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Horizons 2009

The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra's series of new music concerts returns to the National Concert Hall in January 2009.

The composers featured in this year's series are Seóirse Bodley, John Buckley, Benjamin Dwyer and Derek Ball. Music by these featured composers includes Bodley's Never to Have Lived is Best, Buckley's A Mirror into the Light, Dwyer's Guitar Concerto No. 1, and Ball's Full On and Valediciton from Aes Triplex.


View a short interview with John Buckley in which he talks about the programme he's chosen for his Horizons concert on 20 January 2009.



View a short interview with Benjamin Dwyer, featured composer in the Horizons concert on 27 January 2009, and Richard O'Donnell, soloist in Dwyer's percussion concerto, Rajas, Sattva, Tamas.

The performances include soprano Sylvia O'Brien, flautist William Dowdall, percussionist Richard O'Donnell and viola player Matthew Jones. The concerts will be conducted by Colman Pearce, Gavin Maloney and Robert Houlihan. Each of the composers will give a pre-concert talk on the day they are featured.

Seóirse Bodley John Buckley Benjamin Dwyer Derek Ball
Seóirse Bodley, John Buckley, Benjamin Dwyer, Derek Ball

The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra's Horizons concert series takes place in the National Concert Hall at lunchtime each Tuesday from 13 January to 3 February 2009. For further details, please see our calendar for details.

Posted: 14 January 2009

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