A seminar on the influence of James Joyce on Irish and international composers takes place at the Contemporary Music Centre on 17 June.

As part of the CMC Events 2004 series, international Joyce scholar Scott Klein and German musicologist Axel Klein (no relation) will discuss aspects of Joyce and his music. Axel Klein, who has written extensively on Irish nineteenth and twentieth century music, will focus on composers Geoffrey Molyneux Palmer, E. J. Moeran, Brian Boydell, Gerard Victory, Eric Sweeney and Frank Corcoran using the theme, ‘The distant music mournfully murmereth...’

Scott Klein will link text and music with examples from the Sirens episode of Ulysses (which appear in Berio's Thema (Omaggio à Joyce), and an example of a John Cage mesostic (a kind of acrostic) on Joyce's name which forms part of the text of his tape piece Roaratorio.

Admission to the seminar, which takes place from 2.30 to 4.30 pm, is free, however due to limited space advance booking is recommended. Please contact Karen Hennessy, Promotion Manager, email khenessy@cmc.ie

This event is grant-aided by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism via the ReJoyce Dublin 2004: Celebrating Bloomsday 100 Festival.