12.1.06 The Atlantean – a talk by film-maker Bob Quinn, with particular reference to traditional Irish and North African music, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin 2, 7pm. The four films in the Atlantean series will be shown in the Gallery until 16.2.06.
13.1.06 Music Network: Slide, St John’s Arts Centre, Listowel
13.1.06-
15.1.06 Winter Music Weekend, Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare
16.1.06 James Wilson Concert, NCH, Dublin
17.1.06 Horizons, RTÉ NSO, Featured composer: Elaine Agnew, music by Lutoslawski, Agnew, and Elena Kats-Chernin, NCH, Dublin, 1:05pm
20.1.06 RTÉ NSO, James MacMillan (The Confession of Isobel Gowdie), Britten, Shostakovich, NCH, Dublin
20.1.06 -
22.1.06 A Genius Turns 250 - Mozart Festival, ConTempo Quartet, Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe, Galway
21.1.06 Kate Hearne (recorder), David Adams (harpsichord), music from Italian Baroque to O’Carolan, Bantry House, Cork
21.1.06 Music Network: Slide, Christ Church Cathedral Waterford
24.1.06 Horizons, RTÉ NSO, Featured composer: Roger Doyle, music by Thea Musgrave, Doyle and Raymond Deane, NCH, Dublin, 1:05pm
26.1.06 Mostly Modern, Ensemble Madrid, works by Deane, Buckley, Dwyer, Arild Suarez and Jose Luis Turina, Bank of Ireland Arts Centre, Dublin
26.1.06 Music Network: Susan Doyle (flute), Sile Daly (oboe) & Deirdre O’Leary (clarinet), Newman Institute, Ballina.
26.1.06 Temple Bar Trad: Skara Brae, Noel Hill, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Mick O’Brien, Temple Bar Music Centre, Dublin 2, 7:30pm
26.1.06 Music Network tour: the music and song of South Ulster – Gerry O’Connor (fiddle), Cathal McConnell (flute/vocals) and Martin Quinn (accordion), Drogheda; 27.1.06 Ballyconnell; 28.1.06 Lanesborough; 29.1.06 Letterkenny; 30.1.06 Clifden; 31.1.06 Castlebar; 1.2.06 Listowel; 2.2.06 Dublin; 3.2.06 Wexford.
27.1.06 Trad @ Draíocht Arts Centre, Martin Nolan, uilleann pipes, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, 10:30pm
29.1.06 Temple Bar Trad: Cran, Liz & Yvonne Keane, John Blake and Sean McKeon, Temple Bar Music Centre, 7:30pm
31.1.06 Horizons, RTÉ NSO, Featured composer: Kevin Volans, music by Andrew Hamilton, Volans and Stravinsky, NCH, Dublin, 1:05pm
5.2.05 Brad Mehldau Trio, Vicar Street, Dublin 2
5.2.06 Kodo, japanese drumming, Waterfront Hall, Belfast, 7:30pm
6.2.06 –
9.2.06 Waterford New Music Week, Master Classes/Concerts/Recitals/Workshop, Featuring: Ronan Guilfoyle (Composer-in-Residence), Beatrix Hermann (organ) & Timo Reikowski (cello), Isabelle O’Connell (piano) & local artists, Waterford Institute of Technology
7.2.06 Horizons, RTÉ NSO, Featured composer: Philip Martin, Piano Concerto No. 3 (world premiere), NCH, Dublin, 1:05pm
9.2.06 Mostly Modern, William Butt (cello), Benjamin Britten Cello Suites Nos 2 & 3, Bank of Ireland Arts Centre, Dublin 2
12.2.06 National Chamber Choir, works by Fleischmann, Nørgård, J. Wilson, Vasks, S. Cleary, Ligeti, National Gallery, Dublin 2, 3pm
15.2.06 -
19.2.06 The 7th Gathering Traditional Festival, Gleneagle Complex, Killarney, Co. Kerry
17.2.06 Music Network tour: Kadin Sarkilari (France) – early music from Andalucia to Baghdad, Waterford; 18.2.06 Clifden; 19.2.06 Letterkenny; 21.2.06 Ballina; 22.2.06 Dublin; 23.2.06 Cork; 24.2.06 Tinahely.
17.2.06 Trad @ Draíocht Arts Centre, Martin Nolan, uilleann pipes, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, 10:30pm
17.2.06 ConTempo Quartet, Ian Wilson (The Capsizing Man and other stories), Model Arts and Niland Gallery, Sligo
17.2.06 RTÉ Living Music Festival, works by Reich and Feldman, NCH; 18.2.05 ‘Marathon’ Concert, O’Reilly Theatre, 1–11:30pm; 19.2.06 Steve Reich Composition Seminar, NCH, 11am; 19.2.06 works by Marshall and Reich, Project Arts Centre, 3pm; 19.2.06 works by Reich, Perotin, Pärt and de Machaut, NCH, 5pm; 19.2.06 Reich – Music for 18 Musicians/ You Are, NCH, 8pm
22.2.06 Liam O’Flynn and the Pipers Call Band, NCH, Dublin 2
24.2.06 RTÉ NSO, James MacMillan (Veni, Veni, Emmanuel), Beethoven, Shostakovich, NCH, Dublin
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26.2.06 West Cavan Singing Weekend, Angler’s Rest, Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan
25.2.06 Opera Theatre Company, Mozart’s Apollo and Hyacinthus, featuring period instruments, Skibbereen Town Hall, Cork
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4.3.06 Mostly Modern Festival, Featuring the music of Aldo Clementi, Bank of Ireland Arts Centre, Dublin 2
3.3.06 Music Network: Yukawa Chan (piano duo), Drogheda; 4.3.06 Moate; 5.3.06 Birr; 6.3.06 Castlebar; 8.3.06 Dublin; 10.3.06 Wexford; 11.3.06 Bray; 12.3.06 Portlaoise.

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