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Reproduced by kind permission of the publishers/broadcasters © 2005.

James Wilson (1922-2005)

James Wilson

The Contemporary Music Centre regrets the passing of the composer James Wilson, who died in Dublin on 6 August 2005 at the age of 82.

James (Jim) Wilson will be remembered not only for the significance and productivity of his musical output, but for his great contribution to new music in Ireland.

A memorial concert will be held in the National Concert Hall, Dublin, on Sunday, 16 October 2005 at 8.00 pm. Performers include Jane Manning, Concorde, Anthony Byrne, Virginia Kerr & Colman Pearce, Hugh Tinney, David O'Doherty & Katerina Lemoni, Constantin Zanidache and others. For details please visit the Calendar.

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Tributes and memories of James Wilson from those who knew him.

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right arrow Listen to James Wilson’s music

Frost at Evening [audio filesound sample ~1.2M] from Almanac (2004)
Performed by The National Chamber Choir of Ireland, conductor Celso Antunes, at Cork International Choral Festival, April 2005.
Recorded by RTÉ Lyric FM © RTÉ 2005.

CDs available from CMC
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An interview with James Wilson
His last public interview recorded on 11 July 2005.

What’s it like to be...James Wilson
Short, informal question and answer interview

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right arrow James Wilson’s Composer Page

cmc.ie/composers/composer.cfm?composerID=117

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