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5 AUGUST 2008 - Number 66

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August 2008

NEW ON THE SITE

Karen Power talks to Michael Quinn about her musical background and education, her compositional style, and how she enjoys the difference in approach to composing electro-acoustic and acoustic works.

cmc.ie/articles/article1472.html

Mary Wycherly

CMC NEWS

 New Notes: CMC is awarding two commissions for the ConTempo String Quartet.
cmc.ie/news/2008/new-notes.html

 The best emerging Irish film makers and composers are brought together in a Film Scoring Workshop to work on a collaborative project.
cmc.ie/opportunities/cmc.html#film

 CMC is taking part in Dublin City Council's Northside Music Festival with a concert of contemporary Irish works performed by guitarist Brendan Walsh and friends.
cmc.ie/news/2008/northside-music-festival.html

 CMC has reorganised its basement archival area.
cmc.ie/news/2008/cmc-storage.html


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CD OF THE MONTH

Contemporary Irish Organ Music: a new CD featuring Irish composers'organ works performed by David Adams.

cmc.ie/shop/cd_detail.cfm?itemID=2575



ALSO ON THIS SITE

 Video highlights from CMC's AMP series of cross-arts evenings held during May and June 2008.
cmc.ie/articles/article1471.html

 A DVD aimed at Leaving Certificate music students studying Raymond Deane's Seachanges is now available.
cmc.ie/news/2008/deane-dvd.html

 The Arts Council is seeking a temporary Head of Music & Opera from October 2008.
cmc.ie/news/2008/arts-council-vacancy.html


WHAT'S HAPPENING IN AUGUST?

 The Maynooth Guitar Orchestra performs music by Victor Lazzarini and Martin O'Leary as part of a nationwide tour.
cmc.ie/news/2008/maynooth-guitar-orchestra.html

 The International Computer Music Association Conference takes place in Belfast from 24-29 August and features a number of Irish composers' works.
cmc.ie/news/2008/icma-conference.html

 A new piece for organ by Gerry Murphy is premiered on 31 August in Dún Laoghaire.
cmc.ie/news/2008/murphy-organ-work.html

 The City of Derry Guitar Festival will see composition workshops with two Irish composers.
cmc.ie/news/2008/derry-guitar-festival.html


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