Focus
In Dreams Begins Responsibility: An Irish Academy for the Performing Arts?
Richard Pine examines the issues surrounding the establishment of an Irish Academy for the Performing Arts. 
Composers' Choice: Fergus Johnston
A preview of Fergus Johnston's Composers' Choice on March 28th, 2002, in the John Field Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin 2. 
Live Reviews: Horizons: John Buckley
Horizons – featuring the music of John Buckley, Henri Dutilleux and György Ligeti, National Concert Hall, Dublin, 29 January 2002, with the National Symphony Orchestra (Conductor: Colman Pearce) and soloist Peter Sweeney (organ)
Scotland's Centre of Traditional Excellence
Steve McGrail reports on a ground-breaking project in Scotland to give youngsters in-depth traditional music tuition within an ordinary local school.
Adorno's Philosophy of Music
In the light of a recent weekend of music from the 2nd Viennese School, Conor Kostick looks at the ideas on music of philosopher Theodor Adorno.
Investing in Tradition
European audiences have been offered African music as a kind of dichotomy, i.e. either very traditional rural acoustic music or urban dance bands, with very little in between. This article looks at the way in which one African musician, Chartwell Dutiro, has subverted this polarity.
Investing in Tradition
European audiences have been offered African music as a kind of dichotomy, i.e. either very traditional rural acoustic music or urban dance bands, with very little in between. This article looks at the way in which one African musician, Chartwell Dutiro, has subverted this polarity.
Music and Nationalism: Part 2
In the second part of his review of Musical Constructions of Nationalism, a new book edited by Michael Murphy and Harry White, Patrick Zuk discusses the ideas on music and Irish cultural history of musicologist Harry White. 
Music and Nationalism: Part 1
In the first part of a two-part review of Musical Constructions of Nationalism, Patrick Zuk discusses the contributions of Michael Murphy and Joseph Ryan and the questions they raise about the influence of nationalist ideologies on musical composition in Ireland. 