Shliocht. The first movement opens with a dark melody using flute and alto flute. Each line moves independently, creating dissonance and resolution with one another as they intertwine. The use of multiphonics with trills encapsulates the bird-like qualities of Sweeney's transformation, with hints of his madness apparent in the two-octave leaps, extended techniques, "cha" vocal effects, and scalar passages towards the end. A slow air sets the scene for the second movement, developing into a contemporary jig, which descends chromatically. The descension of the jig creates a feeling of unease and loss of control as it falls. The ending reminisces back to the opening duet on flute and alto flute. Film Dusk to Dawn at Quaker’s Graveyard, Co. Armagh.

"Sweeney's Descent” was a selected Shore collective group exhibition at An Táin Arts Centre, Basement Gallery, Dundalk, from July 15th to August 28th, 2021. The soundtrack was composed and performed by Aislinn Prescott.