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The information for these calendar listings has been provided to us by composers and promoters. Although we make every effort to verify and check all details for each event, the Contemporary Music Centre cannot be held responsible for any inaccurate listings or changes to events after they have been published on the CMC web site.

Event Calendar for April 2012

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1 April 2012 (Sunday)
Sundays at noon
12:00 pm
venue: Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art , Dublin 1,  Ireland
composer: Jane O’Leary
work: ...from hand to hand... (premiere)
performer(s): Martin Johnson (vc), Andreja Malir (hrp).
note: Also works by Ravi Shankar and Tedeschi.

4 April 2012 (Wednesday)
Kaleidoscope: A Night of Music
9:00 pm
venue: Odessa Club Ireland
composer: Emma O’Halloran
work: Truth and Beauty (premiere)
performer(s): Deirdre O’Leary (cl).
note: Part of Crash Ensemble Free State 7 preview. Also works by J.S. Bach, Federico García Lorca, Ravi Shankar, Britten and Tavener.

5 April 2012 (Thursday)
Free State 7
7:30 pm
venue: National Concert Hall , Dublin 2,  Ireland
composer: Enda Bates
work: Calls from the Fog
composer: Irene Buckley
work: Miniatus
composer: Alex Dowling
work: Recommended by dentists (premiere)
composer: Jonathan Nangle
work: where distant city lights flicker on half-frozen ponds
composer: Emma O’Halloran
work: Truth and Beauty
composer: Donal Sarsfield
work: Everybody Knows Everything
composer: Garrett Sholdice
work: Tanka for Aki Takahashi
performer(s): Crash Ensemble, Dublin Laptop Orchestra, conductor Gavin Maloney.
note: CMC Events 2012. CMC presents a pre-show discussion with composers and curator at 6:30 pm. Alo works by Daniel McDermott, Conal Ryan, Eric Skytterholm Egan and Sebastian Adams.

6 April 2012 (Friday)
Concert
8:00 pm
venue: Uptown Underground , New York,  USA
composer: Amanda Feery
work: Squarepushers (premiere)
performer(s): Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble.

12 April 2012 (Thursday)
7:30 pm
venue: Bell Hall, Wuhan Conservatory of Music , Wuhan,  China
composer: Seóirse Bodley
work: Remember
performer(s): Aylish Kerrigan (voice).

The Dead
7:30 pm
venue: Farmleigh House , Castleknock,  Ireland
composer: Michael Holohan
work: The Dead (acc.) (premiere)
performer(s): Michael Holohan (pf), Niamh Browne (voice). Paul O’Hanrahan (actor).
note: Part of Dublin: One City, One Book- Dubliners 2012 season of events.

8:00 pm
venue: Public Record Office , Belfast,  Northern Ireland
composer: David Byers
work: On the Pathless Ocean (premiere)
performer(s): Rachel Kelly (Mez-solo), Una Hunt (pf).

14 April 2012 (Saturday)
8:00 pm
venue: An Grianán Theatre , Letterkenny,  Ireland
composer: Vincent Kennedy
work: There is a City (premiere)
performer(s): Little John Nee (actor and narrator), County Donegal Youth Orchestra, County Donegal Youth Choir, conductor Vincent Kennedy.

15 April 2012 (Sunday)
3:00 pm
venue: An Grianán Theatre , Letterkenny,  Ireland
composer: Vincent Kennedy
work: There is a City
performer(s): Little John Nee, Donegal Youth orchestra, Donegal Youth Choir, Vincent Kennedy

16 April 2012 (Monday)
Musical Tales 2012
1:00 pm
venue: Rathmines Library , Dublin 6, 
composer: Rob Canning
work: Myriorama (Penelope Sleeps)
composer: Benjamin Dwyer
work: Afterjoyce I
composer: Michael Holohan
work: The Snotgreen 'C' (sea)
work: His Final Journey
composer: Vincent Kennedy
work: The Great Leveller
composer: Trevor Knight
work: Aeolus
composer: Eric Sweeney
work: Four Joyce Songs
performer(s): Rachel Croash (S-solo), Brian Dunning (fl),Milesian Quartet, curator Ben Dwyer.
note: CMC Events 2012 in association with RIAM.

New Lens Concert Series
venue: Good Shepherd Center , Seattle,  USA
composer: Matthew Whiteside
work: The World in an Oyster, an Oyster in the World
performer(s): Finisterra Piano Trio

17 April 2012 (Tuesday)
Musical Tales 2012
1:00 pm
venue: Cabra Library , Dublin 7,  Ireland
composer: Rob Canning
work: Myriorama (Penelope Sleeps)
composer: Benjamin Dwyer
work: Afterjoyce I
composer: Michael Holohan
work: His Final Journey
work: The Snotgreen 'C' (sea)
composer: Vincent Kennedy
work: The Great Leveller
composer: Trevor Knight
work: Aeolus
composer: Eric Sweeney
work: Four Joyce Songs
performer(s): Rachel Croash (S-solo), Brian Dunning (fl),Milesian Quartet, curator Ben Dwyer.
note: CMC Events 2012 in association with RIAM.

8:00 pm
venue: Coach House , Dublin 2,  Ireland
composer: Andrew Hamilton
work: slow phrases piece (premiere)
performer(s): Onyx Brass Ensemble
note: More information.

Kirkos Ensemble Launch
8:00 pm
venue: St Anne’s Church , Dublin,  Ireland
composer: Jonathan Nangle
work: Various
composer: Breffni O’Byrne
work: Stiallach
composer: Kevin O’Connell
work: 'Where should this music be?'
composer: Emma O’Halloran
work: Truth and Beauty
performer(s): Kirkos.
note: Also works by Edgar Grunewald, Robert Coleman, Fergal Mulloy, Bill McGrath, Nori Krupp and Sebastian Adams.

New Lens Concert Series
venue: Renaissance Arts Academy , Los Angeles,  USA
composer: Matthew Whiteside
work: The World in an Oyster, an Oyster in the World
performer(s): Finisterra Piano Trio

18 April 2012 (Wednesday)
Musical Tales 2012
1:00 pm
venue: Raheny Library , Dublin 5,  Ireland
composer: Rob Canning
work: Myriorama (Penelope Sleeps)
composer: Benjamin Dwyer
work: Afterjoyce I
composer: Michael Holohan
work: The Snotgreen 'C' (sea)
work: His Final Journey
composer: Vincent Kennedy
work: The Great Leveller
composer: Trevor Knight
work: Aeolus
composer: Eric Sweeney
work: Four Joyce Songs
performer(s): Rachel Croash (S-solo), Brian Dunning (fl),Milesian Quartet, curator Ben Dwyer.
note: CMC Events 2012 in association with RIAM.

venue: Regional Cultural Centre , Letterkenny,  Ireland
composer: Andrew Hamilton
work: slow phrases piece
performer(s): Onyx Brass Ensemble
note: More information.

An Irish Colloquy
8:00 pm
venue: Calary Church , Co. Wicklow,  Ireland
composer: Enda Bates
work: Pauper's Lament / A Stealing Sadness
composer: Frank Corcoran
work: Caoine
composer: David Fennessy
work: chOirland
composer: Piers Hellawell
work: Isabella’s Banquet (premiere)
performer(s): The National Chamber Choir of Ireland, conductor Paul Hillier.
note: Also works by Tarik O’Regan, Arvo Part and Nicholas Maw.

New Lens Concert Series
venue: Pasadena Conservatory , Los Angeles,  USA
composer: Matthew Whiteside
work: The World in an Oyster, an Oyster in the World
performer(s): Finisterra Piano Trio

19 April 2012 (Thursday)
Musical Tales 2012
1:00 pm
venue: Central Library, Music Library, ILAC Centre , Dublin 1,  Ireland
composer: Rob Canning
work: Myriorama (Penelope Sleeps)
composer: Benjamin Dwyer
work: Afterjoyce I
composer: Michael Holohan
work: His Final Journey
work: The Snotgreen 'C' (sea)
composer: Vincent Kennedy
work: The Great Leveller
composer: Trevor Knight
work: Aeolus
composer: Eric Sweeney
work: Four Joyce Songs
performer(s): Rachel Croash (S-solo), Brian Dunning (fl),Milesian Quartet, curator Ben Dwyer.
note: CMC Events 2012 in association with RIAM.

An Irish Colloquy
8:00 pm
venue: Waterford City Hall , Waterford,  Ireland
composer: Enda Bates
work: Pauper's Lament / A Stealing Sadness
composer: Frank Corcoran
work: Caoine
composer: David Fennessy
work: chOirland
composer: Piers Hellawell
work: Isabella’s Banquet (premiere)
performer(s): The National Chamber Choir of Ireland, conductor Paul Hillier.
note: Also works by Tarik O’Regan, Arvo Part and Nicholas Maw.

New Lens Concert Series
venue: Salon97 , San Francisco,  USA
composer: Matthew Whiteside
work: The World in an Oyster, an Oyster in the World
performer(s): Finisterra Piano Trio

20 April 2012 (Friday)
Music in Goethe's Faust: Goethe's Faust in Music
8:00 pm
venue: Renehan Hall, NUI Maynooth , Maynooth,  Ireland
composer: Seóirse Bodley
work: Gretchen (premiere)
performer(s): Sylvia O’Brien (voice), Imelda Drumm (voice), Seoirse Bodley (pf), Alison Hood (vc), The Mornington Singers, Orla Flanagan, conductor.
note: Also works by Anton Radziwill,Mendelssohn, Hans von Bülow, Carl Loewe, Giacomo Meyerbeer and Hugo Wolf.

David Adams - Solo Harpsichord
8:30 pm
venue: Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall , Dublin 2,  Ireland
composer: Anna Murray
work: Slew (premiere)
composer: Dylan Rynhart
work: Nachtschicht (premiere)
performer(s): David Adams (hpd)
note: Irish Composers’ Collective Concert. More information.

venue: Anavarna House , Ravensdale,  Ireland
composer: Andrew Hamilton
work: slow phrases piece
performer(s): Onyx Brass Ensemble
note: More information.

An Irish Colloquy
8:00 pm
venue: St Nicholas Collegiate Church , Galway,  Ireland
composer: Enda Bates
work: Pauper's Lament / A Stealing Sadness
composer: Frank Corcoran
work: Caoine
composer: David Fennessy
work: chOirland
composer: Piers Hellawell
work: Isabella’s Banquet (premiere)
performer(s): The National Chamber Choir of Ireland, conductor Paul Hillier.
note: Also works by Tarik O’Regan, Arvo Part and Nicholas Maw.

New Lens Concert Series
venue: Old First Church , San Francisco,  USA
composer: Matthew Whiteside
work: The World in an Oyster, an Oyster in the World
performer(s): Finisterra Piano Trio

21 April 2012 (Saturday)
8:00 pm
venue: Macalla Hall , Castlebar,  Ireland
composer: Ian Wilson
work: Still life in green and red
performer(s): ConTempo Quartet.

venue: St Mary’s Church, New Ross , New Ross,  Ireland
composer: Andrew Hamilton
work: slow phrases piece
performer(s): Onyx Brass Ensemble
note: More information.

3:00 pm
venue: An Grianán Theatre , Letterkenny,  Ireland
composer: Vincent Kennedy
work: There is a City
work: There is a City
performer(s): Little John Nee, Donegal Youth orchestra, Donegal Youth Choir, Vincent Kennedy

An Irish Colloquy
8:00 pm
venue: Castalia Hall , Callan,  Ireland
composer: Enda Bates
work: Pauper's Lament / A Stealing Sadness
composer: Frank Corcoran
work: Caoine
composer: David Fennessy
work: chOirland
composer: Piers Hellawell
work: Isabella’s Banquet (premiere)
performer(s): The National Chamber Choir of Ireland, conductor Paul Hillier.
note: Also works by Tarik O’Regan, Arvo Part and Nicholas Maw.

22 April 2012 (Sunday)
Coffee Concert
venue: Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford , Waterford,  Ireland
composer: Michael Holohan
work: My Place of Clear Water

venue: Hunt Museum , Limerick,  Ireland
composer: Derek Ball
work: The Dining Controversy (premiere)
performer(s): CoMA Limerick.

venue: Birr Theatre and Arts Centre , Birr,  Ireland
composer: Andrew Hamilton
work: slow phrases piece
performer(s): Onyx Brass Ensemble
note: More information.

Sundays at Noon 2012: An Irish Colloquy
12:00 pm
venue: Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art , Dublin 1,  Ireland
composer: Enda Bates
work: Pauper's Lament / A Stealing Sadness
composer: Frank Corcoran
work: Caoine
composer: David Fennessy
work: chOirland
composer: Piers Hellawell
work: Isabella’s Banquet (premiere)
performer(s): The National Chamber Choir of Ireland, conductor Paul Hillier.
note: Also works by Tarik O’Regan, Arvo Part and Nicholas Maw.

3:00 pm
venue: Hunt Museum , Limerick,  Ireland
composer: Matthew Whiteside
work: The World in an Oyster, an Oyster in the World
performer(s): COMA Limerick

23 April 2012 (Monday)
venue: Station House Theatre , Clifden,  Ireland
composer: Andrew Hamilton
work: slow phrases piece
performer(s): Onyx Brass Ensemble
note: More information.

24 April 2012 (Tuesday)
Moving on Music Concert Series
8:00 pm
venue: The MAC (Metropolitan Arts Centre) , Belfast,  Northern Ireland
composer: Peter Rosser
work: String Quartet No. 2 (premiere)
performer(s): JACK Quartet.
note: Also works by Haas and Radulescu.

venue: Solstice Arts Centre , Navan,  Ireland
composer: Andrew Hamilton
work: slow phrases piece
performer(s): Onyx Brass Ensemble
note: More information.

25 April 2012 (Wednesday)
NewSoundWorlds
8:30 pm
venue: Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall , Dublin 2,  Ireland
composer: Siobhán Cleary
work: Scenes from a Dongba Script (premiere)
composer: Raymond Deane
work: Embers
composer: Aloys Fleischmann
work: Movement for String Quartet
composer: Dave Flynn
work: String Quartet No. 2 'The Cranning'
composer: Ian Wilson
work: Winter's Edge
performer(s): RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet

CMC new music::new Ireland Salon Series 2012
6:00 pm
venue: Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall , Dublin 2,  Ireland
composer: Enda Bates
work: Duo & Tape
composer: David Fennessy
work: REST
composer: David Stalling
work: Chrome
performer(s): Cliodhna Ryan (vn), Kate Ellis (vc).
note: CMC Events 2012. More information.

venue: Mullingar Arts Centre , Mullingar,  Ireland
composer: Andrew Hamilton
work: slow phrases piece
performer(s): Onyx Brass Ensemble
note: More information.

7:30 pm
venue: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland , Glasgow,  Scotland
composer: Matthew Whiteside
work: Ulation (premiere)
performer(s): Scottish Ensemble

26 April 2012 (Thursday)
Gerald Barry: The Importance of Being Earnest
7:30 pm
venue: Barbican , London,  England
composer: Gerald Barry
work: The Importance of Being Earnest
performer(s): Barbara Hannigan, Peter Tantsits, Joshua Bloom, Katalin Károlyi, Hilary Summers, Alan Ewing, Benjamin Bevan, Joshua Hart, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, conductor Thomas Adès.
note: More information.

27 April 2012 (Friday)
Gerald Barry: The Importance of Being Earnest
7:00 pm
venue: Symphony Hall , Birmingham,  England
composer: Gerald Barry
work: The Importance of Being Earnest
performer(s): Barbara Hannigan, Peter Tantsits, Joshua Bloom, Katalin Károlyi, Hilary Summers, Alan Ewing, Benjamin Bevan, Joshua Hart, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, conductor Thomas Adès.
note: More information.

7:30 pm
venue: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland , Glasgow,  Scotland
composer: Matthew Whiteside
work: Stygian Dream (premiere)
performer(s): The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Music Lab.

29 April 2012 (Sunday)
1:00 pm
venue: Silver Center for the Arts , Plymouth,  USA
composer: Fergal Carroll
work: Winter Dances
performer(s): Plymouth State University Symphonic Band, conductor Mark Stickney

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