amplify #65 - John Kinsella (1932-2021)

Episode 65 pays tribute to composer John Kinsella, who passed away last November at the age of 89. The episode features an in depth contribution from Séamas de Barra, author of a forthcoming book on Kinsella’s music, as well as contributions from Séamus Crimmins, Gerry Keenan and Katherine Hunka about the composer’s life and work. Presented by Evonne Ferguson, with interviews by Jonathan Grimes.

Show Notes

• John Kinsella
• Irish Times Obituary
• Seamás de Barra - The Symphonies of John Kinsella (doctoral thesis)
• Cross Currents radio series

Séamas de Barra's book John Kinsella, Irish Symphonist will be published by Toccata Press, London later this year.

Music

• Symphony No. 6 (RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Proinnsías Ó Duinn)
• Prelude and Toccata (Irish Chamber Orchestra)
• Symphony No. 9 (Irish Chamber Orchestra)
• Homage a Clarance (Irish Chamber Orchestra)
• Symphony No. 4 (RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Proinnsías Ó Duinn)
• String Quartet No. 3 (RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet)
• Symphony No. 1 (RTÉ Symphony Orchestra, conductor Albert Rosen)
• Symphony No. 3 - III (RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Proinnsías Ó Duinn)
• Symphony No. 11 (RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jean Deroyer
• Symphony No. 7 - Epilogue (RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gavin Maloney)
• Montage 2 (RTÉ Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colman Pearce.)
• A Selected Life (RTÉ Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colman Pearce)
• String Quartet No. 3 (RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet)
• Symphony No. 4 (RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Proinnsías Ó Duinn)
• Symphony No. 3: II (RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Proinnsías Ó Duinn)
• Symphony No. 3: I (RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Proinnsías Ó Duinn)
• Symphony No. 3: V (RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Proinnsías Ó Duinn)

Production and editing: Jonathan Grimes, Keith Fennell