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CMC announces details of its Salon series concerts for March and April

15 March 2013

The Contemporary Music Centre announces details of its new music::new Ireland Salon series concerts for March and April taking place in the Kevin Barry Room of the National Concert Hall.

On Thursday 28 March, Paul Roe (clarinet) and Dermot Dunne (accordion) present a series of solos and duos for this unusual combination. The pair are leading performers of new music and champions of Irish music. Their programme features works by Ann Cleare, Gráinne Mulvey, Jane O'Leary, Martin O'Leary and Ailís ní Ríain.

On Thursday 25 April, video artist Marie Hanlon will introduce a concert of audiovisual works featuring the music of four Irish composers - Emma O'Halloran, Rhona Clarke, Gráinne Mulvey and Jane O'Leary. Principally an abstract painter, these works are the result of recent collaborations and the development of Hanlon's work into other media. In the final work - O'Leary's A Way Through - members of Concorde will join for a live performance with projections.

A new work by Ian Wilson will feature in the Salon on Thursday 30 May, a programme of new works for solo violin performed by Cliodhna Ryan. Full details tbc.

CMC's new music::new Ireland salon series aims to encourage newcomers and enthusiasts alike to engage with the music of Irish composers. Each performance takes place in an informal atmosphere with dialogue encouraged between composers, performers and audience.

Admission to these concerts is free but booking is strongly recommended. To book please contact the National Concert Hall (tel: 01 417 0000 / www.nch.ie).

For further information contact Karen Hennessy, Promotion Manager, Contemporary Music Centre, 19 Fishamble Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 8. (Tel: 01 673 1922 / email: khennessy@cmc.ie / web site: www.cmc.ie)

NOTES FOR EDITORS

Thursday 28 March 2013, 6-7pm
CMC new music::new Ireland Salon
Paul Roe, clarinet; Dermot Dunne, accordion
Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin 2

Programme:
Ann Cleare: I am not a clockmaker either
Gráinne Mulvey: duo
Jane O'Leary: a piacere
Martin O'Leary: Linea
Ailís ní Ríain: First Absolute Execution

Thursday 25 April 2013, 6-7pm
CMC new music::new Ireland Salon
Marie Hanlon, video artist; members of Concorde ensemble
Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin 2

Truth and Beauty (pre-recorded - Electronic)
Music: Emma O'Halloran
Video: Marie Hanlon

Lines & Spaces (pre-recorded - Electronic)
Music: Rhona Clarke
Video: Marie Hanlon

Soundscapes (pre-recorded - Flute and electronics)
Music: Gráinne Mulvey
Video: Marie Hanlon

A Way Through (alto flute, bass clarinet and accordion)
Music: Jane O'Leary
Live performance by members of Concorde ensemble with projected images Marie Hanlon

Thursday 30 May 2013, 6-7pm
CMC new music::new Ireland Salon
Cliodhna Ryan, violin
Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin 2

Including a new work for solo violin by Ian Wilson. Full programme tbc.

Artists

Paul Roe, clarinet
Paul Roe is a musician with particular interests in performance, research, education and participative music making. He has a PhD in Performance Practice from the University of York, a Masters Degree in Community Music from the University of Limerick and is a Fellow of Trinity College, London. He is a performer (clarinet and bass clarinet) of international repute and was Associate Principal Clarinet of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland from 1987-2000. He has been a member of Concorde Contemporary Music Ensemble since 1989 and has given solo, ensemble and orchestral performances throughout Europe, Asia and America. He is a member of the teaching staff at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. He also works in the area of collaborative arts practice for a variety of organizations including Dublin City Council, Music Network, the National Youth Orchestra and the Arts Council of Ireland.

Paul has performed with many distinguished musicians and ensembles including, Con Tempo String Quartet (Romania/Ireland), Crash Ensemble (Ireland), George Lewis (Trombone-USA), Harry Sparnaay (Bass Clarinet-Holland), Garth Knox (Viola-France), Lenneke Ruiten (Soprano-Holland) and Finghin Collins (Piano-Ireland). He is a member of several chamber music groups, with whom he plays a wide range of music from classical to contemporary repertoire. In recent years he has performed with these groups in Chicago, Atlanta, Vilnius, Paris, Rotterdam, York, London, Barcelona, Ljubljana, Bratislava and Riga. He is a keen advocate for the composition and performance of contemporary music and as a member of Concorde regularly performs new music both nationally and internationally. In 2008 Paul received a Fulbright Scholars award to study Klezmer performance at Mannes College of Music, New York, where he worked with the internationally acclaimed clarinettist David Krakauer.
www.paulroe.org

Dermot Dunne, accordion
Dermot Dunne has established himself as one of the leading Irish musicians of his generation. As a young student he was a frequent competition prize-winner both in Ireland and abroad, but it was after winning the 1996 RTE Musician of the Future competition that he came to wide public recognition. After completing his studies at the Conservatory in Kiev, Ukraine, he settled in Ireland where he pursues an active career as both a performer and a teacher at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama and also at Newpark Music Centre. He has appeared at all major Irish venues and festivals including the National Concert Hall, Vicar Street, Belfast Opera House and The BBC Last Night at the Proms - to a live audience of over 10,000. Dermot has performed chamber music with some of Europe's leading international stars including Natalie Clein, Daniel Muller-Schott, Pekka Kuusisto and Ivan Monighetti. He has often performed as guest soloist with the Irish Chamber Orchestra and in 2010 toured with them extensively in Ireland, China and Singapore. As a chamber musician he has performed throughout Europe.

Versatility has been the hallmark of his performances. Besides performing transcriptions of classics from Bach to Liszt, he is a keen performer of contemporary music composed for his instrument. He has premiered works written by leading Irish composers such as Deirdre Gribbin, Ian Wilson and Jane O'Leary. Recent recordings include a CD with the Latin American quintet Lunfardia and another with violinist Katherine Hunka and he also featured on a recording with American soprano Dawn Upshaw and the Crash Ensemble in 2011. He has also appeared as special guest in concerts given by such diverse acts as The Blind Boys of Alabama, Irish traditional group Altan and Welsh operatic star Katherine Jenkins.

Marie Hanlon, video artist
Marie Hanlon was born in Kilkenny, she studied History of European Painting and English at University College Dublin and has worked as a professional artist since 1990. Hanlon has exhibited as a solo artist and in group shows throughout Ireland and abroad. Recent exhibitions include Wexford Arts Centre 2012, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin 2011, Burren Annual, Co. Clare 2011, Rua Red, Dublin 2010, Visual, Carlow 2010 and Galerie Katharina Krohn, Basel, Switzerland, 2010. Although known mainly as an abstract painter, recent developments demonstrate an interest in other forms of art making. She has collaborated with composer Rhona Clarke on several projects; Pas de Quatre - a projection of still images with live performance, ʼRelicʼ, a ten minute video work, Between the Lines a two person exhibition of drawings and soundworks and more recently Lines & Spaces, a short video recently selected for the International Film Festival Cinesonika 3 2013. Collaborations with other composers include Emma OʼHalloran, Gráinne Mulvey and Jane OʼLeary. Forthcoming events will comprise a solo show of paintings and drawings, Custom House Gallery Westport and joint projects with Rhona Clarke for Solstice Art Centre,Navan and Draiocht Art Centre Blanchardstown. Marie Hanlon lives and works in Dublin, she is represented by The Rubicon Gallery.

The Contemporary Music Centre
The Contemporary Music Centre is Ireland's national archive and resource centre for new music, supporting the work of composers throughout the Republic and Northern Ireland. It engages in an ongoing programme of development work to promote new Irish music at home and abroad, and is a member of the International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC). The Centre is used, nationally and internationally, by performers, composers, promoters and members of the public interested in finding out more about music in Ireland. Its library and sound archive, open to the public free of charge, contain the only comprehensive collection in existence of music by Irish composers. Extensive reference and advice services are available and the Centre's website provides access to CMC's resources for those who cannot visit in person.
www.cmc.ie