Pictured: Daragh Black HynesDaragh Black Hynes has won the Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition at Cork International Choral Festival.
His composition 'Behind This Light' will have its world premiere St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral Cork on Friday 29th April at 7pm.
The performance will be part of Chamber Choir Ireland’s annual collaborative concert with the festival’s choir-in-residence Chamber Choir Ireland.
Daragh Black Hynes is a Dublin born composer and guitarist.
His instrumental works have been performed by ConTempo Quartet, Concorde Ensemble, Elaine Clarke, The Doolan Quartet, Kazuhito and Koyumi Yamashita, Cormac Ó hAodáin and others.
Speaking of his win, Daragh said:
"It’s a great honour to be chosen as winner of the Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition. I’m in highly esteemed company with the winners of previous years, and it’s wonderful to have the chance to participate in the Cork International Choral Festival. I had decided at the outset to use a text by Joyce for my work, and ultimately selected Ulysses – I found the process of setting Joyce’s text to music incredibly inspiring, and I’m absolutely delighted that the work will be premiered by the brilliant Chamber Choir Ireland!"
Initiated in 1972, the present format of the Seán Ó Riada Competition offers a platform for Irish composers to have their work judged and rewarded purely on its own merits without the judges being influenced by the reputation or status of the composer.
All compositions are submitted under a pseudonym, with the author’s real name not being revealed until after the judges’ decision has been made.
