The September-October issue of the JMI is now available.

In Aloys Fleischmann and the Idea of an Irish Composer, Séamas de Barra discusses the debates about the ‘Irishness’ of a composer’s music.

Also in this issue, Ita Beausang discusses music schools, the Irish Association of Music Schools and music education in Ireland.

Patrick Freyne responds to Roger Doyle’s recent JMI article on philistinism.

This issue also includes John McLachlan’s reviews of works by Benjamin Dwyer, Brian Boydell and Donnacha Dennehy.

Visit www.thejmi.com for more information.

Posted: 15 September 2005