The Printing House Festival of New Music takes place for the first time in November.

Founded and curated by young Irish composers Benedict Schlepper-Connolly and Garrett Sholdice, the festival will provide an annual platform for the performance of new music in Dublin.

The festival includes performances by Minneapolis-based pianist Matthew McCright, vocal quartet Bulraga, Ensemble Imp, free-improvising pianist Paul G. Smyth and composer/improviser Jürgen Simpson, among others.

Music by Aengus ó Maoláin, Christian Wolff, Arvo Pärt, Larry Polansky, Benedict Schlepper-Connolly, Marc Sabat and Garrett Sholdice will be performed, as well as two new works specially commissioned by the festival from Simon O'Connor and Sarah O'Halloran. There will also be a special emphasis placed on the music of the American composer James Tenney (1934-2006), whose work Forms 1-4 was performed by the DUMS Contemporary Music Ensemble in the Printing House in February 2006.

The Printing House Festival of New Music takes place on 25-26 November 2006 in The Printing House, Trinity College, Dublin. See Calendar for details.

Posted: 6 September 2006