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Recent Publications in Contemporary Music Contemporary Music Centre 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,...
MacMahon's Ghosts MacMahon's Ghosts Peter Woods The Making of 'Port na bPucaí'.
...music news... The Journal Of Music 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: Ian Wilson – Winter Finding Fergal Dowling 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 John McLachlan The fluffy halo of 'classical' music, what composers think, Symphony Sessions and a new work from Elaine Agnew.
A Short Obituary of Irish Pop John Waters 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 Pat Ahern Masters of Tradition Festival 2005.
The Pressure to Conform The Pressure to Conform Toner Quinn Commitment to tradition versus experimentation.
...traditional arts news... The Journal Of Music 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...

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