Category Archives: Other Events

Events on not involving Dónal Rafferty.

Irish Composers’ Collective March 2010 concert

Ensemble ICC return to An Ceoláras Náisiúnta Dublin with CORA VENUS LUNNY VIOLIN and KATE ELLIS CELLO on Monday the 22nd March 2010 at 8:30pm. Enjoy a pleasent evening of music for violin and cello (and more!) by ICC composers: Glen Austin – … Continue reading

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Ensemble ICC Feb 2010 concert review

Michael Dervan at The Irish Times has published a review of the Ensemble ICC February 2010 gig. The Irish Composers’ Collective holds concerts every month in the Kevin Barry Room at the National Concert Hall in Dublin.

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EVOLVAPHONE at The Science Gallery

A fascinating-sounding new music project bringing together music and genetics!  It’s the launch of the EVOLVAPHONE and Celebration of 150th Anniversary of On the Origin of Species at The Science Gallery. Definitely worth a look.

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Schnittke: ‘The History of D. Johann Faustus’ @ RFH

I’ve just returned from a semi-staged performance of a condensed version of Alfred Schnittke’s 1995 opera The History of D. Johann Faustus at the Royal Festival Hall as part of Vladimir Jurowski’s Schnittke festival ‘Between Two Worlds’ with the London … Continue reading

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Le Grand Macabre @ ENO

Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre comes to the ENO today.  Judging by clips of previous work by the Catalan ‘total theatre’ company La Fura dels Baus, it looks like this will be one show not to miss. (image from eno.org, no … Continue reading

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Aldeburgh Festival 2009 (2/2)

A major premiére at the Aldeburgh festival this year was Birtwistle’s Semper Downland: A Theatre of Melancholy and The Corridor (scena for soprano, tenor and 7 instrumentalists).  I found the first half of this work (Semper Dowland) to be pretty … Continue reading

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