5 FEBRUARY 2007 - Number 48
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FEBRUARY 2007 - NEW ON THE SITE
COMPOSER OF THE MONTH
'I think availability creates an audience,' says Kevin Volans. 'If it's put on once in a blue moon people don't go.' He talks about his upcoming projects and recent work. Read, listen or view his interview.
www.cmc.ie/articles/article1120.html
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CMC regrets the passing of Iraqi-born composer Farid Allawerdi, who died in Dublin on 1 February 2007.
www.cmc.ie/news/2007/allawerdi-dies.html
CMC NEWS
CMC and Galway Ensemble in Residence are pleased to announce a collaborative project involving three music commissions for the ConTempo Quartet.
www.cmc.ie/news/2007/contempo-commission.html
ALSO ON THIS SITE
Michael Quinn writes about radio broadcasters' use of CMC's Contemporary Music from Ireland CD series.
www.cmc.ie/articles/article1151.html
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN FEBRUARY?
The ninth annual Waterford New Music Week runs from 4-10 February.
www.cmc.ie/news/2007/9th-waterford-week.html
The Crash Ensemble will premiere a new work by Donnacha Dennehy for Sean-Nós singer Iarla Ó Lionáird on 10 February.
www.cmc.ie/news/2006/crash-dennehy.html
Concorde performs a selection of favourite pieces from recent years on 11 February.
www.cmc.ie/news/2007/concorde-encore.html
The RTÉ Living Music Festival runs from 16-18 February and features the music of John Adams.
www.cmc.ie/news/2006/rte-festival-2007.html
PREMIERES THIS MONTH
Ian Wilson, Oxford, England, 16 Feb... Raymond Deane, Sligo, 23 Feb... And lots more performances.
cmc.ie/calendar
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