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Live Reviews: Galway Early Music Festival
Students of the Hispanic Studies and Music Departments of Sheffield UniversitySt Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, 17 May 2003Torrejón de Velasco/Calderón – La Púrpura de la RosaWhile North America at the turn of the eighteenth...
Traditional Music: Back at the Crossroads
Barra Ó Séaghdha gives his response to the second Crossroads conference on traditional music which took place in Derry from 25th to 27th April.
A Reply to Bob Quinn & Jean-Yves Bériou
This is a reply to two articles, by Bob Quinn and Jean-Yves Bériou, which appeared in the March/April issue of JMI. The review referred to by Lillis Ó Laoire appeared in the Jan/Feb issue.
Don't Expect a Seachange in Music Education...
Raymond Deane reflects on what happened next when his piece Seachanges (with danse macabre) was selected for inclusion in the Leaving Certificate examination.
Letters: Up North! Reviews
Dear Editor,In response to the Cork reader whose recent letter (March/April 2003) expressed dismay at Up North! festival’s ‘dublin-centric’ programming and coverage: You mentioned both the Crash Ensemble and the Whispering Gallery as the...
Letters: Horizons Concert Review
Dear Editor,Regarding Simon O’Connor’s review of John McLachlan’s Horizons concert (March/April 2003) , it appears that he has very little sympathy for the music he was reviewing and this seems to have blunted his objectivity. ‘Beauty’...
Tobar an Dualchais
Getting music back to the community...
Other Dimensions
A New Vitality in Jazz.
