Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland: Monthly Podcast
Regular composer interviews and features on new Irish music from Ireland's new music web site, cmc.ie.
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April 2007 CMC Composer of the Month -- Part 2 [mp3]
Michael Alcorn talks to Michael Quinn about setting up the Sonic Arts Research Centre, his work as a composition teacher, his musical background, and upcoming projects.Music excerpts used with kind permission:Episode 2: [10:01]0:20 and 5:25: Caoine (Irish Chamber Orchestra, Fionnuala Hunt [director] …
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April 2007 CMC Composer of the Month -- Part 1 [mp3]
Michael Alcorn talks to Michael Quinn about setting up the Sonic Arts Research Centre, his work as a composition teacher, his musical background, and upcoming projects.Music excerpts used with kind permission:Episode 1:0:20 and 4.15: Crossing the Threshold (Darragh Morgan [vn], Michael Alcorn [live …
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April 2007 CMC Composer of the Month [mp3]
Michael Alcorn talks to Michael Quinn about setting up the Sonic Arts Research Centre, his work as a composition teacher, his musical background, and upcoming projects. Music excerpts used with kind permission: Episode 1: 0:20 and 4.15: Crossing the Threshold (Darragh Morgan [vn], Michael Al …
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March 2007 CMC Feature of the Month [mp3]
In an occasional series of interviews with leading Irish performers, Jonathan Grimes talks to Belfast-born violinist Darragh Morgan about his work with Irish composers, his approach to learning new music and his upcoming performances of new Irish works.
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Crash Ensemble at the Samuel Beckett Theatre [mp4]
A short video extract taken from the premiere of Donnacha Dennehy's Gra agus Bas in February 2007 at the Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin.
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February 2007 CMC Composer of the Month [mp3]
Kevin Volans talks to Jonathan Grimes about his recent piano concerto, his upcoming collaboration with visual artist Jurgen Partenheimer, and the status of classical music in South Africa.
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January 2007 CMC Composer of the Month [mp3]
Elaine Agnew talks to Jonathan Grimes about her interest in writing for voice, her education work and the influence this has on her own composing, and her plans for 2007.
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December 2006 CMC Composer of the Month [mp3]
Choral Music Composer Colin Mawby talks to Jonathan Grimes about his work with Irish Choral Groups, his time at Westminster Cathedral and writing new music for choirs. Copyright 2006, Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland Excerpts used: 1. Fun Gloria (Fourth Movement) Selwyn College Chapel Cho …
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CMC Salon at the Goethe-Institut [mp4]
The Contemporary Music Centre's final new music Salon of 2006 took place on Thursday 23 November in the Goethe-Institut in Dublin's Merrion Square. Featuring wind trio Prey, the event included performances and discussion of Peadar Townsend's Wind Trio, Michael McGlynn's Triplets and John Buckley' …
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Christmas in CMC [QuickTime]
CMC was filled with the sound of choral music on 7 December 2006 as the Mornington Singers and conductor conductor Orla Flanagan performed a selection of traditional and popular carols alongside a number of carols written by Irish composers.
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Atlantica [mp3]
Tracks taken from the Contemporary Music Centre's latest CD release, Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume 6.
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Diamorphine [mp3]
Tracks taken from the Contemporary Music Centre's latest CD release, Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume 6.
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Do you remember the planets? [mp3]
Tracks taken from the Contemporary Music Centre's latest CD release, Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume 6.
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The Light Gleams [mp3]
Tracks taken from the Contemporary Music Centre's latest CD release, Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume 6.
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Crossing the Threshold [mp3]
Tracks taken from the Contemporary Music Centre's latest CD release, Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume 6.
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NEVER...NEVER...NEVER [mp3]
Tracks taken from the Contemporary Music Centre's latest CD release, Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume 6.
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Monster [mp3]
Tracks taken from the Contemporary Music Centre's latest CD release, Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume 6.
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String Quartet No. 3: Ave atque Vale (second movement) [mp3]
Tracks taken from the Contemporary Music Centre's latest CD release, Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume 6.
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November 2006 CMC Composer of the Month [mp3]
Brazilian-born electro-acoustic composer Victor Lazzarini talks to Jonathan Grimes about his work with the EAR Ensemble, teaching computer music in NUI Maynooth, and the connection between his composing, researching and teaching. Copyright 2006, Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland Musical excerpt …
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CMC's Annual Culture Night [QuickTime]
The Contemporary Music Centre's first video podcast features the band LouReedsBrain playing in the Centre on Dublin's annual Culture Night in September.

