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Concerts, Festivals & Upcoming Deadlines (29 April–5 May 2024)
The Journal Of Music
This week's concerts, festivals and job and funding deadlines from Monday to Sunday. ...
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€25k Markievicz Award Opens for Applications on 7 May
The Journal Of Music
Award to support work focused on the role of women in Ireland; deadline for applications is 6 June.
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Challenging and Curious – New Music Dublin: Days 1 and 4
Brendan Finan
New Music Dublin took place at the National Concert Hall and other venues in the city from 25 to 28 April with many world and Irish premieres. Brendan Finan reviews days 1 and 4. For a review of days 2 and 3 by James Camien McGuiggan, see the link below.
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Latest Listings

NCH presents Paul Brady
Concert
3 November National Concert Hall
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Producer
Job
3 June The Playhouse Theatre & Arts Centre, Derry
Added by The Playhouse
2
Laetare Vocal Ensemble & The Oars
Concert
21 May All Hallows Chapel, DCU
Added by blunnier
2
Artist in Residence
Call for Submissions
3 June Maynooth University
Added by Journal of Music
3
Media and Artist Relations Officer
Job
15 May Warner Music Ireland
Added by Journal of Music
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News

Concerts, Festivals & Upcoming Deadlines (7–12 May 2024)
This week's concerts, festivals and job and funding deadlines from Tuesday to Sunday.
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€25k Markievicz Award Opens for Applications on 7 May
Award to support work focused on the role of women in Ireland; deadline for applications is 6 June.
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New One-Day Festival of Contemporary Music Announced for Belfast
Terrain will take place on 18 May; event will also include a discussion on the contemporary music scene in Northern Ireland.

Reviews

Excellence But Lacking Surprise – New Music Dublin: Days 2 and 3
New Music Dublin took place at the National Concert Hall and other venues in the city from 25 to 28 April with many world and Irish premieres. James Camien McGuiggan reviews days 2 and 3. For a review of days 1 and 4 by Brendan Finan see the link below.
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Challenging and Curious – New Music Dublin: Days 1 and 4
New Music Dublin took place at the National Concert Hall and other venues in the city from 25 to 28 April with many world and Irish premieres. Brendan Finan reviews days 1 and 4. For a review of days 2 and 3 by James Camien McGuiggan, see the link below.
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The Coloniser’s View: Stanford's 'Shamus O'Brien'
Retrospect Opera has recently released a recording of Charles Villers Stanford's 1896 opera 'Shamus O’Brien', telling the story of an Irish rebel. Brendan Finan reviews.
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Articles

A Life of Searching
Anna Murray
The Belize-born British composer Errollyn Wallen has recently published 'Becoming a Composer', a book of memories and reflections. Anna Murray reviews.
SXSW Protest is About More than Palestine
The protest by ten Irish bands at SXSW in Austin, Texas, was about the crisis in Palestine, but it is also about more than that, writes Toner Quinn.
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Catherine Martin's Prime Opportunity to Protect Irish Music
Appointing a board member to RTÉ who has musical expertise is crucial to try and safeguard the Irish music scene, writes Toner Quinn.
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The Forgotten Influences on Pianists and Composers of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
A new book by Gabriela Mayer, 'The Art of the Unspoken', explores how rhetoric, linguistic parallels and the singing voice were understood by pianists and composers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and how performers can interpret these aspects today. James Camien McGuiggan...

From the Archive

Dublin Style
Toner Quinn
A review of the recent Temple Bar Trad traditional music festival in Dublin.
Mar 1, 2007
CD Review: Stéphanie Makem & Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn
Rory McCabe
Ceol is PÌob (CB 001)
Nov 1, 2008
‘Ireland Performs’ Series Backed Musicians into an Uncomfortable Corner
Toner Quinn
The government's 'Ireland Performs' series, which was partly funded by Facebook, put already under pressure artists in an unacceptable position. We have got to...
May 28, 2020

Latest Events

NCH presents Paul Brady
Concert
3 November National Concert Hall
2
Laetare Vocal Ensemble & The Oars
Concert
21 May All Hallows Chapel, DCU
Added by blunnier
2
Music at the Malthouse 2024
Festival
10 May The Malthouse, Stradbally, Co. Laois
Added by R Flannery
1
Some Distant Shore | Cappella Caeciliana
Concert
16 June Titanic Belfast
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Some Distant Shore | Cappella Caeciliana
Concert
15 June Titanic Belfast
2

Latest Jobs and Opportunities

Producer
Job
3 June The Playhouse Theatre & Arts Centre, Derry
Added by The Playhouse
2
Artist in Residence
Call for Submissions
3 June Maynooth University
Added by Journal of Music
3
Media and Artist Relations Officer
Job
15 May Warner Music Ireland
Added by Journal of Music
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Tender: Provision of Visual Artists’ Workspace Data 2024–2026
Tender
31 May The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Added by Journal of Music
2
Authored Works 2024
Funding
6 June The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Added by Journal of Music
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Upcoming Events

sun, waiting for flawless / an ghrian, ag feitheamh le foirfe
Exhibition
9 May Project Arts Centre, Dublin
L’Olimpiade by Vivaldi -- Irish National Opera
Concert
9 May Aula Maxima, Maynooth University
Added by Jane O'Sullivan
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Film
9 May The Everyman, Cork
Added by The Everyman
Irish National Opera presents: Vivaldi's L’Olimpiade (Concert Performance)
Opera
9 May Aula Maxima, Maynooth University
Added by Journal of Music
Irish Chamber Orchestra/Tine Thing Helseth  - Trumpet Sounds
Concert
9 May University Concert Hall, Limerick
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Upcoming Deadlines

UCD School of Music Associate Conductor
Job
10 May University College Dublin (UCD)
Added by Ciaran Crilly
1
RTÉ Short Story Competition
Competition
10 May RTÉ
1
Volunteer Coordinator
Job
10 May Dublin Fringe Festival
Technical and Production Director
Job
12 May Glyndebourne
Events and Marketing Assistant
Job
12 May Irish Writers Centre
NSO: Section Leader Clarinet
Job
12 May National Concert Hall
Philanthropy Officer
Job
13 May Royal College of Music
Resident Assistant Director
Job
13 May Kiln Theatre, London
Digital Marketing Officer
Job
13 May Glyndebourne
Open Call: Musician-In-Residence
Call for Submissions
14 May Music Network and St. John’s Theatre and Arts Centre (Listowel)

Funding

Touring of Work Scheme 9 May The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Creative Clusters 2024 10 May Department of Education
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Head of Equality Diversity & Inclusion 21 May The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
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