Interview with Ronan Guilfoyle

Interview with Ronan Guilfoyle

Ronan Guilfoyle talks to Jonathan Grimes about his approach to composing his electric guitar concerto for the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and guitarist Rick Peckham.

Ronan Guilfoyle's Concerto for Electric Guitar and Orchestra will be premiered on 20 January 2012 by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and guitarist Rick Peckham.

As part of the project, the composer is producing a number of regular video diaries to document the composing process and to illustrate his approach to writing the piece.

Ronan Guilfoyle was interviewed by Jonathan Grimes in the Contemporary Music Centre on 28 April 2011. Video by Amanda Feery.

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