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vimeo screenshot CMC new music::new Ireland Salon - Kaleidoscope Premieres [May]
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Kaleidoscope curators Cliodhna Ryan and Kate Ellis perform an extract from David Fennessy's Rest. The performance was recorded on 25 April 2012 in the Kevin Barry Room at the National Concert Hall.

vimeo screenshot new music::new Ireland Salon [May]
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Extracts from CMC's new music::new Ireland Salon recorded on 28 March 2012 with pianist and composer, Simon Mawhinney.

Features 2012

interviews   video/audio features    articles

Interviews

Interview with John Kinsella [February]
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John Kinsella talks about his latest work, Symphony No. 10, which will be performed by the Irish Chamber Orchestra in Limerick and Dublin on 9 and 11 February 2012.

Video/Audio Features

Crash Ensemble: Free State VII [April]
A series of short audio interviews with the composers who feature in the Crash Ensemble's Free State concert on 5 April 2012.

new music::new Ireland Salon [April]
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An extract from CMC's new music::new Ireland Salon, which took place at the Kevin Barry Room at the National Concert Hall, February 29, 2012. Dave Flynn and Aoife Ní Bhriain perform Dave Flynn's Toccata for Obama.

An Draíocht by Alyson Barber [March]
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Concorde perform Alyson Barber's An Draíocht at CMC as part of the ensemble's 'Up Close with Music' concert series on 11 February 2012.

Re:play: Trio Scordatura - Dubh [March]
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In a new series exploring past CD releases featuring contemporary Irish music, Bernard Clarke writes about Trio Scordatura's album Dubh, released in 2010 on the Ergodos label.

new music::new Ireland Salon: Quiet Music Ensemble [January]
Includes video extracts
Performance from CMC's 2011 Culture Night of Enda Bates' new work 'Overture, an elegy to G.F. Handel', featuring Cliona Doris (harp) and Enda Bates (electronics).

CMC Christmas Event 2011 [January]
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Joe O'Farrell performs Gráinne Mulvey's work for flute and electronics, 'Shifting Colours', in CMC on 14 December 2011.

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Articles

Gerald Barry: The Importance of Being Earnest [April]
Gerald Barry writes about his opera, The Importance of Being Earnest. The work receives its European premiere in London on 26 April 2012.

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