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Podcast Celebrates 20 Years of the Contemporary Music Centre

Dublin, 1 February 2006

The Contemporary Music Centre celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2006. To mark the beginning of this important year, a short audio podcast is available on the Centre's web site, www.cmc.ie.

This podcast outlines the history of the Centre, speaking to some of those who use its resources and hearing from the staff who work in CMC. It also includes details on the special programme of events planned for 2006.

"The Contemporary Music Centre has always been at the forefront of new technology in the arts", says Karen Hennessy, Promotion Manager, "Podcasting, the latest development in new media, is a great way for us to access new audiences and communicate internationally."

Podcasts involve downloading digital audio content from web sites and playing it back when and where you want. This means you don't have to be online while you are listening. You can listen while you're commuting to work or sitting in your garden, at a time of your own choosing.

All you need is one of the increasingly available mp3 players -- such as the Apple iPod -- now on the market and a broadband or equivalent connection to your computer. Then you save the programme you are interested in and listen to it later.

CMC is Ireland's national archive and resource centre for new music, supporting and developing the work of composers throughout the Republic and Northern Ireland. Its unique library and sound archive comprise the only comprehensive collection in existence of music by modern Irish composers. It engages in a wide-ranging programme of development work to promote new Irish music at home and abroad.

Feel free to download this podcast from www.cmc.ie. For further information please contact Karen Hennessy, Promotion Manager, The Contemporary Music Centre, 19 Fishamble Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 8. Tel: 01 673 1922 email: khennessy@cmc.ie

Notes for Editors
Further information on podcasting is available from
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting

Podcast software:
iTunes: www.apple.com/itunes/
iPodder: ipodder.sourceforge.net/index.php