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CMC and Centre Culturel Irlandais Announce Composer Residency 2015-2016 Recipients

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Caffrey_GregThe Centre Culturel Irlandais and the Contemporary Music Centre have just announced the recipients of their 2015-2016 Composer Residency. The composer’s residency initiative is part of a 30th anniversary programme of the Contemporary Music Centre, which will take place across 2016.

Four Irish composers have been selected to take part in the residency – Greg Caffrey, Rhob Cunningham, Benjamin Dwyer and Lioba Petrie.

Twenty-two artists across the spectrum of artistic backgrounds will spend from one month to three months in Paris to develop their proposed projects.

This year sees CCI partnering three Irish arts organisations for the first time in the awarding of a design residency (Design Crafts Council of Ireland – DCCoI), a music residency (Music Network) and a composer’s residency (Contemporary Music Centre).

Young Musicians Set to Premiere “The Wicklow Ways” by Vincent Kennedy

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Wicklow Ways“The Wicklow Ways” is a newly written work for orchestra by Irish composer, Vincent Kennedy, and comprises 73 young Wicklow musicians performing on violin, recorder, ukulele, guitar, piano and a whole host of drums and tuned percussion instruments. The piece will receive its world premiere this Sunday, 22nd March in the Mermaid Arts Centre in two concerts at 3pm and 4:30pm.

Vincent Kennedy was commissioned by Wicklow County Council under the Per Cent for Art Scheme and on behalf of Music Generation Wicklow to engage with four schools across County Wicklow to create the piece. Four workshops have taken place in each school – Scoil Chaoimhin Naofa, Gleann da Loch, Co. Chill Mhantain; St Laurences National School, Kindlestown, Greystones, Co. Wicklow; Lacken National School, Blessington, Co.Wicklow; St Cronans National School, Vevay Road, Bray, Co.Wicklow – since September 2014 , engaging the young musicians in fun and challenging ways, inspiring them to perform to the best of their abilities and reach new heights in their musical development.

Speaking of the project, Vincent said: “Wicklow, the Garden of Ireland, has always had a special place in my life and heart. Therefore receiving the commission to write The Wicklow Ways presented me with an opportunity to write music that celebrates the beauty and loveliness of the place and its people and also some of what it means and has meant to me. This experience has also been very important to me because as a seven year old in CBS Westland Row I got the chance to take up music and it changed my life. To be involved with these wonderful young people at the beginning of their music education is tremendous. To experience their enthusiasm, their sense of fun in learning, their kindnesses, their beautiful smiles and laughs, and to see how they have grown musically through the process has been inspiring.”

He added: “I have also experienced some of why they are doing so well and that is down to their brilliant and enthusiastic music teachers, their class teachers and assistants, the support and enthusiasm of the school principals and their dedicated staff and the support of their families and Wicklow Music Generation.”

Along with the children of the WOW Orchestra (Wonderful Orchestra of Wicklow) Aisling Seery plays “Rain, Water, Life” on Piccolo, Descant and Treble Recorders, Eamon Sweeney performs “Glendalough” on classical guitar, Sinéad Finegan premiers “Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh” on Violin with Svetlana Rudenko on piano, Terry Clancy gives the first performance of “Sea and Sky Blues” on Alto Saxophone, Rama Block beating his drums leads us on “A Night on Sugar Loaf Mountain” and James Dunne takes us on a journey by “Steam Train from Greystones to Bray” up and down his Xylophone.

The Wicklow Ways by Vincent Kennedy from Contemporary Music Centre on Vimeo.

The Wicklow Ways is one of four new music works commissioned by Wicklow County Council and produced by the Contemporary Music Centre under the Per Cent for Art Scheme on behalf of Music Generation Wicklow. These commissions have involved some 300 children and young people between the ages of 6 and 16 across County Wicklow.

Tickets are €6 (single ticket) and €12 (family of four). Bookings online via Mermaid Arts Centre or by phone 01 272 4030.

Call for Scores to West Cork Chamber Music Festival Composition Competition

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West Cork CompWest Cork Music invites Irish composers under 35 years of age on 1st January 2015 to submit works for string quartet for performance at the 20th West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2015.

Four works will be selected. The composer of each selected work will receive a prize of €500 and two nights B&B at the festival. They will be asked to attend the Young Composers Forum at the festival on Sunday 27th June 2015, which will be directed by an international composer, where the winning pieces will be played through by a quartet on the Festival’s Master Class programme. The premieres will take place during the festival in the Town Concert series on 30th June and 1st, 2nd and 3rd July.

Scores must be submitted to West Cork Music by 9 March 2015. Scores must be submitted electronically. Full Details here: http://www.westcorkmusic.ie/chambermusicfestival/composition-competition

Address for submission: Maeve Murphy, West Cork Music: Email: pawcm[at]eircom.net

Concorde to Present Up Close with Music 2015

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Concorde 2015New Irish Music in an International Context

A new series of ‘Up Close with Music’ begins at the RHA Gallery on Sunday 25 January. The musical events, presented by renowned contemporary music ensemble Concorde, take place on Sunday afternoons from 2.30 – 4.30 pm, and present music of our time by composers from Ireland and around the world.

January 25, 2015 Concorde: Up Close with Music
RHA Gallery, Ely Place, Dublin 2

2.30 – 3.15 pm
Geoff Sheil (Ire/USA): Folding, 2013 (trumpet solo) European premiere
Richard Pressley (USA): Three Haiku, 2010 (flute, clarinet, violin, cello) Irish premiere
Tawnie Olson (USA): Paraclete, 2013 (solo clarinet with kick drum and Tibetan bowl) European premiere
Iain Matheson (Scotland): Double, 2008 (alto flute, bass clarinet) Irish premiere
Jane O’Leary (USA/Ire): NEW WORK (alto flute, violin) World premiere

3.45 – 4.30 pm
Carolyn O’Brien (USA): Caprice, 2013 (solo violin) European premiere
Manuel Bonino (Spain): Diphda, 2002 (solo flute, electronics) Irish premiere
Jane O’Leary (USA/Ire): NEW WORK (alto flute, violin)
Osmo Tapio Raihala (Finland): Zénith, 2011 Irish premiere
(a vocalise for trumpet and a quartet of flute, clarinet, violin and cello)

Performers in the January concert are: Madeleine Staunton, flutes; Paul Roe, clarinets; Elaine Clark, violin; Martin Johnson, cello and Paul Kiernan, trumpet – Concorde’s student performer for the season, DIT Conservatory of Music & Drama.

Up Close with Music is supported by a Project Award from the Arts Council. Partnership with the RHA Gallery is gratefully acknowledged.
Admission is free of charge and all are welcome.

Future events in the series featuring music by Irish composers will take place on 22nd February, 29th March and 26th April.

Sunday 25 January 2015
2.30 – 3.15 pm & 3.45 – 4.30 pm
RHA Gallery, Ely Place, Dublin 2
Admission Free…early arrival advised!

 http://www.rhagallery.ie/events/up-close-with-music-2014/

 

The Galway Music Residency Searching for Apprentice Ensemble 2014

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Galway Music ResidencyThe Galway Music Residency is calling musicians interested in becoming its Apprentice Ensemble 2014 to submit applications for the new season! Now in its 8th year, the apprentice ensemble programme offers a group of musicians dedicated tuition time with the world renowned Galway Ensemble in Residence: ConTempo Quartet.

Over the past eight years The Galway Music Residency has hosted all types of ensembles – as part of this apprentice programme – everything from a ‘Cello Duo, Piano Quartet and String Trio to a Saxophone Quartet! Each of these ensembles was provided with practice space and resources to further their instrumental proficiency both as individual players and within ensemble playing. They were mentored, tutored and advised on a monthly basis by the residence ensemble,  ConTempo Quartet and also provided with a performance opportunity as part of The Galway Music Residency programme.

The prestigious position of Apprentice Ensemble will take place from April 2014 to March 2015. The position is offered to established ensembles (Irish and International) wanting to further enrich their experience of ensemble playing and may also suit established musicians or teachers coming together as an ensemble for the first time.

Closing date for the Apprentice Ensemble Scheme is 11th April 2014 with auditions happening in Galway the following week. The Application form is available on the website at www.thegalwaymusicresidency.ie or by email.  For further information call + 353 91 586706 or send an email to info@nullthegalwaymusicresidency.ie

The Galway Music Residency delivers a year round performance, education and community based programme of events which includes visits by resident artists to local schools and universities. The Galway Music Residency is supported by The Arts Council, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway University Foundation, Bank of Ireland, Galway City and County Councils and Friends of The Galway Music Residency.

Composer Alex Wilmer presents Talk ‘Scoring Tomb Raider: the Music of the Game’

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Alex Wilmer Trinity CompCent TalkDate: Friday 14th March 2014 at 10.00am

Venue: Conference Room, O’Reilly Institute, Trinity College, Dublin 2.

Tomb Raider‘s score has been critically acclaimed as being uniquely immersive and at a level of quality on par with film. It is a truly scored experience that has raised the bar for the industry. To achieve this, new techniques in almost every part of the music’s production needed to be developed. Trinity’s Music Composition Centre this week welcomes Alex Wilmer to present this talk focusing on the process of scoring Tomb Raider. Every aspect will be covered from the music’s creative direction, composition, implementation and the technology behind it. This event is presented in association with Trinity’s School of Computer Science and Statistics.

The event is free to attend and open to the public but seats must be booked in advance through compcent@nulltcd.ie.

Seán Ó Riada 2014 Composition Competition Launched

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Sean O Riada 2014The Cork International Choral Festival is now accepting submissions for the annual Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition. The competition is organised as part of the programme for the 60th Cork International Choral Festival and invites the submission of new works from both established and emerging Irish composers.

Applicants are asked to submit their piece under a pseudonym and accompanied by a sealed envelope detailing the composers true identity, which is only opened once the Assessment Board have made their decision. The winning composition will be selected by an Assessment Board, comprising of composers and choral experts.

The winning composition will become a featured work at the Seminar for New Choral Music receiving its premiere performance during the Festival at a Gala Concert given by the National Chamber Choir of Ireland, conducted by Paul Hillier, on Friday 2nd May, 2014.  The composer of the work will be invited to attend the Festival as its guest and play an active part in the Seminar session.

Previous winners of the competition include such well-known names as Rhona Clarke, Patrick Connolly, Séamas de Barra, Michael Holohan, Marian Ingoldsby, Simon MacHale, Michael McGlynn, Kevin O’Connell, and this year’s winner, Solfa Carlile.

Closing date for receipt of applications for the 2014 competition is 13th December 2013.

For further information regarding application procedure and to download the 2014 application form please see www.corkchoral.ie.

PRS for Music & IMRO Announce Winners of CultureTECH Music Mentorship

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Culture-Tech-boxPRS for Music and the Irish Rights Music Organisation, IMRO, have today announced the winners of the Media Writing Mentorship which will take place during this years’ CultureTECH festival. The mentorship is being delivered in partnership with CultureTECH, the annual digital festival in Derry-Londonderry, taking place from 9th to 15th September.

PRS for Music and IMRO have chosen 12 songwriters and composers to come together to compose pieces of music that will soundtrack a TV documentary and animation title sequence. The final composition will be shown at the CultureTECH Festival on 12 September as part of the festival programme.

The recipients are:
• Pete McCauley
• Shauna Tohill
• Martin Byrne
• Katie Richardson
• Adam Montgomery
• Yumi Mashiki
• Mark Hennessey
• Larry Hogan
• Louise Heaney
• Doug Sheridan
• Emmett Cooke
• Paul Campbell

The Mentorship seeks to promote new repertoire as well as to show songwriters and composers that other opportunities exist for them outside traditional songwriting.

As CultureTECH festival Director Mark Nagurski explained:
“This is going to be a great addition to our festival line-up. It’s an absolute pleasure to be working with PRS for Music and IMRO, and I can anticipate a massive response from both their memberships, which are bursting with talent. The final showcase event is going to form part of our great music line-up, and I’m sure it’s going to showcase some interesting ideas.”

Music composer, Emmett Cooke continued: “I’m absolutely delighted as this is a great opportunity to get some hands on experience in writing to a brief. I have some experience in this already, but can’t wait to start the mentorship programme so I can take my skills to the next level”.

Singer songwriter, Shauna Tohill added: “I am really pleased to have won the place and am looking forward to working with some new musicians on a cool project like this! It will be a fantastic opportunity to network and experience something new.”

More information about the PRS for Music and IMRO Media Mentorship is available at www.culturetech.co

Professional Summer Event for Young Composers | Levon Manukyan Collegium Musicum

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Levon Manukyan Collegium Musicum

The 2014 edition of the professional summer program for emerging composers, Collegium Musicum, offers to a small number of selected composers from around the world the opportunity to have their works rehearsed and performed by a professional orchestra, the Levon Manukyan Collegium Musicum.

The composers will engage in a week of intensive workshops and conferences – live, and streamed online – from professional connections and network with colleagues from the arts industry. The program will take place between July 6th and July 15th, 2014 in Bourgas, Bulgaria and will involve active participants and auditors who will not have works performed. The event and the names of all participants will be heavily publicised in local and international media.

The main working language will be English. Note that selected active participants will not be asked to write works specifically for the internship, but the work must fit the provided instrumentation.

Cost

Total cost for active participants (tuition + hotel accommodation + two meals a day):

€1,200 – active participants

Total cost for auditors (tuition + hotel accommodation + two meals a day):

€400 – auditors

Merit-based financial aid is available

The hotel will be Guest house Matev, a family own hotel with double-occupancy rooms including wireless internet, TV, small fridge and air conditioning, located minutes away from the beach.

http://www.matev-guest-house.com/bg/

Application process

Note that everything must be submitted by e-mail at  comp@nulllevonmanukyan.com  by February 2nd 2014:

Send the following information:

1. Your full name

2. Your date of birth

3. Your nationality

4. Your CV

5. Names and email addresses of two referees

6. Whether you are applying for active or auditor status, and whether you would accept to attend as auditor if you apply for active participation.

7. Three PDF files of your works, and recordings thereof (if you have any)

8. €100 fee/deposit by paypal at the following e-mail address:  levon@nullmail.bg. (This €100 will count as a deposit towards your total cost if you are accepted. If you are not accepted, the Collegium will refund you your 100 Euros. However, if you are accepted but you decline to participate, the Collegium will keep your 100 Euros deposit. This is done to ensure that you are committed to participating and take your application seriously.)

Timeline of the Program

Sunday, February 2nd 2014: Application deadline

Sunday, February 9th: Decision announced

Sunday, March 2nd: Fee payment deadline

Sunday, March 9th: Selected participants receive the instrumentation for their ensemble work

Sunday, June 8th: Deadline for submitting the work

(reminder: it does not have to be composed specifically for the occasion)

Sunday July 6th – Arrivals and accommodation in Bourgas, Bulgaria

Sunday, July 14th – Final concert with Levon Manukyan Collegium Musicum

Monday, July 15th – Departures

For more information, see http://en.levonmanukyan.com

Irish Composition Summer School Open Panel

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An open panel discussion by composers hosted by the Irish Composition Summer School will be taking place at the IMRO offices on Saturday, 6th July. The discussion will focus on the topic: “How does technology affect your work as a composer?”.

The panel will include Roger Doyle, Gráinne Mulvey, Benedict Schlepper-Connolly and Enda Bates and will be moderated by John McLachlan. Also attending and contributing from the floor will be Deirdre Gribbin, Nicola LeFanu and Martin O’Leary.

The event takes place from 10am to 12:45pm and is open to all interested.

For queries on the event, contact johnmclachlan[at]eircom[dot]net.

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