BlackGate
Presented by Moving On Music
BlackGate is a new project from Irish double-bassist Caimin Gilmore (Crash Ensemble) that explores the worlds of contemporary music, pop, classical, folk, and other. Released to widespread acclaim in 2025 through the New Amsterdam (US) & Ten Spot (IRL) labels, their self-titled debut album is a genre-fluid gem that could slip into multiple sections of the most considered of record collections.
Performed by renowned cellist Kate Ellis, harpist Lavinia Meijer, and Gilmore on double bass, the music is a cross-genre brew that pulls from Gilmore’s hugely interesting and varied career. It had its world premiere at Kilkenny Arts Festival in 2024 and has since been performed at the New Music Dublin Festival, PS21 Chatham Groundtone Festival, the Phoenix Gallery Vermont, and The Bridge Studios in Brooklyn.
With a programme that also includes works by Philip Glass, Lavinia Meijer, Gabriella Smith, Benedict Schlepper Connolly, and Ann Cleare, we are delighted to welcome BlackGate to Belfast. It’s a project that deserves the keenest ears in every city.