Performed by Irish soprano and ‘veritable tour de force of vocal sound, experimentation and expression’ (Opera Today) Elizabeth Hilliard, the programme consists of three works written for her voice and electronics. Great Women (2021) by Gráinne Mulvey: this towering work is a celebration of Irish women who have helped to shape the social and political landscape through their striving for equality and liberation. Sleepsong (2022) by Siobhán Cleary: a haunting setting of part of The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne , one of the greatest Irish prose narratives. Refuse to be wrecked (2023) by Ailís Ní Ríain: this work explores considerations of personal freedom and restriction - mental and physical, the perceived agency of ‘choice’ and a passion both intellectual and physical to survive - to refuse to be wrecked.