The Irish Isles Suite is an orchestral composition written by Ailbhe McDonagh. It was completed and first recorded in 2023 by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. It is a work in 3 movements with a duration of 13 minutes.

The natural raw beauty and power of the scenic Irish coastline has repeatedly been a huge inspiration in the compositions by Ailbhe McDonagh. Earlier compositions ‘Skellig’ and ‘Valentia’ - both for cello and piano - are also inspired by Irish islands.

Each movement of the Irish Isles Suite is based on one specific island off the coast of Ireland as follows:

1. Achill Island
2. The Blasket Islands
3. Tory Island

This purchase comes with the following files:

• the full score
• the sheet music for all the parts
• programme notes

Instrumentation:

2[1.2/picc].2.2.2 - 3.3.2+btrbn.0 - timp.perc(2):gng/glspl/cyms/susp.cym/SD/BD - harp - strings