8 JANUARY 2008 - Number 59

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January 2008

NEW ON THE SITE Vincent Kennedy talks to Michael Quinn about his musical influences, composing for wind and concert bands, and his upcoming concert at the National Concert Hall on 5 February. www.cmc.ie/articles/article1387.html

CMC NEWS

 CMC's Art of Sound exhibition will be on display during the 2008 Waterford New Music Week, 3-8 February.
www.cmc.ie/news/2008/exhibit-at-waterford.html

 CMC hosts the launch of the Fidelio Trio's new CD, Bulb, on 1 February.
www.cmc.ie/news/2008/fidelio-trio.html

CD OF THE MONTH the sound we are now: A compilation CD featuring the work of a number of Irish composers and sound artists. www.cmc.ie/shop/cd_detail.cfm?itemID=2487

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN JANUARY?

 RTÉ's Horizons concert series begins on 15 January and features composers John McLachlan, Jerome de Bromhead, Jane O'Leary and Roger Doyle.
www.cmc.ie/news/2008/horizons-series.html

 The National Concert Hall's Composers' Choice series begins on 13 January with a concert of John Gibson's works.
www.cmc.ie/news/2008/composers-choice.html

 The Forum for Music in Ireland holds a one-day meeting entitled 'Music, Enterprise and the Knowledge Economy' on 14 January at the CIT Cork School of Music, Cork.
www.cmc.ie/news/2008/forum-for-music.html

ALSO ON THIS SITE

 A video extract of the ConTempo String Quartet performing three new pieces by Irish composers at the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin on 2 December 2007 as part of CMC's New Music Connects Project.
www.cmc.ie/articles/article1389.html

 An excerpt from Gráinne Mulvey's Agglomeration, performed by Concorde at the Norman Villa Gallery, Galway on 16 September 2007.
www.cmc.ie/articles/article1388.html

PREMIERES THIS MONTH

Frank Corcoran, Dublin, 13 Jan... John McLachlan, Dublin, 15 Jan... Ian Wilson, Santa Barbara, USA, 11 Jan... And lots more performances.
cmc.ie/calendar

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