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Campaign to Boost Philanthropy in Ireland Campaign to Boost Philanthropy in Ireland Arts organisations are encouraged to participate in a new campaign that aims to promote philanthropy in the general population. The One Per Cent Difference campaign, run by Philanthropy Ireland,... Read More
Local Choirs to Workshop Russian Orthodox Music Local Choirs to Workshop Russian Orthodox Music Choral groups in Louth and Mayo will be working closely with the chamber choir Resurgam this week, with a special focus on music from the Russian Orthodox choral tradition. 'Local choirs will gain... Read More
Dublin Conference to Focus on Music and the Internet Dublin Conference to Focus on Music and the Internet The Contemporary Music Centre in Dublin is producing the second edition of its Future of Music in the Digital World at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, on 20 June. The conference, said to be of... Read More
Bob Gilmore Announced as Editor of Tempo Bob Gilmore Announced as Editor of Tempo The musicologist and keyboard player Bob Gilmore, who was born in Northern Ireland, has been named the new editor of Tempo, a journal for contemporary music published by Cambridge University Press.... Read More
Reimagining Stravinsky's Rite of Spring Reimagining Stravinsky's Rite of Spring The Kirkos Ensemble, based at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin, has commissioned a set of pieces to mark 100 years since the premiere of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Fourteen different... Read More
Áine O'Dwyer Releases Album of Harp Songs Áine O'Dwyer Releases Album of Harp Songs The London-based Irish harpist and multi-instrumentalist Áine O'Dwyer's new album Anything Bright or Startling? is released today, Friday, 17 May. The album is released as part of the label Second... Read More
Acts Announced for the Mitchelstown Caves Acts Announced for the Mitchelstown Caves A series of concerts held in the Mitchelstown Caves, near Cahir, County Tipperary, will take place for the third time this July. Those attending descend the eighty-eight steps into one of the caves,... Read More
Gerald Barry Wins RPS Music Award Gerald Barry Wins RPS Music Award The Irish composer Gerald Barry has recieved the 2013 Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award for Large-Scale Composition. The prize, awarded for the composer's The Importance of Being Earnest, was... Read More
RTÉ National Sympony Orchestra Announces New Season RTÉ National Sympony Orchestra Announces New Season The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra has announced details of its 2013-2014 programme, with over fifty concerts in Dublin, Castlebar, Cork, Kilkenny, Limerick, Navan, Tullamore and Waterford over a... Read More
Cutting Records from Acrylic, Paper and Wood Cutting Records from Acrylic, Paper and Wood With the spread of 3D printing technology it was perhaps inevitable that someone would use the technology to create a new medium for recorded music. Amanda Ghassei, based in San Francisco, California... Read More