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8 5 20 20121206 20 THE UILLEANN PIPES IN CONTEMPORARY CONCERT MUSIC Part 5 – A Catalogue of Contemporary Concert Works featuring the Uilleann Pipes Dr. Dave Flynn T HE FOLLOWING CATALOGUE is the most up to date list of works featuring uilleann pipes at the time of writing. I compiled the list mostly with the aid of the Contemporary Music Cen- tre library catalogue. There are a number of works also included which are not in this cat- alogue. It is likely there are more works featuring uilleann pipes that I have not discovered. Therefore my list should be considered a strongly representative rather than definitive list. In some cases I was unable to find the date of composition or the duration of the piece. These works are but a small representation of the amount of contemporary concert works to fea- ture parts written exclusively for Irish traditional musicians. In my research I have compiled a list of over two hundred such pieces. The majority of these works remain unpublished, unavailable on commercial recordings, little performed and thus virtually unknown. The appreciation for contemporary Irish music can only be improved if this unfortunate neglect is addressed by record companies and contemporary arts organisations. 1. Linda Buckley Cosán de Solas Gealaí Buí (2012) Large chamber ensemble, traditional ensemble, saxophone and uilleann pipes. 2. John Cage ‘Roaratorio. An Irish Circus on ‘Finnegans Wake’’. (1979) Narrator, uilleann pipes, fiddle, flute, 2 bodhráns, sean nós singer, tape. 60' 3. Shaun Davey ‘The Relief of Derry Symphony’ (1990) Sean-Nós voice, soprano saxophone, uilleann pipes, organ, bands, orchestra. 54' 4. Shaun Davey ‘Concerto for Uilleann Pipes’ (1986) uilleann pipes, orchestra. 5. Shaun Davey ‘Granuaile’ (1985) Sean-Nós voice, uilleann pipes, orchestra. 45' 6. Shaun Davey ‘The Brendan Voyage’ (1979) uilleann pipes, orchestra, speaker. 41' 7. Shaun Davey ‘The Pilgrim’ (1983 rev 1990/2000) Traditional group, narrator, Pipe band, choir, Orchestra. 1 hour 30' 8. Raymond Deane ‘Thresholds’ (1987 rev. 1991) orchestra including uilleann pipes. 19' 9. Raymond Deane ‘Mórchuid cloch is gannchuid cré’ (1987) concertina, uilleann pipes, percus- sion, 2 harps, guitar, mandolin, orchestra. 25' 10. Roger Doyle ‘Tradarr’ (1999) Sean-Nós voice, uilleann pipes, flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, saxophone, bassoon, French horn, trombone, tuba, percussion, double bass, tape, electronics. 22' 11. Roger Doyle ‘Under the Green Time’ (1995) uil- leann pipes, low whistle, Irish flute, tape. 19' 12. Roger Doyle ‘Babel’ (1981, 1983-86 and 1988- 1999) Tape (at different times : electronic sounds, vocals, Fairlight Computer Music Instrument, pi- anos, synthesizers, digital sampler, electric gui- tars, clarinets, saxophones, French horn, violins, bassoon, trumpet, uilleann pipes, low whistle, ac- cordion, flute, fiddle, spoken texts). 6 hours 15' 13. Roger Doyle ‘Ceol Sidhe’ (1973) uilleann pipes, Irish harp, tin whistle. 5’ 14. Ciarán Farrell ‘Shell - Challenge I’ (1998) So- prano, uilleann pipes, percussion, strings. 1' 15. Eibhlis Farrell ‘Kilbroney Set’ (1995) tradi- tional group, orchestra. 16. Dave Flynn ‘Aontacht – A concerto for tradi- tional musician and orchestra’ (2008/2012) 2012 re-orchestration incorporates the uilleann pipes into the orchestra.

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