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Ensemble ICC Feb 2010 concert review

Posted on 2010.03.15 by Dónal

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

Posted on 2009.11.18 by Dónal

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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Aldeburgh Festival 2009 (2/2)

Posted on 2009.07.16 by Dónal

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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Aldeburgh Festival 2009 (1/1)

Posted on 2009.06.29 by Dónal

Well, I’ve finally found a minute to write about my time at the first week of the Aldeburgh Festival – and what a time it was! The best thing was by far the concert line-up. It was like all of … Continue reading →

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