November/December 2007
The Crash Ensemble Celebrates 10 Years – read John McLachlan's article in this issue
- Chasin' the Trane
On the fortieth anniversary of John Coltrane’s death, and in the context of recent commemorative events in Dublin, Kevin Stevens looks at the life and work of one of the greatest of jazz innovators
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- Publishing Britain
Séamas de Barra reviews a history of music publishing firm Boosey & Hawkes
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- Singing the Ancestors
Challenging the standard idea that traditional singing ‘can’t be taught’, Fintan Vallely argues that there is now an urgent necessity to do so.
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- Ní theastaíonn stáisiún eile ó P. Diddy
The idea of a separate radio station in Irish for young people is back on the horizon, with a seminar on the subject organised as part of the Oireachtas. Successful pop artists, however, don’t need another radio station, argues Breandán Ó hEaghra. What is needed is a multi-cultural context for contemporary songwriting in Irish. Can a new station provide that?
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- Crash's 10 Years
John McLachlan looks at the achievement of the Crash Ensemble as they celebrate their 10th anniversary.
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- Our Great Dead Contemporary
The upcoming Printing House Festival of New Music in Dublin is taking ‘Life After Feldman’ as its theme. Composer Christopher Fox looks at the legacy of the great American composer.
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- CD REVIEWS
ConTempo Quartet, Máirtín O’Connor, Garry O’Briain, Cathal Hayden – Spiccato Junction / Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh – Where the One-eyed Man is King / Slide – Overneath / Eliot Grasso – Up Against the Flatirons / The Smith Quartet – Ghost Stories / Perfect State – The Music of Ciarán Farrell
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- LIVE REVIEWS
Niwel Tsumbu and Clear Sky Ensemble / Concorde / Tomasz Stanko Quartet / Masters of Tradition / Music 21 / Piperlink / Opera Theatre Company / Lakker / Ryoji Ikeda / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
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- LETTERS
Ambered Insects and Red Herrings / Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Experimental Traditional Music