Criticism
A New Voice, Thoughtful and Still
Ergodos has just released 'Sea Salt and Turpentine', the debut album from composer Caterina Schembri featuring the Ficino Ensemble and Michelle O'Rourke. Brendan Finan reviews.
A Solution in Search of a Problem
Singer-songwriter Lisa O’Neill performed with the National Symphony Orchestra on 16 November as part of the Tradition Now festival at the NCH. James Camien McGuiggan reviews. 
In Bravo Company: Yeats, Shakespeare and the Unexpected
New Dublin Voices performed six newly commissioned settings of Yeats poems at the Pepper Canister Church on 9 November as well as works by Matthew Harris and Jaakko Mäntyjärvi. Brendan Finan reviews. 
The Absence of Meaning is a Choice
Jennifer Walshe's new album, 'URSONATE%24', is an AI-generated setting of a Dadaist sound poem. Brendan Finan reviews.
Friendly But Demanding
A new release from composer Andrew Hamilton and Crash Ensemble asks the question: can music be kind? Adrian Smith reviews. 
Philip Glass at the Edge of Tradition
Pianist Máire Carroll has recently released a recording of the complete études of Philip Glass on Delphian Records, and gave a complementary concert at the National Concert Hall in September. James Camien McGuiggan reviews.
Exhilarating But Uneven
'Nobodaddy', a new show from Teaċ Daṁsa featuring American folk singer Sam Amidon, is currently running at the Dublin Theatre Festival. James Camien McGuiggan reviews. 
The Power of Irish Myths and Legends to Speak to Us Today
Singer and songwriter John Spillane has just released his most ambitious album yet, a newly composed folk opera titled 'Fíoruisce' featuring Ríoghnach Connolly, Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, Niamh Farrell and Nell Ní Chróinín. Adrian Scahill reviews. 
Contemplating the Earth’s Subliminal Forces
'Earth Sonnet', a new song cycle by Mel Mercier featuring Caoimhe Ní Fhlatharta, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Mikel Murfi and the MÓNCKK ensemble, was premiered on 13–14 September at the Dublin Fringe Festival. Adrian Smith reviews. 
Change Everything and Continue
The new film about musician and producer Brian Eno, in which no two screenings are alike, showed at the Irish Film Institute on 7–10 September. Brendan Finan reviews.