amplify #86 - Stephen Graham on Contemporary Music and the economy
May 18th, 2023
44:57
A discussion with Stephen Graham, Head of School of Arts and Humanities and Senior Lecturer in Music at Goldsmith’s University of London about new …
'Sounding the Alarm' - new music and the climate emergency: amplify LIVE at New Music Dublin 2023
May 5th, 2023
35:33
A live podcast discussion with composers Robert Curgenven, Karen Power, Judith Ring, and Jürgen Simpson on the impact of climate change on new music and how musicians are responding to the climate crisis and …
amplify #84 - amplify LIVE at New Music Dublin 2023
April 28th, 2023
38:35
A live podcast recorded during New Music Dublin 2023 with some of the composers and artists featured at this year’s festival. Composers Úna Monaghan, …
amplify #83 - amplify LIVE at Finding a Voice
March 31st, 2023
40:50
A discussion recorded during this year’s Finding a Voice festival in Clonmel featuring composers Jacqueline Fletcher, Áine Mallon and Gráinne Mulvey. …
amplify #82 - Deirdre Gribbin on composing for film
March 10th, 2023
36:02
Composer Deirdre Gribbin talks to Jonathan Grimes about composing music for the film documentary, ‘Stolen’, writing her new cello concerto, the …
amplify #81 - New Music::New Ireland 4 Belfast Launch and Composer Lab
February 24th, 2023
38:58
Episode 81 features highlights from the Belfast launch in January 2023 of CMC’s promotional album, New Music::New Ireland 4, and conversations with the composers who participated in Composer Lab, a professional …
amplify #80 - Roger Doyle and Linda Buckley
February 3rd, 2023
36:54
amplify returns with the first episode of 2023. Featuring Roger Doyle on his work and his recent album, ‘Finnegans Wake - Suite Of Affections Volume …
amplify #79 - Sebastian Adams
December 20th, 2022
27:30
Recorded this September, Sebastian Adams talks to Jonathan Grimes about his experiences on the Cursus programme at IRCAM in Paris.
Show Notes
amplify #78 - Kate Ellis and Donnacha Dennehy on Crash Ensemble at 25
December 14th, 2022
28:36
This week, amplify marks the 25th anniversary of the Crash Ensemble with interviews with Artistic Director, Kate Ellis as well as founding member and the ensemble’s first Artistic Director, Donnacha Dennehy. Presented …
amplify #77 - Neil O'Connor, Ruth McGinley and Neil Martin
December 6th, 2022
37:30
Episode 77 features conversations with composer Neil Martin and pianist Ruth McGinley about their album ‘Aura’, a collection of Irish airs written …
amplify #76 - new music::new Ireland Four launch
November 24th, 2022
36:01
amplify #76 - new music::new Ireland Four launch
Recorded at this year’s Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, episode 76 includes conversations with some of the artists on CMC’s new promotional album, new …
amplify #75 - Jane O'Leary, David Fennessy and Matthew Whiteside
November 14th, 2022
39:37
Episode 75 features a conversation with Jane O’Leary about her work for piano and orchestra ‘Unfolding Soundscapes’, premiered last month by Finghin …
amplify #74 - Anne-Marie O'Farrell's 'Who'd Ever Think it Would Come to This?'
October 31st, 2022
34:49
An episode featuring conversations with some of the creative team behind composer Anne-Marie O’Farrell’s cantata based on material from UCD Archives on the Irish Civil War. Featuring contributions from the composer, …
amplify #73 - Timothy Cape, Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble, and Ryan Molloy
October 15th, 2022
49:07
CMC’s podcast on new Irish music returns featuring conversations with composer Timothy Cape about his work and recent premiere at the Venice Biennale, flautist Aisling Agnew and Chilean journalist and composer Alvaro …
amplify #72 - 'Future Music?', a discussion from Music Current 2022
July 28th, 2022
19:51
amplify #72 - ‘Future Music?’: a discussion from Music Current 2022
Recorded in April as part of the Music Current 2022 festival, this episode features a discussion entitled ‘Future Music?’ on musical life after the …
amplify #71 - David Bremner's new opera, 'Slow Recognition'
July 12th, 2022
24:25
Conversations with some of the people involved in Beál’s production of ‘Slow Recognition’, a new chamber opera by David Bremner, director Hélène …
amplify #70 - Ulysses Journey 2022 in Budapest and Paris
July 1st, 2022
47:32
amplify #70 - Ulysses Journey 2022 in Budapest and Paris
A special episode recorded last month in Budapest and Paris featuring conversations with some of the artists and people behind CMC’s Ulysses Journey 2022 …
amplify #69 - New Music Dublin 2022: Amanda Feery on Creative Lab and Sam Perkin on his work for Crash Ensemble 'Children in the Universe'
June 14th, 2022
23:17
The final instalment from this year’s New Music Dublin 2022 festival features conversations with Amanda Feery about Creative Lab, a composition programme for young people from traditionally underrepresented groups, and …
amplify #68 - New Music Dublin 2022: Choral Sketches, Crash Works and Ergodos Records
June 3rd, 2022
41:44
A selection of conversations recorded during this year’s New Music Dublin festival. The episode features interviews with the participating composers in CMC and Chamber Choir Ireland’s Choral Sketches project, the Crash …
amplify #67 - amplify live at New Music Dublin: George Higgs, Music for 5 Silent Poems
May 13th, 2022
51:38
The second of two live recordings for New Music Dublin 2022 features a discussion with George Higgs and live performance of his multisensory piece …
amplify #66 - amplify live at New Music Dublin - Joyce and new music
May 6th, 2022
44:59
The first of two live recordings for New Music Dublin 2022 features a discussion on Joyce and new music and CMC’s Ulysses Journey Project with composers Benjamin Dwyer and Frank Corcoran, and CMC’s Linda O’Shea Farren. …
amplify #65 - John Kinsella (1932-1921)
April 12th, 2022
55:59
Episode 65 pays tribute to composer John Kinsella, who passed away last November at the age of 89. The episode features an in depth contribution from Séamas de Barra, author of a forthcoming book on Kinsella’s music, as …
amplify #64 - Rhona Clarke on her new choral album 'Sempiternam'
March 28th, 2022
33:15
A conversation with composer Rhona Clarke about her new album ‘Sempiternam’. The album features a selection of the composer’s choral works composed over a 30-year period performed by State Choir Latvija. Presented by …
amplify #62 - Barbara Dignam on Roger Doyle's 'Babel'
March 17th, 2022
42:49
A conversation with musicologist Barbara Dignam about Roger Doyle’s magum opus ‘Babel’. Recorded last year, this episode continues amplify’s …
amplify #61 - Ailís Ní Ríain and Yonit Kosovske
March 8th, 2022
29:16
Episode 61 features conversations with composer Ailís Ní Ríain and pianist Yonit Kosovske about ‘Watershed’, a song cycle composed by Ailís Ní Ríain …
amplify #60 - Raymond Deane on his recent work for piano quartet 'Vayu Vata'
February 24th, 2022
30:10
Episode 60 of CMC’s fortnightly podcast features an interview with composer Raymond Deane about his recent work for piano quartet ‘Vayu Vata’. Premiered by the Danish-based Rudersdal Chamber Players in January, the …
amplify #59 - Ulysses Journey 2022
February 11th, 2022
44:55
CMC’s podcast returns for 2022 with an episode on CMC and Centre Culturel Irlandais’ Ulysses Journey 2022 programme of new music and film screenings …
amplify #58 - 2021 highlights and reflections: Greg Caffrey
December 27th, 2021
11:01
The final episode in amplify’s mini series featuring highlights and reflections on 2021. Composer and artistic director of Hard Rain …
amplify #57 - 2021 highlights and reflections: Mary Dullea
December 26th, 2021
12:23
To mark the end of 2021, CMC’s amplify podcast invited some guests to reflect on their year. For this episode, pianist and Fidelio Trio member Mary …
amplify #56 - 2021 highlights and reflections: Toner Quinn, Journal of Music
December 24th, 2021
18:36
The third in a short mini series of episodes marking the end of 2021. Journal of Music editor Toner Quinn selects recordings from Gerald Barry, Jane Deasy, Dave Flynn and Anne-Marie O’Farrell as his recorded highlights …
amplify #55 - 2021 highlights and reflections: Elizabeth Hilliard
December 23rd, 2021
11:37
The second in a short mini series of episodes marking the end of 2021. Soprano Elizabeth Hilliard talks about some of her musical highlights of the …
amplify #54 - 2021 highlights and reflections: Linda Buckley
December 22nd, 2021
10:50
To mark the end of 2021, we invite a number of guests to choose some of their musical highlights of the year. For the first of these mini episodes, composer Linda Buckley talks about some of the pieces she had premiered …
amplify #53: Music Current 2021
December 8th, 2021
43:11
Episode 53 features conversations with some of the artists involved in this year’s Music Current festival, which took place in November. Composer and …
amplify #52: Garth Knox
November 19th, 2021
29:00
Episode 52 features a conversation with composer and violist Garth Knox about his recent work and approach to composing, recorded at the Centre …
amplify #50 - interviews with Elaine Agnew and Eoghan Desmond for City of Derry International Choir Festival
October 20th, 2021
48:26
Episode 50 of CMC's podcast 'amplify' features a special episode produced for the 2021 City of Derry International Choir Festival. Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson speak to Elaine Agnew and Eoghan Desmond, two of the …
amplify #49 - Hormoz Farhat (1928-2021)
October 15th, 2021
25:02
A tribute to composer and Emeritus Professor of Music at Trinity College, Dublin Hormoz Farhat, who died in August of this year, featuring an …
amplify #47 - audio reflections from Roger Doyle, Judith Ring, Isabelle O’Connell, John McLachlan, Frank Corcoran, Anne Marie O’Farrell and Jenn Kirby
July 16th, 2021
38:24
In the final episode of the current series, we hear a selection of audio reflections from some composers and musicians on the past year. Roger Doyle, Judith Ring, Isabelle O’Connell, John McLachlan, Frank Corcoran, Anne …
amplify #46 - Deirdre Gribbin on her new quartet for the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, and a conversation with the festival's artistic director Francis Humphrys
June 25th, 2021
39:59
Episode 46 features composer Deirdre Gribbin on her latest commission ‘Dark Matter Hunting’ from the West Cork Chamber Music Festival and her long association with the Bantry-based festival, and artistic director …
amplify #45 - Mark Fitzgerald on Gerald Barry's 'Triumph of Beauty and Deceit'
June 18th, 2021
19:13
Continuing with a new occasional series which takes a look back at works by Irish composers in the recent past, senior lecturer at TU Dublin Mark Fitzgerald talks to CMC’s Jonathan Grimes about Gerald Barry’s 1991–2 …
amplify #44 - Benjamin Dwyer on concertos by Raymond Deane, Jane O'Leary and Kevin Volans
May 28th, 2021
32:20
This week’s podcast features a new occasional series, where with the help of expert guests, we take a look back at works by Irish composers in the recent past. For the first episode in the series, composer, guitarist …
amplify #43 - New Music Dublin Part 4
May 7th, 2021
34:41
The final episode in a short series covering this year’s New Music Dublin festival, which took place online from 23–26 April. In this episode, Evonne Ferguson and Jonathan Grimes speak to composer Rhona Clarke, Kirkos …
amplify #42 - New Music Dublin Part 3
May 6th, 2021
21:37
The third in a series of episodes covering this year’s New Music Dublin festival, which took place online from 23–26 April. CMC’s Jonathan Grimes speaks to Crash Ensemble Artistic Director and cellist, Kate Ellis, and …
amplify #41 - New Music Dublin Part 2
April 30th, 2021
23:40
In a series of episodes covering this year’s New Music Dublin festival, which took place online from 23–26 April, CMC talks to some of the composers, …
amplify #40 - New Music Dublin Part 1
April 29th, 2021
41:52
In a series of episodes covering this year’s New Music Dublin festival, which took place online from 23–26 April, CMC talks to some of the composers, …
amplify #39 - pianist Michael McHale
April 12th, 2021
26:04
Episode 39 features a conversation with pianist Michael McHale about his work and upcoming online concert for Louth Contemporary Music Society’s ‘We Sing for the Future’ which takes place from 14–18 April 2021.
Show notes
amplify #38 - Norah Walsh on winning the 2021 Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition and Ryan Molloy on his work with traditional music and his new album, 'tempered'
March 26th, 2021
44:31
Episode 38 of CMC’s forthnighly podcast features conversations with composer and conductor Norah Walsh, recently announced as the winner of the 2021 Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition, and composer, pianist and …
amplify #37 - Ailís Ní Ríain on a year of living through the pandemic
March 17th, 2021
10:26
A special episode for St Patrick’s Day and marking a year of the pandemic. Composer and writer Ailís Ní Ríain reflects on her experiences throughout …
amplify #36 - Anna Murray and Seán Ó Dálaigh
March 5th, 2021
43:15
Episode 36 of CMC’s regular podcast features conversations with Tokyo-based Irish composer Anna Murray about her experiences of studying Noh Theatre, …
amplify #35 - Contemporary Artists Network of CMC Colleagues
February 19th, 2021
34:23
CMC Communications & Projects Manager Linda O’Shea Farren talks to Jonathan Grimes about CMC’s new Contemporary Artists Network of CMC Colleagues …
amplify #34 - composer Donnacha Dennehy and clarinettist Carol McGonnell
February 5th, 2021
52:54
Episode 34 of CMC’s podcast. Evonne Ferguson talks to US-based Irish composer Donnacha Dennehy about his current work, musical preoccupations, and his experiences of composing during lockdown, Jonathan Grimes talks to …
amplify #33 - 2020 wrap up, CMC Salon, and Anne-Marie O'Farrell
December 22nd, 2020
20:17
The final episode of CMC’s podcast presented by Jonathan Grimes and CMC Director Evonne Ferguson includes a brief look back on CMC’s work during 2020, an excerpt from CMC’s last online Salon event for 2020, and …
amplify #32 - Gerald Barry, Seán Clancy, Raymond Deane, Eric Egan and Jane O'Leary on Beethoven
December 18th, 2020
33:49
To mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, this week’s amplify podcast features composers Gerald Barry, Seán Clancy, Raymond Deane, Eric Egan and Jane O’Leary on Beethoven’s influence and inspiration behind …
amplify #31 - Irish National Opera's 20 Shots of Opera
December 11th, 2020
34:46
This week’s podcast features four of the composers whose works will be presented as part of Irish National Opera’s 20 Shots of Opera online event. Éna Brennan, Michael Gallen, Emma O’Halloran, and Evangelia Rigaki talk …
amplify #30 - Library Ireland Week and Francis Heery on his project 'Animal Faith'
December 2nd, 2020
35:38
This week’s podcast marks the Library Association of Ireland’s annual Library Ireland Week. CMC Library Coordinator Susan Brodigan talks about recent digitisation projects in CMC’s library and selects some of the …
amplify #29 - Emma Coulthard
November 20th, 2020
35:33
Episode 29 of CMC’s podcast on Irish composers and new music features a conversation with flautist Emma Coulthard about her career and work with …
amplify #28 - Ed Bennett and Karen Power
November 6th, 2020
35:25
Episode 28 of CMC’s podcast features conversations with composers about two recent album releases. Ed Bennett’s ‘Psychedelia’ on NMC Recordings, and Karen Power’s ‘Human Nature’. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and …
amplify #27 - Seán Doherty on composing for choir and choral conductor Orla Flanagan on her work with the Mornington Singers
October 23rd, 2020
41:28
Episode 27 of CMC’s podcast ‘amplify’ features a special episode produced for this year’s City of Derry International Choir Festival. Derry-born composer Seán Doherty talks to Evonne Ferguson about his background in …
amplify #26 - Kirkos Ensemble's Biosphere and Jennifer Walshe's Ireland: A Dataset
October 9th, 2020
31:23
Episode 26 of CMC’s podcast on new music from Ireland and Irish composers features a report from Kirkos Ensemble’s Biosphere series of outdoor events in September, and audio diaries from Jennifer Walshe, Tonnta vocal …
amplify #25 - Eric Sweeney (1948-2020)
September 28th, 2020
32:49
The first in a new series of CMC’s podcast features a special tribute to composer Eric Sweeney, who passed away in July of this year. The episode …
amplify #24 - Crash Ensemble CEO Neva Elliott McGinley and conductor Sineád Hayes
July 13th, 2020
53:23
The last in the current series of CMC’s podcast features conversations with Crash Ensemble CEO Neva Elliott McGinley and conductor Sinead Hayes on their current and future work. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne …
amplify #23 - Judith Ring and Roger Doyle
June 26th, 2020
51:04
Episode 23 of CMC’s podcast features conversations with Judith Ring on her work and dealing with a creative slump during lockdown, and Roger Doyle on his second electronic opera, ‘iGirl’. Presented by Jonathan Grimes …
amplify #22 - Andrew Hamilton
June 12th, 2020
28:03
Episode 22 of CMC’s podcast features an in-depth interview with composer, Andrew Hamilton about his new album 'Joy' on Ergodos Records and highlights of CMC's Salon online event from last week. Show Notes; CMC Salon; …
amplify #21 - Ian Wilson, Jonathan Nangle, Deirdre O'Leary and Ultan O'Brien
May 29th, 2020
59:13
Episode 21 of CMC’s podcast features conversations with Ian Wilson on taking inspiration from the environment and politics, and his composing career …
Amanda Feery, Lina Andonovska, Scott Mc Laughlin and Áine Mallon - amplify #20
May 15th, 2020
50:22
Episode 20 of CMC’s podcast features a conversation with Amanda Feery and Lina Andonovska about their new recording, ‘The Scolds’, Scott Mc Laughlin …
amplify #19 - Dave Flynn on his current musical focus and Karen Power on performing over the Internet
May 8th, 2020
48:24
Episode 19 features conversations with Dave Flynn about his current musical focus and the future for Irish composers and musicians after the Covid–19 Pandemic, and Karen Power on performing live with other musicians …
Benjamin Dwyer on composing, free improvisation and Beckett / Nick Roth on Diatribe Records
May 1st, 2020
47:57
Episode 18 features conversations with composer and guitarist Benjamin Dwyer on composing, free improvisation and his Beckett-inspired album, ‘What is the Word’; and composer, saxophonist and Diatribe Records …
Linda Buckley on the challenge of composing during the Covid-19 Pandemic
April 24th, 2020
37:11
Episode 17 features Glasgow-based Irish composer Linda Buckley in conversation with Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson. The episode includes an introduction to a playlist of pieces by Irish composers, specially …
Dealing with Covid-19: pianist Isabelle O'Connell, composer Frank Corcoran, and soprano Elizabeth Hilliard
April 10th, 2020
44:05
Episode 16 of CMC’s podcast features conversations about dealing with the Covid–19 Pandemic with pianist Isabelle O’Connell, composer Frank Corcoran, and soprano Elizabeth Hilliard. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and …
Composer Matthew Whiteside on the current challenges for composers and musicians in light of the Covid-19 Pandemic, and Úna Monaghan on her collection of pieces 'Aonaracht I'
April 3rd, 2020
41:09
Production and editing - Jonathan Grimes, Keith Fennell
Episode 15 of CMC’s podcast features composer and producer Matthew Whiteside on the current challenges for composers and musicians in light of the Covid–19 …
amplify #13
March 19th, 2020
26:52
Episode 13 of CMC’s podcast includes an update on CMC’s working arrangements following the closure of its building to the public in light of the …
Live from New Music Dublin - amplify #12
March 12th, 2020
1:03:48
A live recording of CMC’s podcast held during New Music Dublin on 1 March 2020. The event featured an interview with composer Kevin O’Connell, whose portrait concert performed by the Hard Rain Ensemble took place during …
Sounding the Feminists - Ann Cleare, Karen Power, Laura Watson and Ciara Murphy - amplify #10
March 5th, 2020
26:32
Production and editing - Jonathan Grimes Recording - Keith Fennell
To mark International Women's Day 2020, episode 10 of CMC's podcast amplify …
amplify #9 - International Conference on Live Coding
February 27th, 2020
27:01
Production and editing - Jonathan Grimes Recording - Keith Fennell
Episode 9 of CMC’s podcast features a conversation recorded in early February 2020 at the University of Limerick during the International Conference on …
Toner Quinn on 20 years of the Journal of Music; Jane O'Leary on writing for string quartet and recent works; and Adrian Mantu on new music and the ConTempo Quartet - amplify #8
February 13th, 2020
46:22
Episode 8 of CMC's podcast features interviews recorded in Galway in early February 2020 with Toner Quinn, Journal of Music, composer Jane O'Leary, and Galway Music Residency - the ConTempo Quartet cellist, Adrian …
amplify #7 - John Harris, Festival Director of New Music Dublin
January 30th, 2020
40:51
Episode 7 of CMC’s fortnightly podcast features an interview with New Music Dublin Festival Director John Harris about the 2020 festival, the link between social situations and new music, building audiences, achieving …
Jennifer Walshe on her opera with Timothy Morton 'TIME TIME TIME' and Kevin Volans on reaching 70 - amplify #5
December 19th, 2019
52:39
Episode 5 of CMC’s podcast features interviews with Jennifer Walshe’s about her opera TIME TIME TIME and Kevin Volans on reaching 70.
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The Golden Age for contemporary music from Ireland? Songs in the Irish language, and rediscovering Irish women composers from the twentieth century - amplify #3
November 21st, 2019
47:41
Episode 3 of CMC’s new podcast features an interview with Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival artistic director, Graham McKenzie, Dáirine Ní Mheadhra on her project to commission Irish composers to write songs …
New music and public broadcasting with composer Jürgen Simpson, and a Lifetime Achievement Award for John Kinsella - amplify #2 (7 November 2019)
November 7th, 2019
42:42
The second episode of the Contemporary Music Centre's fortnightly podcast features a conversation recorded in Limerick with composer Jürgen Simpson on new music and broadcasting; as well as marking John Kinsella’s …
Making a living as a composer - Amanda Feery on the worsening economic conditions for artists living in Dublin: amplify #1 (22 October 2019)
October 22nd, 2019
44:01
In the first episode of CMC's new fortnightly podcast, Evonne Ferguson and Jonathan Grimes talk with composer Amanda Feery about her recent work at the Dublin Fringe Festival, writing for symphonic wind band, making a …
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