The July/August 2004 issue of the Journal of Music in Ireland is out soon and contains a range of articles relating to contemporary Irish music.

Highlights of the next issue include: 'Must Music be Accessible?' by composer Raymond Deane; and festival reports by Barra Ó Séaghdha on the Sligo New Music Festival and the Composers' Choice series at the National Concert Hall.

Composer John McLachlan discusses a new CD by John Wolf Brennan as well as new music by Fergus Johnston; plus letters on the new Young Composers' Collective and an article by composer and guitarist Benjamin Dwyer.

For more information and details of how to subscribe to JMI, visit www.thejmi.com.