Crash Ensemble Free State V concert: Interview with Ed Bennett [audio]
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See http://www.crashensemble.com/concert_detail.php?ID=104 for more details.
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Composer Ed Bennett talks to Jonathan Grimes via Skype about his new piece for the Crash Ensemble, which will be premiered at the group's Free State V concert on Friday, 5 March 2010.
Crash Ensemble: Free State V
Interviews with Enda Bates and Gráinne Mulvey, whose music features in the Crash Ensemble's Free State V concert on 5 March 2010.
David Fennessy talks about his new work for the RTÉ NSO (@rtepgs)
In an interview recorded on 3 February 2010, David Fennessy talks to Jonathan Grimes about his piece Bodies, a new work comissioned by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. The work will be premiered on Friday, 5 February 2010 at 8:00 pm at the National Concert Hall.
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.
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.
Interview with Frank Corcoran
Frank Corcoran talks to Jonathan Grimes about the Association of Irish Composers' concert on 7 November 2009, which features two of his works performed by German pianist Andreas Skouras.
The concert includes the world premiere of his Nine Pratoleva Pearls and a performance of Sweeney's Total Rondo, a work composed for the 2003 AXA Dublin International Piano Competition.
Further information on the concert is available from the AIC's web site.
Roger Doyle at 60
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Here's an interview which we recorded with Roger Doyle last Friday, 16 October 2009, in advance of the opening of CMC's outdoor sound gallery of his work which runs from 22 October to 31 October between 12.00 pm and 4.00 pm.
More information on CMC's event celebrating Roger Doyle's 60th birthday can be found on our web site.
The Crash Ensemble also pays tribute to Roger Doyle with a concert of his works on 25 October in the Project Arts Centre.
Both events take place as part of the DEAF festival.
