Michael McGlynn

Michael McGlynn, composer and director of Irish choral group Anúna, talks to Michael Quinn about composing for orchestra, choral music in Ireland, and current and future projects.

Copyright ©2009 Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland.

An Interview with Michael McGlynn


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Episode 1

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  • Upcoming concert with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra on 17 July 2009
  • Composing for orchestra
  • Re-orchestrating older work
  • Compositional language
  • Compositional methods
  • Forming Anúna
  • Re-invigorating choral music in Ireland
Music excerpts used:
0:00 An Oíche, Michael McGlynn [Anúna, director Michael McGlynn] © Michael McGlynn
2:30 Dúlamán, Michael McGlynn [Anúna, director Michael McGlynn] © Michael McGlynn
6:45 Silver River, Michael McGlynn [Anúna, director Michael McGlynn, Kenneth Edge (sax), Noel Eccles (perc.)] © Michael McGlynn
13:30 Visions, Michael McGlynn [Kenneth Edge (sax)]© Michael McGlynn
19:50 Shining Water, Michael McGlynn [Lucy Champion (S-solo), Anúna, Michael McGlynn (low whistle), Máire Breathnach (va), Andreja Mahlir (hrp), Noel Eccles (perc)] © Michael McGlynn
Episode 2

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  • Anúna as an amateur choir
  • Striving for a fragile sound
  • Traditional Irish music
  • Composition as a job
  • Commercial success
  • Future projects
Music excerpts used:
0:00 The great wood, Michael McGlynn [Monica Donlon (S-solo), Ulster Orchestra, Lesley Hatfield] © Michael McGlynn
2:15 Fuígfidh Mise 'n Baile seo, Michael McGlynn [Anúna, director Michael McGlynn] © Michael McGlynn
4:30 Victimae, Michael McGlynn [Anúna, director Michael McGlynn] © Michael McGlynn
9:00 Aisling Michael McGlynn [Ulster Orchestra, conductor Lesley Hatfield] © Michael McGlynn
12.00 Buachaill ón Éirne, Michael McGlynn [Anúna, director Michael McGlynn] © Michael McGlynn
15.30 There is no Ros, Michael McGlynn [Anúna, director Michael McGlynn] © Michael McGlynn
18:35 Shining Water, Michael McGlynn [Lucy Champion (S-solo), Anúna, Michael McGlynn (low whistle), Máire Breathnach (va), Andreja Mahlir (hrp), Noel Eccles (perc)] © Michael McGlynn

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Michael McGlynn was interviewed on video by Michael Quinn in the Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin, on 18 June 2009.

The views expressed in this interview are those of the persons concerned and are not necessarily the views of the Contemporary Music Centre.

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