To coincide with the launch of the publication of Seóirse Bodley's Song cycles to the Poetry of Mícheál O'Siadhail by Carysfort Press, soprano Sylvia O’Brien joined the composer in performances of The Earlsfort Suite, Squall and The Naked Flame on 20 April. This performance also marked the celebration of Bodley’s 75th birthday.
Guitarist John Feeley speaks to Bernard Clarke about playing contemporary guitar music, his background in guitar teaching and playing, and collaborating with composers.
Featuring interviews and audio clips with a selection of composers and performers, this audio podcast provides a stimulating introduction to CMC's latest release, Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume Six
Frank Corcoran speaks on video to Jonathan Grimes about his upbringing on a farm in Tipperary, his development as a composer and his feeling of exile, as a German resident, which forces him ‘to go further to the brink’.
Composer Seóirse Bodley, in a video interview shortly before his seventieth birthday, talks to Michael Dungan about his long and productive creative career.