Features 2009

CMC Salon Series 2009: Cashell Trio [December]

A short video featuring highlights from the Cashell Trio's performance at the Contemporary Music Centre's new music Salon series in the Goethe Institut, Dublin on 19 November 2009.

Culture Night 2009: InterPlay II [November]

Short video documentary on CMC's Culture Night event held on Friday 25 September 2009, featuring interviews with composers Jonathan Nangle, Brian Bridges and Brian Solon.

New Music::New Ireland - Interview with Ioana Petcu-Colan and Michael McHale [November]

Violinist Ioana Petcu-Colan and pianist Michael McHale talk about their new music::new Ireland concert in Kings Place, London on 16 November 2009.

An Interview with Roger Doyle [October]

On the occasion of his 60th birthday composer Roger Doyle talks to Jonathan Grimes about his upcoming projects and work to date.

Interview with Elaine Agnew, RTÉ lyric fm's Composer-in-Residence [May]

RTÉ lyric fm's composer-in-residence Elaine Agnew talks about her year-long residency, and her commission for the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Make a Wish, composed as part of the residency for RTÉ lyric fm's 10th anniversary concert on 3 May 2009.

Culture Night 2009 [September]

Video preview of CMC's Culture Night event on Friday 25 September with interviews from  composers Jonathan Nangle, Brian Bridges and Brian Solon.

Music 21 Concert Series [August]

A short video preview of the forthcoming Music 21 concert series, featuring an interview with Artistic Director Benjamin Dwyer and composer Frank Lyons, whose work TEASE is performed in the first concert on 31 August 2009.

New Noise 2009: New Music Marathon in Belfast [June]

Video highlights from New Noise, a marathon of new music by student composers presented by CMC in Queens University, Belfast on 9 May 2009.

Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume Eight [May]

A short video on CMC's latest CD release, Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume Eight, featuring interviews with a selection of the composers.

New Notes Premieres [April]

Excerpts from premieres of string quartets by Rhona Clarke and Gráinne Mulvey, performed by the ConTempo Quartet on 19 March 2009 at the Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, Co. Meath as part of the New Notes project, a collaboration between CMC and Galway Ensemble-in-Residence.

New Notes [March]

Video of the second workshop of the New Notes project, a collaboration between the Contemporary Music Centre and Galway Ensemble-in-Residence, recorded on 11 February 2009.

RTÉ Celebrates Heaney’s 70th Birthday [March]

In celebration of Seamus Heaney’s 70th birthday, RTÉ has commissioned Rachel Holstead, Kevin O’Connell and Ian Wilson to write for the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet.

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra: Upcoming Premieres [February]

A short video profiling the recent and upcoming work of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra featuring Irish composers' music, including interviews with Brian O'Rourke, General Manager of the orchestra, and composers Benjamin Dwyer and John Buckley, whose works were recently performed as part of the orchestra's Horizons series.

The Earl of Kildare by Fergus Johnston [February]

A short video interview with Fergus Johnston about his opera The Earl of Kildare and the upcoming premiere of Scenes and Interludes from the opera by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra on 27 February 2009.

InContext 3 at RUA RED, Tallaght [January]

Audio-visual slideshow from Alight, an exhibition in RUA RED Gallery, Tallaght, featuring interviews with composer Jennifer Walshe, Curator, and Rachel McAree, Public Art Coordinator of South Dublin County Council.

CMC Salon Series 2008: Mary Dullea [January]

A short video featuring highlights from Mary Dullea's performance at the Contemporary Music Centre's new music Salon series in the Goethe Institut, Dublin on 5 November 2008.