‘When my life was more stable, my music was more active, more gritty. When my life has been chaotic my music has calmed down’
New Music Dublin 2024: The composers Bekah Simms, Raymond Deane, Linda Buckley and Rhona Clarke on their creative processes
New Music Dublin 2024: The composers Bekah Simms, Raymond Deane, Linda Buckley and Rhona Clarke on their creative processes
Writer Anne Enright and visual artist Amanda Coogan among association’s new members
Pianist and farmer talks about agriculture, classical music and protecting his hands
Plus Marian Keyes, Frank McGuinness, Mick Fleetwood and the National Symphony Orchestra
Irish National Opera commissioned 20 short operas that were composed and quickly produced for video
The Kinsale composer’s work is dominated by morphings of electronic sounds
The Irish Language Art Song Project: its promotion of Irish music is nonpareil
The Irish Language Art Song Project , the next in NSO’s Bruckner series and pianist Simon Trpceski
Radio review: RTÉ’s preview of 2020 turns unexpectedly sombre, as Second Captains get more sport from a determined diplomat
Collaboration part of long tradition of composers coming together with mixed results
Startling soundscapes and sublime electronica from a modern maverick
From individual empowerment to groupthink, dancers tackled disparate themes
Why does the NCH need €20,000 before it will bother exploring music by women?
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices