Fergus Johnston's orchestral work, Samsara, is performed by the Ruse Philharmonic Orchestra of Bulgaria, conductor Tsanko Delibozov, together with works by four other contemporary composers.

Gerry Murphy's work, Dialects, sets the traditional sounds of the Irish uilleann pipes against the background of the Western symphony orchestra. David Downes (pipes) with the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Jiri Mikula. The CD also includes works by four other contemporary composers.

By the new time is a compilation of Irish electro-acoustic music. It contains the work of several composers, some of which are former students of Trinity College Dublin's Music and Media Technology Courses. Among the composers featured are Roger Doyle, Donnacha Dennehy, Michael Alcorn, Jürgen Simpson and Judith Ring. The disc also presents works from a number of up-and-coming composers including Conor Curran, Caoimhe Dunn, Patrick Daly, Giles Packham, J. Bassetti and Roy Carroll.

'..wonderful, heavenly, as good as any international recording I have heard in recent years' (The Irish Examiner). The Irish Youth Choir, conducted by Geoffrey Spratt with soloist Helen Hassett, Bridget Knowles and Robert Craig, sing sacred choral music by Angel Climent. The music recorded on this CD is representative of some forty years of creative activity. Although Angel Climent has written a Cello Concerto and a considerable amount of instrumental chamber music, his principal output has been of sacred choral music specifically written to enhance worship.