JACK Quartet + Carol McGonnell

DICMF is proud to open the 2024 iteration of Ireland’s longest-running chamber music festival with an ambitious new work for clarinet and string quartet by Ann Cleare. Commissioned by DICMF, with funds from The Arts Council, the work takes its inspiration from the iconic surroundings of Dublin’s Richmond Barracks, a building of historical importance with over 200 years of military, political and social history located in Inchicore. 

A recipient of a prestigious 2019 Ernst von Siemens Composer Prize, Ann Cleare is one of Ireland’s most celebrated and innovative compositional voices. The world première of her work will be performed by clarinettist Carol McGonnell and JACK Quartet. 

Ruth Crawford Seeger, String Quartet 1931
Kaija Saariaho, Duft for Solo Clarinet
Juri Seo, Three Imaginary Chansons (Irish première)
Ann Cleare, Clarinet Quintet (world première)