Name: Young Artist Recital / International Women's Day
Start: 2026-03-08T16:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-08T17:30:00+00:00
Location: Harty Room

$Young Artist Recital \/ International Women's Day$

Featuring our 25/26 Young Artist Charlie Shortt and celebrating International Women’s Day with music by some of our closest collaborators.
About this Event

Hard Rain are proud to present this recital in partnership with Ulster Youth Orchestra. Here our 25/26 Featured Young Artist Charlie Shortt will perform both as a soloist and within the ensemble.
Charlie, from Portadown, began studying percussion at the age of eight. He is currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music in London as an ABRSM Scholar. Charlie has performed with many ensembles across the UK and has held leadership roles as Section Leader of the Ulster Youth Orchestra and Joint Principal Percussionist of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. In addition to his orchestral work, he was runner-up in the Northern Ireland Young Musician of the Year 2025 and was shortlisted for BBC Young Musician 2024. Charlie is delighted to be performing with Hard Rain Ensemble, collaborating with inspiring musicians to explore exciting new music.
Our second half represents our annual celebration of International Women’s Day and features some of our closest collaborators. With composers from the North, South and West of Ireland, and born some 50 years apart, this programme presents multiple premieres while spanning generations and the geography of our island.

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PROGRAMME

Rhythm Song (1991) - Paul Smadbeck (1955) marimba

Frogs (1958) - Keiko Abe (1937) marimba

Motion (1986) - Lynn Glassock (1946) percussion

Now I lay me down (2003) - Joe Locke (1959) vibraphone

Calligraphy (2002) - Elaine Agnew (1967) flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, percussion

Silence, and the sound of the waves (2022) World premiere - Jane O’Leary (1946)
flute, percussion

And Then There Was One (2025) World premiere - Bianca Gannon (1987) piano, Tibetan singing bowls

Three Girls in an August Garden (2025) World premiere - Amelia Clarkson (1995) violoncello

Ghost Memories (2024) - Deirdre Gribben (1967) flute (piccolo), clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano, percussion

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TICKETS

£12.50/£7.50 (Free for QUB staff & students)

Donations gratefully received.

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OUR FUNDERS

Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble are supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and are Ensemble in Residence at Queen's University Belfast.