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The Arts Council has announced that Graham Devlin Associates will conduct a review of supports to contemporary music in Ireland and make recommendations for strategic development. The research objectives are: to appraise Arts Council policy and funding...

The Arts Council has announced that Graham Devlin Associates will conduct a review of supports to contemporary music in Ireland and make recommendations for strategic development.

The research objectives are: to appraise Arts Council policy and funding programmes in support of contemporary music in Ireland, and analyse their impact on artistic practice; conduct needs assessment through consultation with key informants; benchmark current Irish contemporary music context against models of international best practice; and make recommendations for change to support and sustain a dynamic contemporary music sector.

The consultation process will include policy makers and funding agencies, representative bodies, service and resource organisations, production companies, events and festivals, venues, composers and performers (individuals and groups), with a direct or indirect involvement in contemporary music.

The report is due in July 2005. For more information visit www.artscouncil.ie

p.s.
Galway Arts Centre, 16-17 July
‘Music from the Edge’
(admission free)

New music from around the world performed by Concorde new music ensemble, ConTempo String Quartet, and Harry Sparnaay, virtuoso bass clarinet player from Amsterdam.

Starting at 2pm on Saturday 16th and continuing at 3pm, 4pm, 5pm and on Sunday at 1pm there will be a series of 30 min. performances featuring 7 world premieres.

Performances of new works featuring bass clarinet plus works by Irish composers Brian Boydell, Jane O’Leary, Stephen Gardner, Ronan Guilfoyle, Ed Bennett and Rob Cannning, Dutch composer Roderik de Man, Finnish composer Riika Talvitie, a work by Derek Kelly for solo cello and by UK-based Japanese composer Fumiko Miyachi for voice and instruments specially composed for the weekend.

Published on 1 July 2005

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