The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland

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Garth Knox talk in CMC library

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New music specialist Garth Knox gave a talk in CMC on pieces for viola and computer in advance of his performance as part of the Dublin Sound Lab festival on 26 November 2009.

 

New Music Salon - the Cashell Trio

Photos taken during CMC's final new music Salon of 2009 in the Goethe Institute, Merrion Square, Dublin on 19 November. The Cashell Trio performed works by Raymond Deane and Benjamin Dwyer.

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Interview with Ann Cleare

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An interview recorded via Skype on 18 November 2009 with young composer Ann Cleare, who talks about her work Eyam for contrabass clarinet and electronics.

The work will be premiered by clarinetist Carol McGonnell as part of the New Sound Worlds series in the Kevin Barry Room at National Concert Hall on 24 November 2009 at 8:30pm.

 

CMC New Music Salon - Kevin Hanafin

A short clip from CMC's new music Salon series which took place at the Goethe Institute on Merrion Square with Kevin Hanafin (saxophone) and Redmond O'Toole (Brahms guitar) on 12 November 2009.

The extract features a performance of Greg Caffrey's work for solo soprano saxophone, 'Two Little Miniatures', performed by Kevin Hanafin, with an introduction to the work from the composer.

For further details on CMC's Salon series, please see www.cmc.ie/news/2009/cmc-salon-series.html.>

New Music Alive - Interview with Peter Moran

Video interview with composer Peter Moran on CMC's New Music Alive project, a series of primary school workshops aimed at encouraging and assisting teachers in bringing contemporary music into their classrooms.

See http://cmc.ie/articles/article1894.html for more information and regular updates from the composer on his experiences leading the project.