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Two-day event on 16–17 June in Dundalk will feature works by Shaw, Laurence Crane, Linda Catlin Smith, Cassandra Miller and Sam Perkin, as well as a performance of Terry Riley's 'In C' by Irish traditional musicians...
Artistic Director, Chair and co-founder Maura Ó Cróinín to step down from the festival after 27 years.
Presented by DJ Shampain, the programme will look at hip-hop in Limerick, queer punk in Belfast, folk groups, electronic music and more.
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Presented by DJ Shampain, the programme will look at hip-hop in Limerick, queer punk in Belfast, folk groups, electronic music and more.
Two-day event on 16–17 June in Dundalk will feature works by Shaw, Laurence Crane, Linda Catlin Smith, Cassandra Miller and Sam Perkin, as well as a performance of Terry Riley...
A round-up of recent appointments and awards with news from Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, West Wicklow Chamber Music Festival, Blackwater Valley Opera Festival, Queen...
Reviews
On 20 May, the National Concert Hall hosted an evening of concerts to mark 15 years of the Erased Tapes contemporary music label. Drew Stephens reviews.
Composer Jamie Thompson's Adjunct Ensemble has just released 'Sovereign Bodies / Ritual Taxonomy' on the Diatribe label, focusing on the ordeal of asylum seekers. Brendan Finan reviews.
Irish National Opera's 'Werther', featuring mezzo-soprano Niamh O’Sullivan and Italian tenor Paride Cataldo, is currently on a nationwide tour. Brendan Finan reviews a performance at the Solstice Arts Centre.
Articles
A new book by Helen O’Shea, 'No Better Boy: Listening to Paddy Canny', journeys into the art of the great East Clare fiddle player. Martin Dowling reviews.
A tribute to the Irish fiddle player Seán Keane who died on 7 May.
The Irish composer Seóirse Bodley is 90 this month and two of his works will be performed at the New Music Dublin festival this week. Adrian Scahill looks back over his music and his innovative work in integrating Irish traditional music into his compositional voice.
Four months after Arts Council England made cuts to opera companies and orchestras, the BBC is now disbanding its professional choir and promising a 20% cut to its orchestras. Composer Christopher Fox discusses the growing crisis in British music.
From the Archive
Benjamin Dwyer’s new book asks hard questions about Irish musical life.
Jan 9, 2015
Composer Jennifer Walshe recently released her latest album 'ALL THE MANY PEOPLS', an exploration of our digital lives. Anna Murray reviews.
Sep 26, 2019
