1 MAY 2006 - Number 39

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May 2006 - NEW ON OUR WEB SITE

Composer of the Month ‘Composers often say, "Oh, my music doesn’t get performed". But stop complaining. Does a rock band sit around and wait for somebody to come and sign them up?’ Ed Bennett is our Composer of the Month. This interview is available as a podcast, transcript or video/audio clips. www.cmc.ie/articles/article1078.html ‘Having to meet the lunatics who rule the world’ is his concept of hell. What’s it like to be... Ed Bennett www.cmc.ie/articles/article1077.html

CMC EVENTS THIS MONTH

 Continuing its 20th anniversary series, CMC participates in the Bealtaine Festival celebrating creativity in older age. Composer and harpist Anne-Marie O’Farrell presents an informal programme in CMC. Thursday 11 May, 2.00pm, admission free.
www.cmc.ie/news/2006/bealtaine-festival.html

 CMC’S May Salon features music for flute and piano with William Dowdall and David Adams, taking place for the first time in conjunction with the Goethe-Institut Dublin. Friday, 12 May, 6.30pm, admission free.
www.cmc.ie/news/2006/cmc-salon-may.html

 Piano Album V. CMC has published the four new commissioned works for the 2006 AXA Dublin International Piano Competition which commences on 5 May.
www.cmc.ie/news/2006/cmc-piano-album-v.html

CD of the Month Three major works by Raymond Deane are featured in these performances by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra under conductor Colman Pearce with soloists Alan Smale, Anthony Byrne and Matthew Manning. www.cmc.ie/shop/cd_detail.cfm?itemID=68

PREMIERES AND PERFORMANCES IN MAY

Kevin Volans, Dublin, 12 May... Ed Bennett, London, 13 May... Concorde, National Gallery of Ireland, 14 May... Rachel Holstead, Dublin, 23 May... Bernard Geary, Cork, 26 May... Vincent Kennedy, Dublin, 31 May... Fergal Carroll, Dublin, 31 May.
www.cmc.ie/calendar/index.cfm

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