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Recent Publications in Contemporary Music
Continued from JMI July-August 2005NEW WORKS RECIEVED AUGUST–OCTOBER 2005 Agnew, Elaine, Ready, Steady, Go! [2004], 2 vn va vc; Sixth of January [2005], 2 vn-solo, str; Slide [2005], vn; Alcorn, Michael, Psallo [2005], hrp, live electronics. Bennett,...
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New music on RTÉ lyric fmA new programme of contemporary music, Nova, will be broadcast every Sunday on RTÉ lyric fm from 8pm to 10pm, beginning November 6th. Presented by Bernard Clarke. Nova is about new composers, new trends, new listening...
Live Reviews: Roger Doyle, Cormac Breatnach and Martin Dunlea
Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, 29th September 2005
Live Reviews: Ian Wilson – Winter Finding
Friday 16 September saw the world premier of Ian Wilson’s Winter Finding by the National Symphony Orchestra in their usual Friday night NCH slot, under the direction of Gerhard Markson. The performance had been postponed from earlier in the year due...
Classic Ephemera
The fluffy halo of 'classical' music, what composers think, Symphony Sessions and a new work from Elaine Agnew.
A Short Obituary of Irish Pop
Once the pulse of youth, pop has now become repetitive and self-referential – the tedious soundtrack to a society that does not want to grow old.
The Art of Atmosphere
Masters of Tradition Festival 2005.
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Deis – Traditional Arts SchemeDeis is a new scheme established under the Arts Council’s Traditional Arts Initiative, 2005-2008. Deis is a proposal-based scheme which is aimed at encouraging and facilitating the traditional arts community to seek...