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SXSW Protest is About More than Palestine
Toner Quinn
The protest by ten Irish bands at SXSW in Austin, Texas, was about the crisis in Palestine, but it is also about more than that, writes Toner Quinn.
Masters of Tradition Announces 2024 Programme
The Journal Of Music
West Cork festival in August to feature Martin Hayes, Caoimhe and Séamus Uí Fhlatharta, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Mick McAuley, Zoë Conway and John McIntyre, Ré Órga Ensemble, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Peadar Ó Riada, José Manuel Tejedor, Bill Whelan, Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh, Toner Quinn and more.
Shaun Davey, Andrew Hamilton and Ed Bennett Elected to Aosdána
The Journal Of Music
Composers elected at the 42nd General Assembly of the affiliation of Irish artists.

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Munay Ki Dub - Poncho Dub
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29 March Dubophonic Records
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EXSTATIC RESONANCES
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3 April Unit 44 (Kirkos)
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Ascolta Summer Concert
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18 May Dublin Unitarian Church
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Angeline Morrison
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6 April Live to your Living Room (Online)
Music for Galway: Eonta
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9 April O'Donoghue Theatre, University of Galway
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News

Shaun Davey, Andrew Hamilton and Ed Bennett Elected to Aosdána
Composers elected at the 42nd General Assembly of the affiliation of Irish artists.
TG4 Announces Gradam Ceoil Recipients
Artists will be presented with their awards at a gala event at University Concert Hall in Limerick on 5 May.
Concerts, Festivals & Upcoming Deadlines (25–31 March 2024)
This week's concerts, festivals and job and funding deadlines from Monday to Sunday.

Reviews

Marking the Loss of Traditional Music Listening Spaces
A new film on a renowned Irish traditional music pub in Dublin, 'Brendan Gleeson’s Farewell to Hughes’s', has recently been released. Adrian Scahill reviews.
The Erotic and the Murderous: Irish National Opera's 'Salome'
Irish National Opera's production of Richard Strauss' 'Salome' opened on 12 March at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre. Adrian Smith reviews.
Bringing an Irish Dimension to the Bach Cello Suites
Ailbhe McDonagh has just released a recording of the complete Bach solo Cello Suites, the first Irish cellist to do so. James Camien McGuiggan reviews.

Articles

SXSW Protest is About More than Palestine
Toner Quinn
The protest by ten Irish bands at SXSW in Austin, Texas, was about the crisis in Palestine, but it is also about more than that, writes Toner Quinn.
Catherine Martin's Prime Opportunity to Protect Irish Music
Appointing a board member to RTÉ who has musical expertise is crucial to try and safeguard the Irish music scene, writes Toner Quinn.
The Forgotten Influences on Pianists and Composers of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
A new book by Gabriela Mayer, 'The Art of the Unspoken', explores how rhetoric, linguistic parallels and the singing voice were understood by pianists and composers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and how performers can interpret these aspects today. James Camien McGuiggan...
If RTÉ Won’t Speak Up About Its Importance to Irish Music, Who Will?
RTÉ has just published its document 'A New Direction for RTÉ', but where is the renewed vision for music, asks Toner Quinn...

From the Archive

The Silencing of Public Radio
Michael Cronin
What is happening to the arts, music and culture on RTÉ, the national broadcaster?
Nov 1, 2006
Publishing Britain
Séamas de Barra
Séamas de Barra reviews a history of music publishing firm Boosey & Hawkes
Nov 1, 2007
CD Reviews: David Quigley
Michael Quinn
Piano Music from Northern Ireland, Lorelt LNT122
Jan 1, 2007

Latest Events

Munay Ki Dub - Poncho Dub
New Release
29 March Dubophonic Records
Added by Dub Explorations
EXSTATIC RESONANCES
Concert
3 April Unit 44 (Kirkos)
Added by KirkosEnsemble
Ascolta Summer Concert
Concert
18 May Dublin Unitarian Church
Added by Ascolta
Angeline Morrison
Concert
6 April Live to your Living Room (Online)
Music for Galway: Eonta
Concert
9 April O'Donoghue Theatre, University of Galway
Added by Music for Galway

Latest Jobs and Opportunities

PhD Scholarship in Music
Funding
26 April Dublin City University
Added by blunnier
National Symphony Orchestra: Tutti Cello
Job
14 April National Concert Hall
Elevate Bursary
Call for Submissions
19 April Galway International Arts Festival
Call for Film Composers: Spot the Composer
Call for Submissions
31 March Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes
Schools Fellow
Job
4 April National Gallery of Ireland

Upcoming Events

NSO on Good Friday: St Matthew Passion
Concert
29 March National Concert Hall
WRONG JOVI: TRIBUTE TO BON JOVI
Concert
29 March The Everyman, Cork
Added by The Everyman
Dances Like a Bomb presented by Junk Ensemble
Dance
29 March Project Arts Centre, Dublin
Added by Steph Dickenson
PORT – SJ McArdle
Concert
29 March An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk
Added by LindaMcC

Upcoming Deadlines

West Wicklow Chamber Music Festival Composition Competition 2024 - Bassoon and Piano
Competition
29 March West Wicklow Chamber Music Festival
Added by CMC Ireland
Studio Light Moves - Open Futures 2024 Open Call
Call for Submissions
29 March Dance Limerick
Added by Emer Casey
Music Current Festival Commission 2024
Call for Submissions
29 March Project Arts Centre, Dublin
Added by Dublin Sound Lab
Music Current Commission
Call for Scores
29 March Music Current
Call for Film Composers: Spot the Composer
Call for Submissions
31 March Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes
Open Call: Sonic Experiments 2024
Call for Submissions
31 March ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
Digital Marketing Manager
Job
31 March Manchester Camerata
Dean of Faculty of Creative and Performing Arts & Media
Job
2 April Munster Technological University
Added by C NI Laoghaire
Artist Opportunity: Apply for BABEL Round 3
Call for Submissions
3 April Baboró, Galway

Funding

Artist and Youth Work Residency Scheme 29 March The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Youth Arts Explorer Grant 29 March National Youth Council of Ireland
Artist and Youth Work Full Residency Grant 29 March National Youth Council of Ireland
Perform Europe 31 March Creative Europe Desk Ireland