Continued from JMI July-August 2005
NEW WORKS RECIEVED AUGUST–OCTOBER 2005
Agnew, Elaine, Ready, Steady, Go! [2004], 2 vn va vc; Sixth of January [2005], 2 vn-solo, str; Slide [2005], vn;
Alcorn, Michael, Psallo [2005], hrp, live electronics.
Bennett, Ed, Restricted Viewing [2004], pf, tape; Excavation [2004], va-solo picc fl cl bcl acc vn vc; My Broken Machines [2004], 3 instr [variable], pf, perc; Monster [2005], bcl tape; all of this used to be trees [2005], 3233 4231 timp 3 perc pf sampler str; White Lines [n.d.]. vn-solo, 2222 2200 perc str.
Caffrey, Greg, Variations on Confirmation [1997], ssax+voice, asax+voice, tsax+voice, barsax+voice, perc.
Canning, Rob, Ave Maria [2004], 5 S-solo, 4 A-solo, 4 T-solo, 4 B-Solo.
Cleary, Siobhán, The Dole of the King’s Daughter [2005], Mez-solo, 2 vn va vc, tape.
Corcoran, Frank, Súil - Saol [2005], sa [div.]; Quasi un Basso [2005], db.
Deane, Raymond, Samara [2005], 3333 4231 4-5 perc [mar, vib, glock, tubular bells, 4 bongos, 4 tom-toms, 4 darbukas, 2 sdm, tamb, bdm, 4 woodblocks, maracas, log drum spring coil, 2 cym, tam-tam] pf/cel hrp str.
Dennehy, Donnacha, Hive [2005], satb 2230 4221 timp 3 perc hrp pf str.
Guy, Barry, Inachis [2002], vn.
Hamilton, Andrew, Nee Muziek [2005], voice [amplified]+ kbd+bells, vc.
Higgs, George, The Brass Picnic [2005], 4 hn 4 tpt 4 trb 4 tuba; The Workhouse Sonata [2005], S-solo, A-solo, B-solo, vn va vc.
Holstead, Rachel, Cath Fionntrá [1995-1997], orch.
Lyons, Frank, Mnemonics [2004]; Rush [2004], vn, live electronics.
Ní Dhubhghaill, Caitríona, Sub umbra illius [2005], A-solo, T-solo, satb.
Ní Ríain, Ailís, Down the Rabbit Hole [1995], fl pf; She tells her love while half-asleep [1996], Mez-solo, vc; This Moment [1996], Mez-solo; That’s the Way the Moon Wanes [1996], Mez-solo, cl pf; More Smile than Substance [1997], vn; Mercury [1997], vn pf; Cease to Exist [1998 rev. 2002], satb; The Dead Live [2002], picc ob bcl bn hn perc pf hrp vc db; Up! [2003], 3 trb, btrb; Dice [2003], S-solo, T-solo, pf; Police Lines [2003], Mez-solo, T-solo; The Falling [2004], hrp; Fear is… [2004], hrp.
O’Connell, Kevin, Motus [2004], bcl; Three Sacred Songs [2004], S-solo, pf.
Parker, C. S. L., The Rollercoaster [2005], Mez-solo, sa, ebgui, pf, hrp, str; Three Songs for Katy Ryan [2005], S-solo, pf; Here's a little something for the aftermath [2005], ebgui, pf; Speed Dating [2005], pf; Cure for Insomnia [2005], pf.
Wilson, James, Ronsard Songs [1950], voice pf; Divertimento [1957], str; Poema Sarda [1958], 3232 4231 timp perc hrp xyl; Tempo di Valse Commodo [1962], hrp; Divertimento [1965], fl vn vc pf; Elegy on a favourite cat drowned in a tub of gold fishes [1965], sa, pf; Tom O’Bedlam [1965], satb, timp hrp pf; Three Canticles [1966], S-solo, Ct-solo, sa str; Fourth Canticle [1967], Ct-solo, 1121 1111 timp perc hrp pf str speaker; The Solitary Reaper [1968], S-solo, pf; Accordion Studies [1969], acc; Amoretti [1969], A-solo, B-solo, hpd; Sweet Dancer [1970], S-solo, hrp; Trois Vocalises [1970], s-solo, hn, vc; When icicles hang by the wall [1970], S-solo, pf; Sonata de Valldemosa [1970], vn pf; Sweet Dancer [1970], S-solo, pf; Bagatelles [1970], fl ob obda bn hn vn va vc db; Bestiary [1971], Mez-solo, trec, hpd, vc; Carmen Carmeliticum [1971], satb, vn va vc pf; The Wax Banana [1972], Mez-solo pf; Piano Trio No. 1 [1973], vn vc pf; The Witches’ Ballad [1979], Mez-solo pf; Carol in Thanks [1979], satb; The Wedding on the Eiffel Tower [1980], voice, trb, pf; Poem by Oscar Wilde [1982], Mez-solo, gui pf; Donny Johnny [1985], S-solo, T-solo, fl hn perc hpd gui 2 vn va vc; The Wonderful Stone [1987], voice cl pf; The Christmas Rose [1989], voice, va; Three Poems by Susan Connolly [1991], Mez-solo, hrp [Irish]; Stuffed Raspberries [2005], S-solo, A-solo, T-solo, B-solo, pf; Prelude to Divertimento [n.d.], fl vn vc pf; Divertimento - Finale [n.d.], fl vn vc pf; Suite for Brass Band [n.d.], sop cnt hrn bar trb euph bass perc; The Cat and the Moon [n.d.], Mez-solo pf; Lullaby [n.d.], Mez-solo, hrp; Alla marcia [n.d.], pf; The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo [n.d.], S-solo, pf; Easter Procession [n.d.], T-solo, ssaattbb 2 pf; The Only Jealousy of Emer [n.d.], Mez-solo, hn pf; 1985 [n.d.], Dance Ritual [n.d.], fl vn vc perc pf; Umbrage for Orchestra and Six Music Critics [n.d.], orch, 6 speakers.
CDS, AUGUST – OCTOBER 2005
Barry, Gerald, The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant RTÉ 324CD
Barry, Gerald, The Intelligence Park NMC 325CD
ARTICLES, AUGUST – OCTOBER 2005
Grimes, Jonathan, ‘Interview with Roger Doyle’, CMC web-site (cmc.ie); ‘What’s it like to be Roger Doyle?’, CMC web-site (cmc.ie); ‘Interview with Andrew Hamilton’, CMC web-site (cmc.ie); ‘What’s it like to be Andrew Hamilton?’, CMC web-site (cmc.ie)
O’Kelly, Eve, ‘James Wilson Tribute’, CMC web-site (cmc.ie).
Listings provided by the Contemporary Music Centre. All materials are available to browse or listen to in the centre’s library at 19 Fishamble St, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 (for details see www.cmc.ie or phone 01-6731922).
Published on 1 November 2005



