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The Composer Steve Martland Has Died The Composer Steve Martland Has Died The British composer Steve Martland has died aged fifty-three. His death was announced by his publisher Schott Music on Tuesday. Born in Liverpool in 1959, Martland studied composition at Liverpool... Read More
New Resource of Irish Songs for Choirs New Resource of Irish Songs for Choirs The Irish soprano Deirdre Moynihan has launched a new venture to promote choral singing. Choirs Can, an online resource of Irish songs arranged for choir, is aimed at secondary school and non-... Read More
In the Name of Willie Clancy In the Name of Willie Clancy Myles O'Reilly's film about the Willie Clancy Summer School, In the Name of Willie Clancy, which received its premiere in The Dock in Carrick-on-Shannon in February, is now available to view... Read More
Every Noise at Once Every Noise at Once If you've ever wondered what is meant by the terms space rock, chiptune or moombahton, a new web app developed by coder Glenn MacDonald will provide an interactive genre guide. Every Noise at Once,... Read More
An Taobh Tuathail Celebrates Fourteenth Birthday An Taobh Tuathail Celebrates Fourteenth Birthday An Taobh Tuathail, the Irish language music show presented by Cian Ó Ciobháin on weekdays on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, is celebrating its fourteenth birthday this week. From 1999 until 2005, because... Read More
National Concert Hall Announces New Residency Programme National Concert Hall Announces New Residency Programme The National Concert Hall, Dublin, has announced a new residency programme to be based at its Earlsfort Terrace premises. The residencies have been offered to two music organisations — the Irish... Read More
New MA in Festive Arts Launched in Limerick New MA in Festive Arts Launched in Limerick The Minister for the Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan, launched a new MA in Festive Arts at the University of Limerick this week. A one-year full-time course, the degree will be 'a... Read More
Fiddle-player Aidan O'Rourke's Hotline Fiddle-player Aidan O'Rourke's Hotline Lau and Kan fiddle-player Aidan O'Rourke is releasing a new album of compositions titled Hotline. Commissioned by the An Tobar Arts Centre in the Isle of Mull, Scotland as part of London 2012’s... Read More
The Beat of the Breath by Brian Hughes The Beat of the Breath by Brian Hughes The whistle player Brian Hughes, from Athy, Co Kildare, is launching his third album, The Beat of the Breath, at a concert in Athy Community Arts Centre on Friday, 3 May. Seán McElwain (guitar and... Read More
Tippett's 'A Child of Our Time' at Cork Choral Festival Tippett's 'A Child of Our Time' at Cork Choral Festival After twenty-one years at the helm, Geoffrey Spratt is to conduct the Fleischmann Choir for the last time, with the choir appearing in the opening gala event of the Cork International Choral Festival... Read More