| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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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