New Music Digest: 5 – 12 October
Events This Week
A new choral theatre piece by George Higgs called The Great War Signal Corps, based on the words of Irish World War One soldiers takes place this week
- 8 – 10 Oct, 8pm, The Riding School, National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Art and History, Dublin
- 10 Oct, 1pm, The Riding School, National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Art and History, Dublin
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Performances of Bill Whelan's musical, The Train, produced by Rough Magic Theatre Company continue this week as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival
- 6 – 11 Oct, Project Arts Centre, Dublin
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A collaborative work with composer Andrew Hamilton and dancer Emma Martin will also be performed as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival
- 8 – 11 Oct, Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College Dublin
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Saxophonist/composer Nick Roth will perform an interactive work for children in Cork called Little Woodland Heights
- 8 Oct, 11am, Music Department, University College Cork
- 9 Oct, 12pm, O'Riada Hall, Cork
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The Zaïde Quartet perform a Music Network tour featuring Philip Martin's Celebration Quartet as well as music by Shostakovich, Bartok and Mozart
- 8–17 Oct, venues across Ireland
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Dave Flynn and the Clare Memory Orchestra travel to Korea to perform at the Jeonju Sori International Festival of Traditional Music
- 10 Oct, 7pm, Outdoor Theatre Jeonju, South Korea
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Ensemble Ériu also travel to Korea to perform in Jeonju
- 11 Oct, 3pm, Nori Madang, Jeonju, Korea
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The London run of Donnacha Dennehy's chamber opera The Last Hotel begins this week
- 9 – 17 Oct, Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, London
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Concorde Ensemble begin their Up Close with Music series at Sundays@Noon, with music by Ed Bennett, Linda Buckley and Jane O'Leary
- 11 Oct, 12pm, Sundays@Noon, Dublin City Gallery Hugh Lane
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The visiting German youth orchestra Jugendzupforchester perform new works by David Bremner and Eoghan Desmond
- 11 Oct, 8pm, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
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The Fidelio Trio will premiere a new work by Benjamin Dwyer in concert in London
- 11 Oct, 6.30pm, King's Place, London
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Listen
A short preview video of the Great War Signal Corps project schools workshops created by CMC