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Ahead of De Temps Antan’s Music Network tour on 1–10 May, The Journal of Music spoke to band member Pierre-Luc Dupuis about the blend of influences that make Quebecois traditional music distinctive.
This week's concerts from Tuesday to Sunday. To have your concert included next week (29 April–5 May), please add it to our listings.
Appointments at Music Generation, Glyndebourne, Making Music, Music at Paxton, and St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork.
News – UK
Kaka Mollz, Abby Oliveira and Dena Anuk$a to perform at showcase in June.
Figures show that arts and culture has surpassed agriculture in contribution to the UK economy.
VRï, Trials of Cato, Lleuwen, Calan and Gwilym Bowen Rhys among winners.
Reviews
The Music Current contemporary music festival – which took place last week in Dublin – has a radicalism in curation that can give listeners a real feeling of discovery. Adrian Smith reviews the four days and asks: can it grow its 'fringe' status in the Irish new music scene?
In the first review from our new Music Writer Mentoring Scheme, supported by Galway City and Galway County Arts Offices, James Fleming reviews a performance by Sarah Nicolls of her new political work 'Twelve Years'. Presented by Galway Jazz Festival at the Mick Lally Theatre on 29 March, the composition by the British pianist and composer is a direct call for action at a time of crisis.
The second Cork Sound Fair took place last week. Spread over four days (28–31 March), the festival displays the fascinating diversity of Irish electronic music. Don O'Mahony reviews a selection of performances from Saturday night and Sunday.
Articles
In less than two years, the Sounding the Feminists movement has changed the conversation in the Irish contemporary music scene and put the issue of gender equality and composers firmly on the musical map, but, asks Adrian Smith, can it have a long-term impact without more support from the music community?
Pursuing the latest in contemporary music sounds is key to the focus of Music Current festival, which begins next week in Dublin. Artistic Director Fergal Dowling spoke to the Journal of Music about the ethos of the event, current trends in music, and the ensembles performing this year.
Sarah Nicolls has composed a new work inspired by the announcements on climate change last autumn and the activism of Greta Thunberg. She spoke to The Journal of Music about the impetus for the work and being so politically direct with an audience.
Irish musician Patrick Rafter will perform with the renowned violinist and conductor Maxim Vengerov this Friday at the National Concert Hall. The Kilkenny violinist spoke to The Journal of Music about how this significant career moment came about.
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