For All
Ages
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Since its invention in the eighteenth century, the string
quartet has proved one of the most resilient forms, continuously
reinvented and repurposed for changing times. Having just completed a new
string quartet of his own, composer Peter Rosser reflects on the medium's
consistent allure.
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Record
Store Day 2012
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The annual day celebrating and supporting independent
record shops features a host of exclusive releases, including some from
Irish acts.
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Two
Free Concerts This Week
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Conor Byrne is playing in UCD, and Wally Page and Johnny
Mulhearn are playing in Spiddal, but what is the connection?
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Siansa
Gael Linn 2012 Finals
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The Siansa Gael Linn 2012 finals, taking place in the
National Concert Hall later this month, include groups from Sligo,
Mayo, Galway, Waterford, Tipperary, and Dublin.
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Kaleidoscope
Night Returns on 2 May
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Music by Schumann, Haydn, Laura Moody, David Fennessy and
more features in the next Kaleidoscope Night, whilst new music::new
Ireland features performances of previous Kaleidoscope commissions.
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Opera
at Dublin Castle
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The Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition's
gala concert of opera at Dublin Castle with Cara O'Sullivan takes
place on 21 April.
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New
Author Societies Website
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The Irish Music Rights Organisation have launched a new
website, tying together the work done by the thirty-four author
societies across Europe
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Raidi?
na Gaeltachta Concert in Derry
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This Thursday, 19 April Raidi? na Gaeltachta will hold a
celebratory concert in Cult?rlann U? Chan?in in Derry as part of the
station's forty year anniversary celebrations.
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