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A podcast from the Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland on new music and composers from Ireland.

  1. amplify #117 - CMC's Spring Gathering featuring music by Cathy Purcell

    FEB 7

    amplify #117 - CMC's Spring Gathering featuring music by Cathy Purcell

    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 Cathy PurcellFinding a Voice Composition CompetitionFinding a Voice FestivalEvlana EnsembleSylvia O’BrienBill DowdallMusic ‘Droplet’ by Cathy Purcell, performed live in CMC by Sylvia O’Brien and Bill Dowdall on 30 January 2025

    14 min
  2. amplify #116 - Ian Wilson in conversation with Tim Rutherford-Johnson live from CMC

    12/23/2024

    amplify #116 - Ian Wilson in conversation with Tim Rutherford-Johnson live from CMC

    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). Show Notes Tim Rutherford-Johnson Ian Wilson CMC Composer Page Lina Andonovska (Alto flute and piccolo) Ioana Petcu-Colan (Violin) You can order a hard copy of the essay here. Music 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) Episode Credits Recording and editing: Keith Fennell Introduction: Jonathan Grimes

    37 min
  3. amplify #115 - Caterina Schembri on her new album 'Sea Salt & Turpentine'

    12/16/2024

    amplify #115 - Caterina Schembri on her new album 'Sea Salt & Turpentine'

    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 Caterina Schembri Sea Salt & Turpentine Music All music taken from Sea Salt & Turpentine (Ergodos) Caterina Schembri - Sea salt & Turpentine, Michelle O’Rourke (voice), Ficino Ensemble Caterina Schembri - Soft charcoal over moonstone, Nathan Sherman (viola) Caterina Schembri - There is a willow, Michelle O’Rourke (voice), Ficino Ensemble Caterina Schembri - I wake up in the night when I dream in black and white , Michelle O’Rourke (voice), Ficino Ensemble Caterina Schembri - It was only half as far, Ficino Ensemble

    28 min
  4. amplify #114 - Larissa O'Grady on her new album, Six New Works for Violin

    11/22/2024

    amplify #114 - Larissa O'Grady on her new album, Six New Works for Violin

    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'Grady Six 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 David Bremner CMC Composer Page Robert Coleman CMC Composer Page Jenn Kirby CMC Composer Page Fiona Linnane CMC Composer Page Judith Ring CMC Composer Page Anselm McDonnell CMC Composer Page 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 Coleman Would Be Poetess - Fiona Linnane Episode Credits Recording and editing: Jonathan Grimes Additional Editing: Keith Fennell Introduction: Evonne Ferguson

    29 min
  5. amplify #113 - Live from West Cork Chamber Music Festival

    11/12/2024

    amplify #113 - Live from West Cork Chamber Music Festival

    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/ Music All 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 Dead Recording and editing: Keith Fennell

    29 min
  6. amplify #112 - Composer Lab 2024

    10/11/2024

    amplify #112 - Composer Lab 2024

    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 Notes Composer Lab public workshop Amelia Clarkson CMC Composer Page Barry O’Halpin CMC Composer Page Yue Song CMC Composer Page Pastures at Malahide Finola Merivale CMC Composer Page Music All music recorded during the Composer Lab workshop on 16 September 2024 by the National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gavin Maloney

    27 min
  7. amplify #111 - Rhona Clarke and Eric Skytterholm Egan at the ISCM World New Music Days 2024

    09/27/2024

    amplify #111 - Rhona Clarke and Eric Skytterholm Egan at the ISCM World New Music Days 2024

    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 Notes ISCM World New Music Days 2024 ISCM Eric Skytterholm Egan CMC Composer Page Rhona Clarke CMC Composer Page Music Eric Skytterholm Egan - in some or other Oasis (2014 rev. 2023) (Lapland Chamber Orchestra), live performance at Tórshavn Music School, Tórshavn, Faroe Island, 24 June 2024. Video of concert available here. Rhona Clarke - O Vis Aeternitatis (2020) (ARS NOVA Copenhagen, conductor Graham Ross), live performance at The Nordic House in Tórshavn, 29 June 2024. Video of concert available here.

    17 min

  8. 07/19/2024

    amplify #110 - TERRAIN

    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 Aisling Agnew Lina Andanovska Ian Wilson CMC Composer page Music All music featured in this episode was performed live at TERRAIN Music Festival on 18 May 2024 Improvisation 1 - Lina Andonovska (contrabass flute & flute), David Lyttle (Drums) & Cathal Roche (alto sax) A Winter Sketchbook - Jane O'Leary - Aisling Agnew (flute) & Petcu-Colan (violin) Improvisation 2 - Lina Andonovska (contrabass flute & flute), David Lyttle (drums) & Cathal Roche (alto sax) 'Vigour, Rigour, Jigger' - Greg Caffrey - David McCann (cello) Episode Credits Chief Sound Engineer: Martin Price Sound Technician: Peter Cunningham Podcast Recording: Emma Bainbridge Editing: Keith Fennell

    22 min
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A podcast from the Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland on new music and composers from Ireland.

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  • Creator
    Contemporary Music Centre
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    118
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    © Contemporary Music Centre
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