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Diverse Responses to the Earth and Sea Diverse Responses to the Earth and Sea Mark Fitzgerald Navona Records have recently released a live album of works for orchestra and large ensemble by Peter Dickson Lopez, Corrina Bonshek and Jane O'Leary. Mark Fitzgerald reviews.
How to Transform Ireland’s Music Business How to Transform Ireland’s Music Business Gareth Murphy With Covid-19 now reaching endgame, we're about to enter a new situation: a global music marketplace that's grown a whole lot younger and more technological. In order for Ireland to embrace this future, it needs an ambitious new music plan – with record labels at its heart. Gareth Murphy sets out five steps to help transform Ireland's music business.
A Series of Discoveries in Tipperary A Series of Discoveries in Tipperary Anna Murray Finding a Voice, the Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, concert series celebrating the music of women composers from the 12th century to present day, took place online from 5 to 8 March. Anna Murray reviews.
A Society Rallying After the Silence A Society Rallying After the Silence Brendan Finan Louth Contemporary Music Society's new album features chamber works by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov and Raymond Deane. Brendan Finan reviews.
A New Sense of Play A New Sense of Play Andrea Cleary Wyvern Lingo's second album 'Awake You Lie' was released last week. Andrea Cleary reviews.
Our Predicament in Sharp Focus Our Predicament in Sharp Focus Adrian Smith Composer Nick Roth's new work 'Crann' is a poem setting and film work for three voices, tree, vessel and currach, commissioned by the literary festival IMRAM. Adrian Smith reviews.
Traumas on the Table Traumas on the Table Andrea Cleary Singer-songwriter Anna B Savage has recently released her debut album 'A Common Turn'. Andrea Cleary reviews.
Startling Voice in an Expanded Soundworld Startling Voice in an Expanded Soundworld Anna Murray Snowpoet – the London-based duo of Lauren Kinsella and Chris Hyson – release their third album 'Wait For Me' tomorrow. Anna Murray reviews.
Tunes from Famine Times Tunes from Famine Times Adrian Scahill Mick O’Brien, Emer Mayock and Aoife Ní Bhriain have just released a second album of tunes from the James Goodman manuscripts, a collection that was made around the time of the Great Famine. Adrian Scahill reviews.
The Worlds Within a Single Work The Worlds Within a Single Work Brendan Finan Music for Galway's annual midwinter festival, which took place online at the weekend (22–24 January), focused on a single, relentlessly inventive work: the Goldberg Variations. Brendan Finan reviews.

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