written by Monika Dalach Sayers

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​​'Plastiglomerate' for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello and electronics by Monika Dalach Sayers had a work-in-progress premiere at the New Music Dublin Festival on the 6th April 2025.  The complete work will have a world premiere at the Ensemble(s) Festival in Paris, France, on Saturday 20th September 2025 at the Théâtre de l'Echangeur,  and then it will have a second performance at the Sound Festival in Aberdeen, Scotland, on the 31st October 2025. The performance will be part of the LEGATO, an international composer development programme devised by organisations across three countries: CMC Ireland, New Music Dublin, Sound Festival Scotland & Festival Ensembles. 

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About 'Plastiglomerate':

 

The title 'Plastiglomerate' refers to a type of rock formation that consists of a combination of melted plastic debris, such as bottles, bags, and other discarded items exposed to high heat, with sediment, sand, shingle, seaweed, and other natural materials. First identified by the oceanographer Charles Moore in 2006 and later given the name in 2014, it has come to represent the moment when human pollution and nature permanently fused. In her electro-acoustic work, Monika translates those transformation processes into sound, resulting in acoustic instruments incorporating the pre-recorded and electronically processed sounds of rocks, plastic waste, and natural debris within musical structure and composition.

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Musicians (comprising Ensemble 2e2m, Cairn, Court-circuit, Multilatérale, and Sillages):

conductor: Jérôme Combier

flute: Cédric Jullion

clarinet: Bogdan Sydorenko

piano: Maroussia Gentet

violin: Alexandra Greffin-Klein

cello: Ingrid Schoenlaub