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Why Séamus? Christopher J. Smith Séamus Ennis, Traditional Music, and Irish Cultural History.
The Critic? Who Cares? Ian Fox The Role of the Classical Music Critic in Ireland.
Live Reviews: Ronan Guilfoyle's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Conor Kostick Ronan Guilfoyle’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, with Conor Linehan (piano) and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra (Laurent Wagner, conductor) on 16 August 2002. On Friday 16th August, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra played the world premier of Ronan...
The MEND Report Frank Heneghan What next for Irish music education?
Funding for Opera and The Arts Plan Funding for Opera and The Arts Plan Roger Doyle The huge cost of old operas limits funding for every other music activity in this country, argues composer Roger Doyle.
Songs of Irish Rebellion Songs of Irish Rebellion Terry Moylan A review of the re-issued Songs of Irish Rebellion: Irish Political Street Ballads and Rebel Songs, 1780-1900, by Georges Denis Zimmermann.
RTÉ's First RTÉ Living Music Festival Raymond Deane A preview by Artistic Director Raymond Deane of the first RTÉ Living Music Festival on 2-27 October, 2002, at the Helix, Dublin 9, with Featured Composer Luciano Berio.
What We Won't Tell the Visitors this Summer What We Won't Tell the Visitors this Summer Toner Quinn Traditional musicians and Aosdána.
Knocking on the Castle Door: A Place for Traditional Music at Third Level? Fintan Vallely Making the case for traditional music as an independent area of study in the Irish education system.
Will the Real Composer Please Stand Up? Will the Real Composer Please Stand Up? Eric Sweeney How does a young, or even a not so young, composer find their voice today? Is there a 'right' or 'wrong' way to go? Is one style more valid than another?

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