CMC Web Update

1 AUGUST 2006 - Number 42

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AUGUST 2006 - NEW ON OUR WEB SITE

COMPOSER OF THE MONTH

'I try to make works that are robust enough to be performed in virtually any space but flexible enough to adapt,' says Fergal Dowling.

This interview is available as a podcast, transcript or video clips. You can also listen to it from your computer: just click on 'listen'.
www.cmc.ie/articles/article1102.html

Fergal's alternative careers would include transport management or gardening.

What's it like to be...Fergal Dowling.
www.cmc.ie/articles/article1103.html

CMC NEWS

You can now receive our monthly opportunities updates as an RSS feed. Keep up with the latest composition competitions, awards, courses and other opportunities in Ireland and further afield.
www.cmc.ie/news/2006/rss-opportunities.html

Streetsong, an electro-acoustic work by Ailís Ní Ríain commissioned by CMC as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, has won joint first prize in an international competition in Germany.
www.cmc.ie/news/2006/ni-riain-icsm-prize.html

Raymond Deane's Seachanges (with Danse Macabre), from the Leaving Certificate music syllabus is now available from CMC.
www.cmc.ie/shop/title_detail.cfm?pubID=1

CD OF THE MONTH

Irish pianist Anthony Byrne features as soloist in this disc of John Buckley's colourful and evocative piano music.
www.cmc.ie/shop/cd_detail.cfm?itemID=58

PERFORMANCES IN AUGUST

William Dowdall tours New Zealand with a programme of contemporary Irish flute music, 2-20 Aug... Ian Wilson, Red over Black (premiere), BBC Proms Chamber Music Series, London, 14 Aug... Ailís Ní Ríain, First Absolute Execution, Roskilde, Denmark, 25 Aug...
www.cmc.ie/calendar/index.cfm

AND WHAT ELSE?

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www.cmc.ie/news/rss.html
Or simply log on to the What's New section for regular updates.
www.cmc.ie/news/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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