CMC NEWS - 1 AUGUST 2003 - Number 6
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AUGUST 2003 - NEW ON OUR WEB SITE THIS MONTH
An update on all the news and current events in Irish
contemporary music.
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'SOME PERFORMANCES ARE SO APPALLING that you can only
ask: was that the piece I wrote? Yet I have to admit
composers can never be easy people to please', says our
Composer of the Month, Kevin O'Connell. Read more in our
informal 'What's it like to be?' question and answer
feature.
www.cmc.ie/articles/article648.html
In a FULL INTERVIEW with video/audio excerpts, Kevin
O'Connell speaks about creativity, the roots of
inspiration, and growing up in Northern Ireland during
the Troubles.
www.cmc.ie/articles/article649.html
Our CD OF THE MONTH for August is Piers Hellawell's
'Inside Story' featuring the Vanbrugh Quartet and the BBC
Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Hellawell has been described
as 'one of the few contemporary composers whose work
genuinely lifts your spirits'. Listen to sound clips and
purchase the CD online.
www.cmc.ie/shop/cd_detail.cfm?itemID=1473
WHAT'S NEW? Our round-up of new music news and events in
Ireland and elsewhere is updated weekly.
www.cmc.ie/news/index.html
WHERE TO NEXT? Find your way to the really useful
national and international contemporary music sites from
our Links section. Brief descriptions tell you exactly
what you'll find.
www.cmc.ie/links/index.html
SEND US YOUR NEWS! Short items (ca 150 words) directly
relevant to contemporary Irish music are welcome for
inclusion in the 'What's New' section of our web site.
Please email them (no attachments) to Sinead
O'Sullivan, mailto:sosullivan@cmc.ie by the 15th of
each month. No guarantee of publication is given and
items are subject to editing for length and clarity.
Greetings from the CMC team.
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