. . . .John McLachlan isn’t loath to stand up and be counted with the best of the rest... The kinds of words McLachlan uses of his music – “athematic”, “quasi-algorithmic” and “statistical” – are reflected in ruthlessly logical sinews and fastidiously clear textures. A first hearing disclosed some distinctive features, but what really counted was the raw psychological effect. . . .
The Irish Times
Irish Composer John McLachlan was born in Dublin, Ireland. He has written over 90 works which have been performed in 23 countries on six continents. He has worked with many new music specialists from Ireland, the UK, France, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Poland, Japan and the US (among others), with commissions from many of them
His music has been recorded by The RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Mary Dullea, John Feeley, and David Adams among others, and he has had pedagogical piano works selected and published by the Royal Irish Academy of Music
John is a member of Aosdana, Ireland's state academy for the creative arts and is represented by the Contemporary Music Centre
NEWS
Forthcoming Premieres: April 2024 Qualia I (Project Arts Centre / Dublin Sound Lab. May 2024 Atalanta Duo Anima in Hugh Lane Gallery
Recent CD release: Drinking the Stars / Mary Dullea plays the solo piano music of John McLachlan
June 2023: artist residency in the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris
Forthcoming / Recent
PROJECT ARTS CENTRE, DUBLIN
Qualia I
premiere of new piece for cl, vn, e.guitar, drums and fixed media to accompany Brakhage's film Glaze of Cathexis
DUBLIN City Gallery The Hugh Lane
ATALANTA
for viola and piano
world premiere by Duo Anima
Andreea Banciu and Aileen Cahill
KURAYOSHI CITY, Japan
IKSA duo perform
Phoenix, for violin and harp
MONTREAL Sept 21st Edifice Wilder
NEW YORK Sept 22nd Tenri Institute
Satoko Inoue, piano, John McLachlan, narration: The Lafcadio Hearn Project. Four pieces by Irish and Japanese composers including Fragment by John McLachlan
FARNHAM, England Jan 21st
Venue: the Spire Church
Phoenix
The Dorette Duo, Elizabeth Cooney and Sally Pryce
SLIGO NOV 11th
A Single Rose, Nov 11, 12, 13.
A one-off literary festival in the Model, Sligo celebrating the Centenary of Leland Bardwell
A fine example of how (not) to live
Paul Roe, clarinet
SLIGO JULY 1st
CAIRDE festival 6pm
A fine example of how (not) to live
a collaboration with Paul Roe for clarinet(s) and electronics
Part of a celebration of Leland Bardwell's Centenary
LEIPZIG JUNE 17
Sommertoene Festival
Phoenix
Mairéad Hickey (vn) and Agnès Clément (hp)
A Music Network 2021 commission
DUBLIN JUNE 12th
Hugh Lane Gallery
Sundays At Noon series
A fine example of how (not) to live
Paul Roe clarinet
A Crescent Festival commission