Coming Soon....

Creating new worlds for Culture Night 2022...

I'm really excited to be working on this project to bring you into the unique world of Ulysses. Mixing spoken word, contemporary classical and traditional music as well as elements of sound art to create an immersive series of invisible sonic spaces in Tuam, and hopefully New York, this is a project that has been simmering in my head for quite some time!

Tickets are limited, so sign up to the mailing list to get first choice a full day before they go on general release!

Thanks to Galway County Council for their support of this project.

Athenry GPS Music Trail

The Baroque Session GPS Music Trail in Athenry is a unique way to experience the brilliant music from A Baroque Session (with Carolan & Friends)

As you walk around the historic heart of Athenry you will hear music from Raymond Deane’s A Baroque Session (with Carolan and friends) performed by the young musicians of Athenry Music school Sinfonietta, with soloists from the West Ocean, String Quartet, guest cellist Adrian Mantu and conductor Sinead Hayes (who is your guide on the audio journey!)

The GPS Music Trail is powered by the SonicMaps platform, a seamless web based application that uses your smart phone’s GPS location to trigger audio automatically.

All you need to do is click on the walk link, enable GPS services on your phone, plug in your headphones, walk, listen and explore!

Visit the Trail Website for more information

New Projects

Baroque Session

A project to record and film a new performance of A Baroque Session (with Carolan & Friends) with the young musicians of Athenry Sinfonietta.

Full performance: 17th September 2021, 7pm

See the Full Performance

Carolan's Rambles

An exciting project with 200 young musicians from Coole Music & Arts using the life of Turlough Carolan as a catalyst for creativity, and to spark a conversation about the value of the arts.

Find out More

The Wild Swans..

A new project for improvised solo violin inspired by the poetry of W. B. Yeats.

Violin/improvisation: solstrek

About me...

I am a musician/composer/creative curator living and working in Galway, in the West of Ireland. Alongside my professional conducting work, I create music projects and site specific compositions and experiences, using performance as a catalyst for creativity.

My musical training was in the UK with a BMus in composition and violin performance from City University London, and an MMus in conducting from the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. But it was my experiences living in Berlin that really shaped my musical life.

Now I'm back home in Ireland, and enjoying building a varied career as a conductor and creative musician.

To learn more about my conducting work, visit my website www.sineadhayes.net.

Recent Projects....

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The Nightmare Continues..... 1:50

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Lost 1:50

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Sherlock's Reel (Excerpt) - Fiddle Solo 0:36

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Dark Forest 2:22

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Drifting - Piano minimalist 2:54

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Nightmare Again - Hybrid Score 2:30

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The Battle - Hybrid Score 5:16

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The Chase - Orchestral underscore 2:40

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Yeats' Innisfree - Celtic Ambient 4:08

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Anach Cuain - Hybrid Score Air 3:24

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The Coolin (Excerpt) - Violin Solo 1:42

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Lost

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Violin Recording

Celtic violin recorded remotely for your project

An experienced celtic and classical violinist, sølstrek's influences range from Irish traditional to experimental classical.

We can work with you from our Galway studio to create the perfect sound and emotion for your project.

Tracks are recorded on professional quality microphones and the files delivered to you unprocessed.

If you can imagine it, sølstrek can play it (probably!!)

Get in touch today to discuss your collaborative ideas.

Prices & Details

Celtic Violin Samples

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Collaborate

We would be delighted work with you, to create music which adds to the dramatic and emotional impact of your story or project

sølstrek's professional background as a performer and collaborator in contemporary music and opera gives her a unique perspective on the role of music in storytelling.

For a chat about your ideas, please drop us an e-mail, or get in touch via the contact form below. Plans for musical world domination are especially welcome - if we can help, we will!!

String Arrangements

Classical/Pop/Folk Arrangements

We can craft the perfect arrangements for strings. If you are a singer/songwriter looking for some tastefully arranged background strings, or an opera singer in need of a string trio/quartet arrangement of an aria for a concert, we can help.

Arrangements can be in notated format using industry standard Sibelius software, or can be delivered as a midi file for use with your DAW and sample library of choice.

Check out the store for some of our arrangements. We can work within your budget, and can even record a backing track of the arrangement!