy Links ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
Foot, Foot and Other Stories, scottish flute trio, percussion and dance (2008)
Orchestra
Dead - End, orchestra (1999)
This is how it feels (Another Bolero), orchestra (2007)
Choral
Aimhréidh, chorus (1997)
chOirland, chorus and slapstick (2002)
Chamber
Neon, saxophone quartet (1997)
graft, string quartet (1999)
The Eye of the Duck, flute+piccolo, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2000)
The Art of Falling Apart, wind quintet and piano (2001)
airbrush, alto sax, elec. guitar, percussion, cello, piano and CD (all amplified) (2001)
Guitharsis, 4 guitars 2002)
felt, string quartet (2002)
dreaming is free, amplified chamber ensemble (2002)
Continuity Error, flute and guitar (2002; rev. 2003)
Continuity Error, sax and guitar (2002; rev. 2003)
room, flute, clarinet + bass clarinet, piano, percussion and string quartet (2003)
PPP, 3 bass clarinets, cello, piano, guitar + autoharp harmonium, tape and live electronics (2004)
Confetti Medley, 4 bass clarinets and 2 music boxes (2005)
The sound inside a sea-shell is not really the sea, piccolo, 2 percussion (amplified), piano, viola, cello and electronics (2007)
gut, hair, skin, air, percussion (amplified), violin, viola (amplified) and cello (2007)
Crying on the inside (Laughing on the outside), bass flute (amplified), percussion and electronics (2007)
Big Lung, organ and 2 percussionists (2008)
Solo Instrument
...sting like a bee, guitar (1998)
Security Blanket, guitar (2005)
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Piano
The Fault Between Us, 2 pianos and live electronics (2006)
Vocal
Some kind of, soprano, clarinet+bass clarinet, viola and piano (1999)
The Answer Machine, soprano, baritone, chamber ensemble and CD (2003)
Incidental/Film
Fight for Acceptance, theatre soundscape (2008)
Great Expectations (Dickens), theatre soundscape (2008)
Electronic
PPP, 3 bass clarinets, cello, piano, guitar + autoharp harmonium, tape and live electronics (2004)
The Fault Between Us, 2 pianos and live electronics (2006)
The sound inside a sea-shell is not really the sea, piccolo, 2 percussion (amplified), piano, viola, cello and electronics (2007)
Crying on the inside (Laughing on the outside), bass flute (amplified), percussion and electronics (2007)
FENNESSY LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
What's it like to be David Fennessy? (The Contemporary Music Centre Ireland)
David Fennessy's Big Lung (Le Weekend)
Fennessy @ The Contemporary Music Centre Ireland
Fennessy @ Magnetic North
Fennessy @ Scottish Music Centre
Fennessy @ Sound Festival
Streaming Audio
[none at the moment]
Recordings
[none at the moment]
Fennessy @ YouTube
[none at the moment]
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