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Blackout

Anna Murray talks to the director of new student-run contemporary music ensemble Kirkos after Blackout, their final performance of the season. read more
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Gaming Tactics

Stephen Graham talks to Irish composer Jennifer Walshe ahead of the world premiere of her opera Die Taktik, which will take place at Staatstheater Stuttgart on 14 June. read more
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International Irish Harp Festival, An Ch?irt Chruitireachta

With participants from France, Germany, Russia, Japan, the USA and Ireland, Cairde na Cruite's harp festival, An Ch?irt Chruitireachta, has a strong international aspect. read more
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Ireland's National Music Day

Ireland's National Music Day, love:live music, features over 300 events around the country on Thursday, 21 June. read more
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Christine Sisk Appointed Acting CEO of Culture Ireland

After the departure of Eugene Downes in May, the board of Culture Ireland have announced Christine Sisk as acting CEO. read more
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Liam ? Maonla? Concerts

Tibetan singer, Yungchen Lhamo and Liam ? Maonla? perform together at the Hawk's Well Theatre on Saturday, 7 July as part of the Cairde Festival in Sligo, and on 18 August ? Maonla? will perform an outdoor concert at Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre in County Kilkenny with R?n?n ? Snodaigh and Maria Doyle Kennedy. read more
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New Jazz On The Block

Leafzang is an instrumental sextet led by Paddy Groenland on guitar, with Lioba Petrie, Matthew Berrill, Matthew Halpin, Neil O'Loghlen, and Andre Antunes, which takes its cue 'from ECM European jazz and soundrack-like atmosphericisms'. read more
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Summer Sessions With The Pipers

Pipers playing the NPU Session with the Pipers series during the summer include Donnacha Dwyer, John Tuohy and Marion McCarthy. read more
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Galway Music Residency Seeks Composer

Interested composers must be based in Ireland, and submit a proposed work for the programme's Ensemble in Residence, the ConTempo Quartet. read more
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Irish Youth Choir 30th Anniversary Tour

The Irish Youth Choir are marking their anniversary with Soundworlds, a tour celebrating innovation in choral music. read more
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Releases From Tupelo And The Feekers

The four-piece from Mayo and Dublin, Tupelo, are about to embark on a European tour and have released a single, 'Irishman', from their 2011 album Dirty Money to promote it; while the duo from Ballyfermot, the Feekers, have just released their debut, Tarbolten. read more
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West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2012

The West Cork Chamber Music Festival will take place across four venues in Cork from 29 June to 7 July, with a special focus on music for strings. read more
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