Garrett Sholdice: The Blue Light – Meditative focus and a sense of ritual
Composer marks turning 40 with sensitively performed album of piano and chamber music
Garrett Sholdice
Irish composers unite for long-delayed Beethoven celebration
Ahead of an NCH concert series, artists reflect on how a musical giant shaped them
Ailís Ní Ríain: ‘Words and music are things we do against all better judgment’
Composer on the challenges of her latest work and the transformative effect of Zoom
The ultimate parents’ survival guide to summer 2020
Activities are curbed due to Covid-19, but there’s plenty of ways to keep kids occupied
Putting Irish-language songs centre stage
The Irish Language Art Song Project: its promotion of Irish music is nonpareil
The best classical music to see this week
The Irish Language Art Song Project , the next in NSO’s Bruckner series and pianist Simon Trpceski
NCH’s chamber music series offers flexibility amid closure uncertainty
Collaboration part of long tradition of composers coming together with mixed results
Roger Doyle: Aosdána’s newest Saoi is a champion of Irish composers
Previous saoithe have included Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney and Brian Friel, and Doyle believes that Ireland’s composers are up there with our literary greats
New Music Dublin manages to kick up a storm
Michael Dervan: Against the odds, Defrosted event offered memorable performances
Máire Carroll in the Kirkoskammer series: this week’s classical highlights
Also, Two-day festival in the Oriel from Louth Contemporary Music Society
Director’s first full festival hoves into view
New Music Dublin to open with Crash Ensemble on the front steps of the National Concert Hall at sunset
The Kevin Barry room gets ready for some fresh experimentation
The NCH room - where the Treaty debates were held - has had a revamp. Will this fix the acoustic problems?
Belfast opera director lands a tricky new job in Norway
Norway’s top opera job is being taken up by Annilese Miskimmon. The post comes with its own dramatic history
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