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APRIL 2005 - NEW ON OUR WEB SITE
www.cmc.ie

THE CMC SALON on 9 April (3:00pm) features the Electro- Acoustic Revue (EAR) ensemble from NUI Maynooth with a fascinating programme of instrumental and electro- acoustic music, plus two short films. Don’t miss it!
www.cmc.ie/news/2005/cmc-apr-salon.html

NORTHERN IRELAND FUNDING: CMC is very pleased to report a successful outcome to two funding applications to support its work in Northern Ireland.
www.cmc.ie/news/2005/n-ireland-fund.html

WHAT’S ON IN APRIL?
The RTE Horizons lunchtime series resumes at the NCH, featuring Jerome de Bromhead and Rhona Clarke.
www.cmc.ie/news/2005/rte-horizons-series.html

Kevin Volans gives a series of lectures at IMMA.
www.cmc.ie/news/2005/volans-at-museum.html

Concorde, the UK-based SPNM and CMC continue their collaboration in the coming months.
www.cmc.ie/news/2005/concorde-spnm.html

The Cork International Choral Festival opens on 27 April.
www.cmc.ie/news/2005/cork-choral-festival.html

AND IN THE CALENDAR...
A new Guilfoyle work is premiered in Bray, 9 April...
Music by Buckley, Corcoran and McLachlan is performed in Zagreb, 15 & 22 April...
A James Wilson choral work premieres in Cork, 29 April...
John Gibson’s opera is staged in Cork,30 April...
www.cmc.ie/calendar/index.cfm

EARLY WARNINGS FOR MAY
CMC’s exhibition, ‘The Art of Sound’, opens in Cork on 4 May as part of the Cork 2005 European Capital of Culture programme. Associated events in Cork:
6 May (1.00pm) Multi-media Concert with Jennifer Walsh and Anton Lukoszeviez.
7 May (8.00pm) Crash Ensemble, Half Moon Club, Cork Opera House.
8 May (4.00pm ) Seminar and performance by Barry Guy and Maya Homburger.
www.cmc.ie/news/2005/art-of-sound.html

‘I TRY TO RESPOND INNOCENTLY to every new piece I write’, says our Composer of the Month, Ben Dwyer. Read the interview with video/audio clips.
www.cmc.ie/articles/article1006.html

OUR CD OF THE MONTH for April features vintage Roger Doyle. Browse and buy...
www.cmc.ie/shop/cd_detail.cfm?itemID=1409

‘LIFE EXPERIENCE, literature, other musics...’ are the sources of Ben Dwyer’s ideas. Read our ‘What’s it like to be...?’ feature.
www.cmc.ie/articles/article1007.html

WHAT’S THE LATEST?
Catch up on all the latest events in new music.
www.cmc.ie/news/index.html

ELIZABETH MACONCHY Composition Fellowship: applications close on 29 April.
www.cmc.ie/opportunities/awards.html#1

MESSIAH IN FISHAMBLE STREET: join us for our annual outdoor celebrations at 1.00pm on 13 April!

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.