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Roger Doyle
Roger Doyle (b. 1949)
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Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume Seven [VIDEO] A short video feature on CMC's latest CD release, Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume Seven, featuring interviews with a selection of the composers.
What’s it like to be Roger Doyle? [INTERVIEW] Short, informal question and answer interview with Roger Doyle
Interview with Roger Doyle [ARTICLE/VIDEO] Roger Doyle, the ‘Godfather’ of Irish electronic music, has been composing for over thirty-five years. ‘I have a good two-way relationship with technology,’ he says, ‘and if I find a piece of technology that opens up a world I’m interested in exploring then I’ll jump right in.’ He talks to Jonathan Grimes.
Irish Composers and the Media [ARTICLE] Does the media under-represent Irish composers? Is new music too difficult, too abstract for the media and their audiences? These and other questions were explored at a seminar held at the Contemporary Music Centre on 28 January. John McLachlan, a composer and executive director of the Association of Irish Composers, reports.
Living Music in 2004 [ARTICLE] Michael Dungan previews the forthcoming RTÉ Living Music Festival 2004 which features contemporary French music as well as a number of Irish premieres.
Interview with Jürgen Simpson [ARTICLE/VIDEO] Jürgen Simpson, interviewed on video, tells Michael Dungan about his unconventional background, his eclectic musical tastes and his new opera, a 'Rabelasian raft debate' with echoes of Beckett.
A View from the Library [ARTICLE] Anne-Marie Casey, CMC’s Music Information Officer, reviews the new works added to the library collection during 2002.
Where the Wind Blows [ARTICLE] Jonathan Grimes writes about repertoire for wind band available in the Contemporary Music Centre's collection.
Just Discovering [INTERVIEW] Michael Dungan talks to composer Roger Doyle as he celebrates being fifty.

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