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| amplify #129 - Danny McCarthy | 19 Dec 2025 | 00:30:30 | |
The final episode of 2025 features a conversation with pioneering sound artist Danny McCarthy. Recorded in early December at CMC to mark the launch of his new album on Farpoint Recordings, Haunted by Silence, the episode also includes a live performance from the launch in the CMC’s Creative Space, featuring Danny alongside Anthony Kelly and David Stalling. Presented by Jonathan Grimes. Shownotes: https://www.cmc.ie/amplify/episode-129 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #128 - InTERRActions | 05 Dec 2025 | 00:17:05 | |
CMC Emerging Composers Laura Heneghan and Santiago Kodela, and co-founder of Icon Arts Transylvania Academy and Festival Diana Gheorghiu talk to Evonne Ferguson about the InTERRActions concert tour showcasing recent work from Romania and Ireland, and the Composer Residency at the ICON Arts Festival in Sibiu, Transylvania, attended this summer by both composers as part of CMC's ongoing partnership with the festival. Presented by Jonathan Grimes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #119 - Paul Hillier | 21 Mar 2025 | 00:28:04 | |
Image credit: Paul Hillier's final concert as AD of Chamber Choir Ireland (In Illo Tempore, October 2024), filmed by Dominik Kosicki. Conductor Paul Hillier, who up to 2024 was Artistic Director of Chamber Choir Ireland, speaks to Evonne Ferguson about some of the Irish composers and works commissioned and performed during his time with the choir. The conversation was recorded in October 2024 and features works by Gerald Barry, Siobhán Cleary, Rhona Clarke, David Fennessy, Andrew Hamilton, Stephen McNeff and Jennifer Walshe. Show NotesChamber Choir Ireland: Composers featured in this episode: MusicIn order of appearance in the episode: chOirland - David Fennessy The White Noisery - Jennifer Walshe (Live Recording) Dives and Lazurus - Stephen McNeff (Live Recording) Pie Jesu from Requiem - Rhona Clarke (Live Recording) All music featured in this episode was performed by Chamber Choir Ireland under the direction of Paul Hillier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #29 - Emma Coulthard | 20 Nov 2020 | 00:35:33 | |
Episode 29 of CMC’s podcast on Irish composers and new music features a conversation with flautist Emma Coulthard about her career and work with Irish composers. The episode also includes contributions from two of the composers on their collaborations with Emma - Paul Hayes and Fergus Johnston.Show Notes Subscribe to the podcast here Music
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| amplify #28 - Ed Bennett and Karen Power | 06 Nov 2020 | 00:35:25 | |
Episode 28 of CMC's podcast features conversations with composers about two recent album releases. Ed Bennett's ‘Psychedelia' on NMC Recordings, and Karen Power's ‘Human Nature'. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson.Show Notes Subscribe to the podcast here
Please consider supporting the artists and labels by purchasing these releases OpeningKaren PowerAll tracks from Human Nature- loved bees (Anne-Marie O’Farrell)- underwater frogs of Angkor Wat (Thomas Buckner)- train to Machu Picchu (Johnny Chang)- Amazonian frogs (Seth Josel)- if trees had bellies (Jane Rigler)- seals off the Namibian shipwreck coast (Ute Wassermann)- monkeys + ‘waterbird' of the Amazon (Loré Lixenberg)- bats of Namibia (John Godfrey)- beneath the living sand dunes @ Gobabeb (Rishin Singh)- sirens of New York (Samuel Stoll) Ed BennettAll tracks from Psychedelia- Organ Grinder (Orkest de Ereprijs)- Freefalling (RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra)- Song of the Books: III (Kate Ellis, Decibel)- Psychedelia (RTE National Symphony Orchestra)- Song of the Books: II (Kate Ellis, Decibel)- Magnetic (Jack McNeill, Eliza McCarthy) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #27 - Seán Doherty on composing for choir and choral conductor Orla Flanagan on her work with the Mornington Singers | 23 Oct 2020 | 00:41:28 | |
Episode 27 of CMC's podcast ‘amplify' features a special episode produced for this year’s City of Derry International Choir Festival. Derry-born composer Seán Doherty talks to Evonne Ferguson about his background in choral singing and composing for choir, and conductor Orla Flanagan talks to Jonathan Grimes about her work with the Mornington Singers and Irish composers.Show Notes Subscribe to the podcast here MusicSeán Doherty
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| amplify #26 - Kirkos Ensemble's Biosphere and Jennifer Walshe's Ireland: A Dataset | 09 Oct 2020 | 00:31:23 | |
Episode 26 of CMC's podcast on new music from Ireland and Irish composers features a report from Kirkos Ensemble's Biosphere series of outdoor events in September, and audio diaries from Jennifer Walshe, Tonnta vocal ensemble members Robbie Blake and Elizabeth Hilliard, and saxophonist Nick Roth on Jennifer Walshe's recent work ‘Ireland: A Dataset'.Show Notes Subscribe to the podcast here BiosphereFeaturing contributions from composer Tom Lane, Kirkos Director Sebastian Adams, and horn player Hannah Miller Ireland: A DatasetAudio diary contributions from Robbie Blake, Elizabeth Hilliard, Nick Roth and Jennifer Walshe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #25 - Eric Sweeney (1948-2020) | 28 Sep 2020 | 00:32:49 | |
The first in a new series of CMC's podcast features a special tribute to composer Eric Sweeney, who passed away in July of this year. The episode features contributions from David Adams, John Buckley, Hazel Farrell, Ronan Guilfoyle and Grainne Mulvey about the composer's life, music and sizeable contribution to music in Ireland. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson.Show Notes
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| amplify #24 - Crash Ensemble CEO Neva Elliott McGinley and conductor Sineád Hayes | 13 Jul 2020 | 00:53:23 | |
The last in the current series of CMC's podcast features conversations with Crash Ensemble CEO Neva Elliott McGinley and conductor Sinead Hayes on their current and future work. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson.Show Notes Neva Elliott McGinleyCrashlandsProfessor Bad TripFree State 12Free State 13Sinead HayesIrish National Digital Performance Platform blog post MusicNeva Elliott McGinley
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| amplify #23 - Judith Ring and Roger Doyle | 26 Jun 2020 | 00:51:04 | |
Episode 23 of CMC’s podcast features conversations with Judith Ring on her work and dealing with a creative slump during lockdown, and Roger Doyle on his second electronic opera, ‘iGirl’. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson.Show Notes
Judith Ring
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| amplify #21 - Ian Wilson, Jonathan Nangle, Deirdre O'Leary and Ultan O'Brien | 29 May 2020 | 00:59:13 | |
Episode 21 of CMC's podcast features conversations with Ian Wilson on taking inspiration from the environment and politics, and his composing career up to this point, Jonathan Nangle and clarinettist Deirdre O'Leary on their recent collaboration for Music Network's Butterfly Sessions, and a profile of CMC Emerging Composer, Ultan O'Brien.Show Notes
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| Amanda Feery, Lina Andonovska, Scott Mc Laughlin and Áine Mallon - amplify #20 | 15 May 2020 | 00:50:22 | |
Episode 20 of CMC's podcast features a conversation with Amanda Feery and Lina Andonovska about their new recording, ‘The Scolds', Scott Mc Laughlin on his current projects and composing during lockdown, and a profile of CMC Emerging Composer Áine Mallon. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson.Show Notes
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| amplify #19 - Dave Flynn on his current musical focus and Karen Power on performing over the Internet | 08 May 2020 | 00:48:24 | |
Episode 19 features conversations with Dave Flynn about his current musical focus and the future for Irish composers and musicians after the Covid–19 Pandemic, and Karen Power on performing live with other musicians over the Internet. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson.Show Notes
Please consider supporting these and other Irish composers and musicians by purchasing their music Dave Flynn
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| amplify #118 - new music for harpsichord: Yonit Kosovske, Evangelia Rigaki, Janet Oates, Fiona Linnane and Meadhbh Hayes | 28 Feb 2025 | 00:24:05 | |
Conversations with some of the artists who featured in the ‘Inventions: the harpsichord across Time and borders' concert on 9 November 2024 at Limerick City Gallery of Art. Jonathan Grimes speaks to harpsichordist Yonit Kosovske and project director Janet Oates, along with composers Evangelia Rigaki, Fiona Linnane and Meadhbh Hayes.Show Notes
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| Benjamin Dwyer on composing, free improvisation and Beckett / Nick Roth on Diatribe Records | 01 May 2020 | 00:47:57 | |
Episode 18 features conversations with composer and guitarist Benjamin Dwyer on composing, free improvisation and his Beckett-inspired album, ‘What is the Word'; and composer, saxophonist and Diatribe Records co-director Nick Roth on the label. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson.Show Notes
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| Linda Buckley on the challenge of composing during the Covid-19 Pandemic | 24 Apr 2020 | 00:37:11 | |
Episode 17 features Glasgow-based Irish composer Linda Buckley in conversation with Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson. The episode includes an introduction to a playlist of pieces by Irish composers, specially selected for the podcast by Linda Buckley.Show Notes
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| Dealing with Covid-19: pianist Isabelle O'Connell, composer Frank Corcoran, and soprano Elizabeth Hilliard | 10 Apr 2020 | 00:44:05 | |
Episode 16 of CMC's podcast features conversations about dealing with the Covid–19 Pandemic with pianist Isabelle O'Connell, composer Frank Corcoran, and soprano Elizabeth Hilliard. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson.Show Notes
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| Composer Matthew Whiteside on the current challenges for composers and musicians in light of the Covid-19 Pandemic, and Úna Monaghan on her collection of pieces 'Aonaracht I' | 03 Apr 2020 | 00:41:09 | |
Production and editing - Jonathan Grimes, Keith Fennell Episode 15 of CMC’s podcast features composer and producer Matthew Whiteside on the current challenges for composers and musicians in light of the Covid–19 Pandemic, and harpist and composer Úna Monaghan on working on ‘Aonaracht I’, a collection of pieces for New Music Dublin. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson.Subscribe at cmc.ie/amplify Please get in touch - amplify@cmc.ie Show Notes
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| Sound artist Ed Devane on live streaming music events during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Brian Irvine's Totally Made Up Orchestra, and music by John McLachlan, Izumi Kimura and Cora Venus Lunny | 27 Mar 2020 | 00:42:38 | |
Episode 14 of CMC's podcast features an interview with sound artist and instrument designer Ed Devane on live streaming and the use of technology in creating and sharing music, composer Brian Irvine on his Totally Made Up Orchestra, and recent music from John McLachlan, Izumi Kimura and Cora Venus Lunny. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson. Subscribe at cmc.ie/amplify Please get in touch - amplify@cmc.ie Show Notes
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| amplify #13 | 19 Mar 2020 | 00:26:52 | |
Episode 13 of CMC's podcast includes an update on CMC's working arrangements following the closure of its building to the public in light of the Covid–19 emergency, and a selection of recordings from Ed Bennett, Linda Buckley, Roger Doyle, Gráinne Mulvey, Ailís Ní Ríain and Garrett Sholdice. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson. Subscribe at cmc.ie/amplify Please get in touch - amplify@cmc.ie Show Notes
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| Live from New Music Dublin - amplify #12 | 12 Mar 2020 | 01:03:48 | |
A live recording of CMC’s podcast held during New Music Dublin on 1 March 2020. The event featured an interview with composer Kevin O’Connell, whose portrait concert performed by the Hard Rain Ensemble took place during the festival, and a panel discussion on diversity in new music, ‘Whose music?’, with NMDX programme delegates Eve O’Donnell (National Sawdust) and David Pay (Music on Main), composer Amanda Feery, and New Music Dublin Festival Director John Harris. Presented by Evonne Ferguson and Jonathan Grimes. Subscribe at cmc.ie/amplify Production, editing and recording - Keith Fennell Show Notes
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| Music by Jennifer Walshe, Anna Murray and Jenn Kirby for International Women's Day 2020 - amplify #11 | 08 Mar 2020 | 00:16:29 | |
A special episode for International Women's Day, featuring recordings of works by Jennifer Walshe, Anna Murray and Jenn Kirby from their recent albums, introduced by the composers. Music
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| Sounding the Feminists - Ann Cleare, Karen Power, Laura Watson and Ciara Murphy - amplify #10 | 05 Mar 2020 | 00:26:32 | |
Production and editing - Jonathan Grimes Recording - Keith Fennell To mark International Women's Day 2020, episode 10 of CMC's podcast amplify profiles the work of the Sounding the Feminists collective with a conversation between Evonne Ferguson and STF Working Group Members Ann Cleare, Karen Power and Laura Watson; and STF Research Associate, Ciara Murphy on her project to carry out a Gender Balance Review Project for the collective. Presented by Jonathan Grimes.Subscribe at cmc.ie/amplify Show Notes
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| amplify #9 - International Conference on Live Coding | 27 Feb 2020 | 00:27:01 | |
Production and editing - Jonathan Grimes Recording - Keith Fennell Episode 9 of CMC’s podcast features a conversation recorded in early February 2020 at the University of Limerick during the International Conference on Live Coding. Guests include writer-artist Emma Cocker, musician Alex McLean, composers Neil O’Connor and Giuseppe Torre, and curator Nora O’ Murchú. Presented by Jonathan Grimes.Subscribe at cmc.ie/amplify Show Notes
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| amplify #117 - CMC's Spring Gathering featuring music by Cathy Purcell | 07 Feb 2025 | 00:13:39 | |
CMC’s podcast returns for 2025 with a recording taken from CMC’s recent Spring Gathering event featuring soprano Sylvia O’Brien and flautist Bill Dowdall performing Cathy Purcell’s ‘Droplet’. Winner of the 2024 Finding a Voice Composition Competition, Cathy Purcell also speaks to Jonathan Grimes about her experience composing the work. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson. Show Notes Music ‘Droplet’ by Cathy Purcell, performed live in CMC by Sylvia O’Brien and Bill Dowdall on 30 January 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Toner Quinn on 20 years of the Journal of Music; Jane O'Leary on writing for string quartet and recent works; and Adrian Mantu on new music and the ConTempo Quartet - amplify #8 | 13 Feb 2020 | 00:46:22 | |
Episode 8 of CMC's podcast features interviews recorded in Galway in early February 2020 with Toner Quinn, Journal of Music, composer Jane O'Leary, and Galway Music Residency - the ConTempo Quartet cellist, Adrian Mantu. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson. Subscribe at cmc.ie/amplify Show NotesMusic
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| amplify #7 - John Harris, Festival Director of New Music Dublin | 30 Jan 2020 | 00:40:51 | |
Episode 7 of CMC’s fortnightly podcast features an interview with New Music Dublin Festival Director John Harris about the 2020 festival, the link between social situations and new music, building audiences, achieving gender balance in programming, and the importance of placing international work alongside Irish work when programming the festival. Complete show notes: www.cmc.ie/features/amplify-7 Show Notes
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| Violinist Darragh Morgan on commissioning and performing new music by Irish composers, and Deirdre Gribbin on receiving a Major Individual Award from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland - amplify # | 16 Jan 2020 | 00:44:30 | |
Episode 6 of CMC's fortnightly podcast features interviews with violinist Darragh Morgan and composer Deirdre Gribbin. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson.Show Notes
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| Jennifer Walshe on her opera with Timothy Morton 'TIME TIME TIME' and Kevin Volans on reaching 70 - amplify #5 | 19 Dec 2019 | 00:52:39 | |
Episode 5 of CMC's podcast features interviews with Jennifer Walshe's about her opera TIME TIME TIME and Kevin Volans on reaching 70. Subscribe to the Podcast here. Production - Jonathan GrimesRecording and editing - Keith Fennell Show Notes
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| The Golden Age for contemporary music from Ireland? Songs in the Irish language, and rediscovering Irish women composers from the twentieth century - amplify #3 | 21 Nov 2019 | 00:47:41 | |
Episode 3 of CMC’s new podcast features an interview with Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival artistic director, Graham McKenzie, Dáirine Ní Mheadhra on her project to commission Irish composers to write songs using Irish language texts, and CMC Scholar-in-residence Orla Shannon on the music and lives of twentieth-century Irish women composers Ina Boyle and Joan Trimble. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson. Recording and production - Keith Fennell Editing - Jonathan Grimes Show NotesAnn Clearehttps://www.cmc.ie/composers/ann-cleare Riot Ensemblehttp://riotensemble.com/ Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festivalhttps://hcmf.co.uk/ CMC at HCMFhttps://www.cmc.ie/news/11202019–2125/cmc–2019-huddersfield-contemporary-music-festival Irish Language Art Song Projecthttps://www.cmc.ie/AmhrainEalaineGhaeilge Joan Trimblehttps://www.cmc.ie/composers/joan-trimble Ina Boylehttp://www.inaboyle.org/ Music
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| New music and public broadcasting with composer Jürgen Simpson, and a Lifetime Achievement Award for John Kinsella - amplify #2 (7 November 2019) | 07 Nov 2019 | 00:42:42 | |
The second episode of the Contemporary Music Centre's fortnightly podcast features a conversation recorded in Limerick with composer Jürgen Simpson on new music and broadcasting; as well as marking John Kinsella’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Concert Hall, Dublin ahead of the premiere of his 11th Symphony later this month. The episode is presented by Evonne Ferguson and Jonathan Grimes. Subscribe to the Podcast here. Recording and production - Keith Fennell https://www.cmc.ie/composers/jurgen-simpson Music
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| Making a living as a composer - Amanda Feery on the worsening economic conditions for artists living in Dublin: amplify #1 (22 October 2019) | 22 Oct 2019 | 00:44:01 | |
In the first episode of CMC's new fortnightly podcast, Evonne Ferguson and Jonathan Grimes talk with composer Amanda Feery about her recent work at the Dublin Fringe Festival, writing for symphonic wind band, making a living as a composer in Dublin and the worsening economic conditions for artists living in the capital, and why she chose to move back to Ireland from the US. Recorded in CMC in October 2019 Amanda Feeryhttps://www.cmc.ie/composers/amanda-feery
Ball State Symphony Band Heartworm (clip) Irish National Opera Studio Evangelia Rigaki - This Hostel Life Stephen McNeff - Banished Donnacha Dennehy - Second Violinist New Music Dublin CrashLands Recording and production - Keith Fennell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #116 - Ian Wilson in conversation with Tim Rutherford-Johnson live from CMC | 23 Dec 2024 | 00:36:56 | |
CMC celebrated the 60th Birthday of composer, Ian Wilson in CMC on December 4 2024, with an evening of music and discussion. For the final episode of amplify for 2024, Ian Wilson joins music journalist and contemporary music educator Tim Rutherford-Johnson for a conversation spanning his career and centred around a new essay commissioned by CMC. You'll also hear excerpts of live performances from the evening featuring Lina Andonovska (flute), Ioana Petcu-Colan (Violin) and the composer himself, Ian Wilson (piano). You can order a hard copy of the essay here. All music featured in this episode was recorded live in CMC's Library and Creative Space on December 6 2024. Terra and Fuoco from I Quattro Elementi for solo violin - Ioana Petcu-Colan (Violin) Die Zwitscher-Maschine for solo piccolo - Lina Andonovska (Piccolo) Spilliaert's Beach for alto flute and piano - Lina Andonovska (Alto flute) and Ian Wilson (Piano) Recording and editing: Keith Fennell Introduction: Jonathan Grimes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #115 - Caterina Schembri on her new album 'Sea Salt & Turpentine' | 16 Dec 2024 | 00:27:51 | |
Caterina Schembri, whose debut album 'Sea Salt & Turpentine' was released on Ergodos, talks to Jonathan Grimes about her musical background and work as a composer.Show Notes Music All music taken from Sea Salt & Turpentine (Ergodos)
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| amplify #114 - Larissa O'Grady on her new album, Six New Works for Violin | 22 Nov 2024 | 00:28:36 | |
Larissa O'Grady joins CMC's Jonathan Grimes for an explorative discussion about her new release, Six New Works for Violin. on Farpoint Recordings. Show Notes Six New Works for Violin (Farpoint Recordings) by Larissa O'GradySix New Works For Violin is the debut release by Larissa O'Grady on the Farpoint Recordings label, and features an extraordinary programme of new music composed by a collection of six leading Irish composers including David Bremner, Jenn Kirby, Judith Ring, Anselm McDonnell, Robert Coleman, Fiona Linnane.This project came into existence as part of the Contemporary Artists Network, established by the Contemporary Music Centre, which pairs composers and performers interested in engaging with contemporary music from Ireland as artistic partners. As part of this Network, in 2022 Larissa O'Grady commissioned six new works for violin and electronics/multimedia by a group of six composers from Ireland, collaborating to explore the possibilities of new sounds, which culminated in a public performance of the commissioned works for violin and multimedia. These commissions were generously supported by Arts Council Ireland.Featuring a wide range of presentations from spoken word to sensor led playback, live and fixed electronics, microtonal writing conveying the chemical process of burning sugar, and a live field recordist recording and playing back the violin and sounds of a greater spotted woodpecker.Farpoint Recordings Music All music featured in this episode is available from Farpoint Recordings from the links below.Salient Memories - David Bremner Body Fragmented - Jenn Kirby Swept Through the Floods - Judith Ring Rusted Sugar - Anselm McDonnell Capturing Sound - Robert ColemanWould Be Poetess - Fiona Linnane Episode Credits Recording and editing: Jonathan GrimesAdditional Editing: Keith FennellIntroduction: Evonne Ferguson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #113 - Live from West Cork Chamber Music Festival | 12 Nov 2024 | 00:28:34 | |
A live podcast discussion recorded at the 2024 West Cork Chamber Music Festival. Composers Rhona Clarke and Deirdre Gribbin join Jonathan Grimes to discuss their work on ‘Magdalene Songs’, an ongoing project by pianist Deirdre Brenner, which features their songs along with songs by Deirdre McKay, all based on testimonies from survivors of the Magdalene Laundries.This discussion took place following a performance the previous evening of the ‘Magdalene Songs’ by mezzo Lotte Betts-Dean and Deirdre Brenner.From 1922 to 1996, more than 10,000 women and girls were incarcerated in Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries. Operated by four religious orders in 10 locations around the country, these for-profit institutions detained individuals against their will and forced them to work long hours, unpaid, under abusive and humiliating conditions. These institutions committed some of the most serious systematic violations against human rights in Ireland in the 20th century.This work by is intended to honour those women who were so gravely mistreated by church and state in the Magdalene Laundries by giving voice to their experience.Show Notes• https://www.westcorkmusic.ie/chamber-music-festival/• https://www.rhonaclarke.com/• https://www.cmc.ie/composers/rhona-clarke• http://jfmresearch.com/home/preserving-magdalene-history/about-the-magdalene-laundries/• https://www.deirdregribbin.com/• https://www.cmc.ie/composers/deirdre-gribbin• https://www.cmc.ie/composers/deirdre-mckay• https://www.deirdre-brenner.com/• https://www.lottebettsdean.com/MusicAll music from Magdalene Songs, performed live at West Cork Chamber Music Festival on 5 July 2024 at St Brendan’s Hall, Bantry by Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano) and Deirdre Brenner (piano), and recorded by RTÉ Lyric fm. • Rhona Clarke - Martina• Deirdre Gribbin - Bernadette• Rhona Clarke - Evelyn• Deirdre McKay - Litany to the Magdalene DeadRecording and editing: Keith Fennell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #112 - Composer Lab 2024 | 11 Oct 2024 | 00:26:31 | |
This week’s podcast features conversations recorded during the workshop of Composer Lab, a professional development initiative from CMC and the National Symphony Orchestra aimed at composers who have had limited opportunities to write for symphony orchestra. Jonathan Grimes speaks to the participating composers Amelia Clarkson, Barry O’Halpin, Finola Merivale, and Yue Song, as well as Composer Lab mentor David Fennessy and workshop conductor Gavin Maloney. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson.Show NotesMusic
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| amplify #111 - Rhona Clarke and Eric Skytterholm Egan at the ISCM World New Music Days 2024 | 27 Sep 2024 | 00:17:18 | |
CMC's podcast on artists active in New Music in Ireland returns with interviews recorded with two of the featured Irish composers at this year's ISCM World New Music Days in the Faroe Islands. Recorded in June, the episode features conversations with composers Eric Skytterholm Egan and Rhona Clarke. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson.Show NotesMusic
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| amplify #110 - TERRAIN | 19 Jul 2024 | 00:22:27 | |
An episode featuring a live panel discussion from Northern Ireland's newest contemporary music festival, TERRAIN in the Accidental Theatre, Belfast featuring Aisling Agnew, Lina Andanovska and Ian Wilson. Presented by Evonne Ferguson. Show Notes Music All music featured in this episode was performed live at TERRAIN Music Festival on 18 May 2024
Chief Sound Engineer: Martin Price Sound Technician: Peter CunninghamPodcast Recording: Emma BainbridgeEditing: Keith Fennell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #127 - RAMP Festival 2025 | 14 Nov 2025 | 00:35:37 | |
Conversations with some of the featured artists at this year’s RAMP Festival in Rathmullan, Co. Donegal which took place in July. Timothy Cape, Mayah Kadish, Rob Casey and Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh talk to Jonathan Grimes.Show Notes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #109 - Topographies mini festival of Experimental music in Berlin | 03 Jul 2024 | 00:25:48 | |
An episode featuring a panel discussion from the Topographies mini festival of Experimental music in Berlin along with contributions from Shane Latimer and Izumi Kimura. Presented by Evonne Ferguson. Show Notes Music
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| amplify #108 - Darragh Morgan and Mary Dullea on Gerald Barry's violin and piano music | 14 Jun 2024 | 00:13:03 | |
Jonathan Grimes talks to violinist Darragh Morgan and pianist Mary Dullea about recording and performing Gerald Barry's music. The conversation was recorded at the 2024 New Music Dublin Festival, and also features extracts from their 2022 album of the composer's works ‘In the Asylum'.Show NotesMusic All music taken from the album In the Asylum, Mode Records
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| amplify #107 - Linda Buckley on her new work, Tuile agus Trá for Iarla Ó Lionáird and the National Symphony Orchestra | 31 May 2024 | 00:20:48 | |
Back in April, as New Music Dublin 2024 was approaching, Evonne Ferguson sat down for a chat with Linda Buckley and Iarla Ó Lionáird to discuss Tuile agus Trá, a new work for the National Symphony Orchestra composed by Linda and dedicated to the memory of her mother, Mary Buckley. Show Notes
Tuile agus Trá premiered on the 26 April in the National Concert Hall as part of New Music Dublin 2024. It was broadcast live on RTÉ lyric fm for a special episode of RTÉ lyric Live co-presented by Paul Herriott and John Harris. You can listen to the full broadcast here. Tuile agus Trá was commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra and New Music Dublin. Episode Credits Presented by Evonne Ferguson Recorded and edited by Keith Fennell Show NotesEpisode Credits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #106 - Brian Irvine on his new work for Stone Drawn Circles, 'A Call to Arms' | 17 May 2024 | 00:14:46 | |
A conversation with composer Brian Irvine, recorded during last month's New Music Dublin festival. Brian's work ‘A Call to Arms' was premiered by Stone Drawn Circles and he speaks to Jonathan Grimes about the background to the work and composing for the group. Show Notes Recorded and presented by Jonathan Grimes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #105 - Brian Bridges performs at CMC's New Music Dublin Exchange | 10 May 2024 | 00:10:05 | |
A performance from composer electronic musician Brian Bridges, recorded at IMRO on 26 April during CMC's New Music Dublin Exchange - a programme which took place during the New Music Dublin festival, to which representatives of some of the most significant international contemporary music festivals, venues, programmers, promoters and broadcasters were invited.Show Notes Recorded and edited by Keith Fennell. CMC wishes to thank Culture Ireland for their funding of New Music Dublin Exchange, and IMRO for their support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #104 - Bianca Gannon performs at CMC's New Music Dublin Exchange | 09 May 2024 | 00:17:50 | |
A performance from composer and improviser Bianca Gannon, recorded at IMRO on 25 April during CMC’s New Music Dublin Exchange - a programme which took place during the New Music Dublin festival, to which representatives of some of the most significant international contemporary music festivals, venues, programmers, promoters and broadcasters were invited. Show Notes Recorded and edited by Keith Fennell CMC wishes to thank Culture Ireland for their funding of New Music Dublin Exchange, and IMRO for their support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #103 - Ultan O'Brien performs at CMC's New Music Dublin Exchange | 08 May 2024 | 00:13:55 | |
A performance from composer, fiddle and viola player Ultan O’Brien, recorded at IMRO on 25 April during CMC’s New Music Dublin Exchange - a programme which took place during the New Music Dublin festival, to which representatives of some of the most significant international contemporary music festivals, venues, programmers, promoters and broadcasters were invited. Show Notes Recorded and edited by Keith Fennell. CMC wishes to thank Culture Ireland for its funding of New Music Dublin Exchange, and IMRO for their support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #102 - Future Music Panel Live @ Music Current Festival 2024 | 23 Apr 2024 | 00:40:36 | |
A special live episode of amplify which was recorded at this year's Music Current Festival panel discussion presented in partnership with the Contemporary Music Centre. The panel was chaired by CMC's Director, Evonne Ferguson. Show Notes "Here, four composers, academics, researchers and media artists share insights into their personal practices, working methods, compositional techniques, rationale, and the strategies they use to approach compositional problems, and how technology might inform future music developments." Source: Music Current Festival - Future Music Panelists: Music In order of appearance in the episode: Daniel McDermott Bezier Lines (2024) - performed by Dublin Sound Lab Amanda Feery Hireth (2024) - performed by The Black Page Orchestra Lara Gallagher Leap of Foals (2024) - performed by lovemusic collective John McLachlan Qualia I (2024) - performed by Dublin Sound Lab Fergal Dowling Total Harmonic Distortion (2024) - performed by Dublin Sound Lab All music featured in this episode was recorded live at Music Current 2024 at the Project Arts Centre. Episode credits Editing: Keith Fennell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| amplify #101 - Anselm McDonnell on his new release, Kraina | 04 Apr 2024 | 00:17:55 | |
In this episode, we hear from Anselm McDonnell about his new release, Kraina, an album drawing on the themes of home and displacement. Show Notes Anselm McDonnell (CMC Composer Page) This interview was recorded on location by Evonne Ferguson at Queen's University, Belfast on 22 March 2024. It was recorded before the launch of Kraina which took place on the same date in the Harty Room in Queen's University, presented by CMC in partnership with Moving On Music, Belfast. The launch featured a performance by Cahal Masterson (piano) and Rebecca Murphy (soprano) of works from this new release. Music All music featured is taken from the album, Kraina available to purchase on Bandcamp In order of appearance in the episode: Anselm McDonnell - Kraina I. Jeżeli Porcelana Cahal Masterson - piano Anselm McDonnell - Kraina II. The House on the Interface Cahal Masterson - piano Anselm McDonnell - Her Name is Sorrow Dermot Dunne - accordion
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| amplify #100 - We Only Want the Earth | 21 Mar 2024 | 00:22:18 | |
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