Eimear Reidy and Natalia Beylis began creating music together in 2020 for an arboreal music & research project titled ‘Whose Woods These Are.’ Based in Leitrim, the duo compose new music for keyboard instruments, cello and electronics.
Together they have formed a distinctive musical language that represents a common ground between their individual practices and opens avenues for improvisation within their performances.
The title of their musical research project Whose Woods These Are is taken from Robert Frost’s ‘Stopping by Woods.’ The poem entered public domain on midnight 1 Jan 2020 and now it is owned by no one/owned by us all collectively.
The aim of the project is to bring audiences into woodland settings in hopes of encouraging people to spend time amongst the trees and with the ultimate goal of allowing the public to have a hand in the conservation of our forests.
‘The woods are lovely dark and deep.’