The Journal Of Music

Latest Appointments and Awards in Music (May 2023)
A round-up of recent appointments and awards with news from Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, West Wicklow Chamber Music Festival, Blackwater Valley Opera Festival, Queen's University Belfast, Royal Irish Academy of Music, the Pulitzer Prize, the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras and Hot Press.
New TG4 Series 'Éire Eile' to Explore Subcultures and Alternative Scenes in Ireland
Presented by DJ Shampain, the programme will look at hip-hop in Limerick, queer punk in Belfast, folk groups, electronic music and more.
Pulitzer-winning Composer Caroline Shaw to Perform at Louth Contemporary Music Festival
Two-day event on 16–17 June in Dundalk will feature works by Shaw, Laurence Crane, Linda Catlin Smith, Cassandra Miller and Sam Perkin, as well as a performance of Terry Riley's 'In C' by Irish traditional musicians.
Concerts, Festivals & Upcoming Deadlines (29 May–4 June 2023)
This week's concerts, festivals and job and funding deadlines from Monday to Sunday.
Vox Orbis, Siobhán Armstrong, Aisling Kenny, Yonit Kosovske and Helen Hancock to Perform at Galway Early Music Festival This Weekend
Artistic Director, Chair and co-founder Maura Ó Cróinín to step down from the festival after 27 years.
RIAM Students to Perform in Inaugural NSO Concerto Project
Lauren McCann, Emma Power, Kalle Peura and Rachel Nolan will present debut concertos at the NCH on Wednesday 31 May.
RTÉ Publishes Archive Recordings of Irish Music from the 1930s to the 70s
Digitised acetate discs include recordings of Séamus Ennis, Rhoda Coghill, Breandán Breathnach, Cití Ní Ghallachóir, John F. Larchet, Mickey Doherty, Bill Meek and more.
New Jazz Summer Camp for Girls Open for Applications
The three-day camp for musicians aged 11–15 will take place in Dublin in June.
Concerts, Festivals & Upcoming Deadlines (22–28 May 2023)
This week's concerts, festivals and job and funding deadlines from Monday to Sunday.
Irish Music and Arts Abroad: Culture Ireland Announces €886k in Funding
Daoirí Farrell, Clare Sands, Just Mustard, Celaviedmai, Dervish, Téada and Chamber Choir Ireland among recipients.
Musical Highlights at the 2023 Galway International Arts Festival
KETTAMA, Bell X1, Martha Wainwright, ConTempo Quartet, Séamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta, Sorcha Richardson, Seán Smyth, Michael McGoldrick and Susan O'Neill on the music line-up, along with a Bill Whelan world premiere, traditional music lunchtime concerts, and The Pulse acrobatics show featuring a 30-member female choir.
Concerts, Festivals & Upcoming Deadlines (15–21 May 2023)
This week's concerts, festivals and job and funding deadlines from Monday to Sunday.
Concerts, Festivals & Upcoming Deadlines (8–14 May 2023)
This week's concerts, festivals and job and funding deadlines from Monday to Sunday.
Programme Announced for Tradition Now Weekend 2023
Two nights of concerts will include Aoife Ní Bhriain, Catrin Finch, Hack-Poets Guild, Méabh Ní Bheaglaoich, Landless, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, A Lazarus Soul, Eimear McGeown and Libby McCrohan as well as traditional music sessions in the John Field Room.
Concerts, Festivals & Upcoming Deadlines (2–7 May 2023)
This week's concerts, festivals and job and funding deadlines from Tuesday to Sunday.
'What we can do is make sure that the voice of the music community is heard': Music Alliance Ireland Open for New Members
Umbrella group held its sixth public meeting at the New Music Dublin festival at the National Concert Hall on 21 April.
Other Voices to Present Concerts in Kildare, Limerick, Tipperary and Kerry
Lisa Hannigan, Gemma Hayes, Paul Noonan, Ye Vagabonds, Cormac Begley, God Knows, Nell Mescal, Anna Mieke, Sam Amidon and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh to perform.
Concerts, Festivals & Upcoming Deadlines (24–30 April 2023)
This week's concerts, festivals and job and funding deadlines from Monday to Sunday.
New Releases (20 April)
The Journal of Music's regular round-up of recent albums and singles, including Rodney Owl, Junior Brother, Jinx Lennon, CMAT, Cinder Well, HamsandwicH, All the Brave Hunters, David Kitt, East Forest and Peter Broderick, David Keenan and more. To submit your music, email [email protected].
Latest Appointments and Awards in Music (April 2023)
A round-up of recent appointments and awards with news from Improvised Music Company and Triskel Arts Centre, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and Music Network, Irish Traditional Music Archive, RDS, The Ark, TG4, Opera North, Dance Limerick, Northern Ireland Opera, and Arts & Business NI.
Programme Announced for Body & Soul 2023
Festival takes place at Ballinlough Castle Estate in Westmeath from 16 to 18 June with Fever Ray, The Murder Capital, Alison Goldfrapp, Denise Chaila, Gemma Dunleavy, Moderat, Ye Vagabonds, Nealo, Aoife Nessa Frances and more.
RTÉ Seeking Radio Producers for Lyric FM and Radio 1 Music
Deadline for applications for both positions is this Friday 21 April at 5pm.
Concerts, Festivals & Upcoming Deadlines (17–23 April 2023)
This week's concerts, festivals and job and funding deadlines from Monday to Sunday.
Music Alliance Ireland to Hold Public Meeting at New Music Dublin 2023
Meeting will take place in the Iveagh Room at the National Concert Hall on Friday 21 April; all are welcome and there is no admission charge.
Concerts, Festivals & Upcoming Deadlines (11–16 April 2023)
This week's concerts, festivals and job and funding deadlines from Tuesday to Sunday.
Feis Ceoil 2023 Competition Results Announced
A selection of the winners will perform at a Feis Ceoil gala concert in the National Concert Hall on 26 April.
Wigmore Hall Festival in Dublin to Open New RIAM Recital Hall
Featured artists include Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the Schumann Quartet, Stephen Hough, Mitsuko Uchida, Jonathan Biss and Regula Mühlemann.
Programme Announced for 2023 Dublin International Chamber Music Festival
This year's edition takes place from 7 to 12 June and features Abel Selaocoe, Quatuor Ébène and Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, and world premieres by Ian Wilson, Cenk Ergün, Amanda Feery, Gráinne Mulvey and Jonathan Nangle.