Séamas De Barra

RIP Composer John Kinsella
News
RIP Composer John Kinsella
Ireland's most prolific symphonist and former RTÉ Head...
Nov 15, 2021
Seán Ó Riada Composer Competition Open for Submissions
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Seán Ó Riada Composer Competition Open for Submissions
Cork International Choral Festival competition seeking...
Oct 22, 2019
Making the Case for Ina Boyle
Opinion
Making the Case for Ina Boyle
A recent book on the life and work of the Irish composer...
Oct 17, 2019
British Music Criticism and Anti-intellectualism
Opinion
British Music Criticism and Anti-intellectualism
Mark Fitzgerald reviews a new book edited by Jeremy Dibble...
Aug 30, 2018
Publishing Britain
Opinion
Publishing Britain
Séamas de Barra reviews a history of music publishing firm...
Nov 1, 2007
Ní ón ngaoth a fuair sé é: Aloys Fleischmann, 1910–92
Opinion
Ní ón ngaoth a fuair sé é: Aloys Fleischmann, 1910–92
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin reviews a biography of the composer...
May 1, 2007
Aloys Fleischmann and the idea of an Irish Composer
Opinion
Aloys Fleischmann and the idea of an Irish Composer
Debates about the ‘Irishness’ of a composer’s music are not...
Sep 1, 2005
Arnold Bax, the Fleischmanns and Cork
Opinion
Arnold Bax, the Fleischmanns and Cork
‘We all felt very lonely after you had gone. Your visit was...
Jan 1, 2005
Aloys Fleischmann (1910-1992): A Life for Music in Ireland
Opinion
Aloys Fleischmann (1910-1992): A Life for Music in Ireland
A review of a collections of articles and essays on the...
Jan 1, 2001