Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland: Monthly Podcast

As part of its 20th Anniversary series, the Contemporary Music Centre held a half-day seminar on 'The Programming of New Music' on Tuesday, 7 March 2006. Presentations were given by Judith Woodworth (Director, National Concert Hall), Niall Doyle (Executive Director, RTE Performing Groups) and Francis Humphrys (Director, West Cork Chamber Music Festival). Eve O'Kelly (Director, Contemporary Music Centre) chaired the debate that followed.

Electro-acoustic composer Judith Ring is currently studying a PhD in composition at York University with the assistance of the Arts Council's Elizabeth Maconchy Fellowship.

Presented by Bernard Clarke of RTE lyric fm, this 17-minute audio podcast looks at the history of the Centre and speaks to people who use its resources as well as some of the staff who work there.

John Buckley talks to Jonathan Grimes about writing for orchestra, his work as an educator and about why he wants to wait until he's older before writing a string quartet.

Presented by Bernard Clarke of RTE lyric fm, this lively introduction to CMC's latest CD release, Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume Five, includes interviews and audio clips with some of the composers featured on the CD.

'I want to write music I'd want to play,' says Andrew Hamilton, who's just about to take up a year-long residency in Schloss Solitude in Germany. He talks to Jonathan Grimes about his work and his experiences of studying in the UK and Holland.

'I'm always on the look out for something that will inspire me,' says Roger Doyle, 'so I fall flat on my face into a musical world that I'm interested in exploring.'