'Plastiglomerate' to be premiered at the New Music Dublin Festival 2025 [new work in progress]
- Monika Dalach Sayers
- Mar 25
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 15
Plastiglomerate for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello and electronics by Monika Dalach Sayers will be premiered at New Music Dublin Festival on Sunday 6th April, 11am at the Kevin Barry Recital Room, National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland . 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.
About Plastiglomerate:
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 plastic waste and natural debris within musical structure and composition.
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