| 2 May 2012 (Wednesday) |
Kaleidoscope: A Night of Music
9:00 pm
venue: Odessa Club
Ireland
composer: David Fennessy
work: REST
performer(s): Cliodhna Ryan (vn), Kate Ellis (vc).
note: Also works by Haydn and Schumann.
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| 3 May 2012 (Thursday) |
8:00 pm
venue: Baird Music Building
, Morehead,
USA
composer: Fergal Carroll
work: Jubilo
performer(s): Morehead University Concert Band, conductor Susan Creasap
7:30 pm
venue: COFAC Recital Hall
, Macomb,
USA
composer: Fergal Carroll
work: Blackwater
performer(s): Western Illinois University Concert Band, conductor Matt Thomas.
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| 4 May 2012 (Friday) |
An Irish Colloquy
8:00 pm
venue: St Fin Barre’s Cathedral
, Cork,
Ireland
composer: Gerald Barry
work: Long Time
(premiere)
composer: Enda Bates
work: Pauper's Lament / A Stealing Sadness
composer: Frank Corcoran
work: Caoine
work: Two Unholy Haikus
(premiere)
composer: David Fennessy
work: chOirland
performer(s): The National Chamber Choir of Ireland, conductor Paul Hillier.
note: Part of the Cork International Choral Festival 2012. Also works by Tarik O’Regan, Arvo Part and Nicholas Maw.
We Have Two Ears
8:00 pm
venue: Samuel Beckett Theatre
, Dublin 2,
Ireland
composer: David Collier
work: In your own time
(premiere)
performer(s): Kate Ellis (vc).
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| 9 May 2012 (Wednesday) |
Concert
8:00 pm
venue: Sounds New Festival
, Canterbury,
England
composer: Ryan Molloy
work: Séamsur IV
performer(s): Franziska Schroeder (ssax).
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| 13 May 2012 (Sunday) |
3:00 pm
venue: Conwal Church
, Letterkenny,
Ireland
composer: Derek Ball
work: Carolan in Love
performer(s): Donegal Camerata String Quintet.
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| 16 May 2012 (Wednesday) |
8:30 pm
venue: The Chapel, Markree Castle
, Collooney,
Ireland
composer: Ian Wilson
work: Sternlos
performer(s): Michael O’Toole (gui).
note: Also works by Tarrega, Sor, Koshkin, Albeniz, Domeniconi, JK Martz and A. York.
NewSoundWorlds 2012
8:00 pm
venue: Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall
, Dublin 2,
Ireland
composer: Ian Wilson
work: Her charms invited
(premiere)
performer(s): Amstel Quartet.
note: Curated by Siobhán Cleary.
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| 17 May 2012 (Thursday) |
The Music of Bill Whelan
8:00 pm
venue: National Concert Hall
, Dublin 2,
Ireland
composer: Bill Whelan
work: Riverdance Symphonic Suite
(premiere)
performer(s): Bill Whelan (pf), Eleanor McEvoy (voice), Zoe Conway (vn), Mairtin O Connor (acc), Maitiu O Casaide (uill), RTE Concert Orchestra, Crash Ensemble, UCD Choral Scholars, conductor David Brophy.
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| 18 May 2012 (Friday) |
2:00 pm
venue: RTÉ Studios
, Donnybrook,
Ireland
composer: Vincent Kennedy
work: There is a City
performer(s): Donegal Youth Orchestra, Donegal Youth Choir, conductor Vincent Kennedy. Little John Nee, Actor and Narrator.
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| 19 May 2012 (Saturday) |
Legacy
8:00 pm
venue: Pro Cathedral
Ireland
composer: Paul Flynn
work: Hymnus Sancti Camelaci
(premiere)
composer: Ian Wilson
work: i carry your heart
(premiere)
performer(s): The Mornington Singers, conductor Orla Flanagan.
note: Also works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Sam Kavanagh.
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| 20 May 2012 (Sunday) |
New Music at the Green Mill
2:00 pm
venue: Green Mill Jazz Club
USA
composer: Rhona Clarke
work: con coro
composer: Jane O’Leary
work: No. 19
performer(s): Palomar Ensemble.
note: Also works by Malcolm Dedman, Greg Steinke, John Elmquist and Ben Vida.
Mozart Requiem
7:30 pm
venue: St Patrick’s Cathedral
, Dublin,
Ireland
composer: Rhona Clarke
work: A Song for St Cecilia's Day 1687
performer(s): Cantairí Avondale, conductor Ruaidhrí Ó Dálaigh.
note: This concert also features choral pieces that represent the choir from its beginnings to the present day.
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| 24 May 2012 (Thursday) |
Irish Chamber Orchestra May Tour
8:00 pm
venue: Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
, Doneraile,
Ireland
composer: Linda Buckley
work: Fall Approaches - string arrangement
performer(s): Nicola Sweeney (vn), Irish Chamber Orchestra, leader/violin Katherine Hunka.
note: Also works by J.S. Bach, Elgar and Tchaikovsky.
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| 25 May 2012 (Friday) |
RTE NSO
8:00 pm
venue: National Concert Hall
, Dublin 2,
Ireland
composer: Deirdre Gribbin
work: The Binding of the Years
performer(s): RTE National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Alan Burubayev, Finghin Collins (pf).
note: Also works by Tchaikovsky and Janacek.
8:00 pm
venue: Nun’s Cross Church
, Ashford,
Ireland
composer: Martin O’Leary
work: Ricercare
(premiere)
performer(s): Annette Cleary (vc).
Irish Chamber Orchestra May Tour
8:00 pm
venue: Dunamaise Arts Centre
, Portlaoise,
Ireland
composer: Linda Buckley
work: Fall Approaches - string arrangement
performer(s): Nicola Sweeney (vn), Irish Chamber Orchestra, leader/violin Katherine Hunka.
note: Also works by J.S. Bach, Elgar and Tchaikovsky.
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| 26 May 2012 (Saturday) |
The Array Young Composers Workshop Concert
3:00 pm
venue: Gallery 345
Canada
composer: Karen Power
work: Untitled
(premiere)
performer(s): Patricia O’Callaghan (voice), David Schotzko (perc), Lydia Minchinsky (vc), Coleen Cook (cl), conductor Rick Sacks.
note: Also works by Carolann DeYoung, Justin Haynes and Lynne Penhale.
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| 27 May 2012 (Sunday) |
4:00 pm
venue: Ballyroan Parish Church
, Dublin,
Ireland
composer: Vincent Kennedy
work: Fanfare and Anthem
performer(s): The Rathfarnham Concert Band, conductor Vincent Kennedy.
11:00 am
venue: Leipzig Opernhaus
, Leipzig,
Germany
composer: Frank Corcoran
work: A Dark Song
performer(s): Volker Hemken (bcl).
note: German premiere of this work for Bass Clarinet Solo.
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| 31 May 2012 (Thursday) |
Irish Composers’ Collective May Concert
8:30 pm
venue: Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall
, Dublin 2,
Ireland
composer: David Bremner
work: Driving through the waste territories: (Winter)
composer: Peter Moran
work: Neva Choble No
composer: Anna Murray
work: Nebule
composer: Matthew Whiteside
work: Will We See Light?
(premiere)
performer(s): vox merus.
note: Also works by Daniel Barkley, Conal Ryan, Natasa Paterson and Naomi Campbell.
CMC new music::new Ireland Salon Series 2012
6:00 pm
venue: Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall
, Dublin 2,
Ireland
composer:
work: n/a
performer(s): Dublin Laptop Orchestra.
note: Works by Collier, Leech, Ní Chuinn and Kirby.
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