s ▁composition ▁" Jo y " ▁with ▁F lyn n ▁and ▁N iw el ▁T sum bu ▁as ▁electric ▁guitar ▁solo ists . ▁The ▁Prem iere ▁was ▁conducted ▁by ▁Alan ▁Pi erson ▁at ▁C ork ▁Opera ▁House . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁premi ere ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁opera ▁" M ná ▁Brian ▁Bor u ", ▁commission ed ▁by ▁Cla re ▁County ▁Council ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Irish ▁King ▁Brian ▁Bor u . ▁This ▁is ▁an ▁unusual ▁opera ▁as ▁it ▁calls ▁for ▁vocal ists ▁who ▁sing ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁traditional ▁se an ▁n ós ▁style ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁classical ▁singing ▁style . ▁The ▁bi - ling ual ▁libre tto ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁English ▁by ▁P ád ra ic ▁O ' Be ir n ▁and ▁Dave ▁F lyn n ▁with ▁Irish ▁transl ations ▁by ▁Billy ▁Mag ▁F h lo inn . ▁The ▁opera ▁was ▁premier ed ▁in ▁St . ▁Fl ann an ' s ▁C athedral , ▁Kill alo e ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁F lyn n ▁released ▁a ▁minimal ist ▁solo ▁electric ▁guitar ▁album ▁" W inter ▁Vari ations " ▁on ▁his ▁label ▁F ris be e ▁Records . ▁Tex an ▁Crit ic ▁Andrew ▁Anderson ▁pra ised ▁the ▁album ▁in ▁Theatre J ones . com ▁stating ▁" F lyn n ▁takes ▁listen ers ▁through ▁a ▁project ▁that ▁extract s ▁an ▁ast ounding ▁wealth ▁of ▁music ▁from ▁minimal ▁resources ."