Focus
The Critic? Who Cares?
The Role of the Classical Music Critic in Ireland.
Live Reviews: Ronan Guilfoyle's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
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
What next for Irish music education?
Funding for Opera and The Arts Plan
The huge cost of old operas limits funding for every other music activity in this country, argues composer Roger Doyle.
Songs of Irish Rebellion
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
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.
Knocking on the Castle Door: A Place for Traditional Music at Third Level?
Making the case for traditional music as an independent area of study in the Irish education system.
Will the Real Composer Please Stand Up?
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?
Look Who's Talking!
A look at the current state of reviewing in jazz, traditional and classical music in Ireland.