Category Archives: music

Bits & Pieces

Posted on February 18, 2011 by aisling

Before too much times passes I just want to make a quick note of a few things! First, to say goodbye to Frances Mitchell of Crash Ensemble fame. Under Frances’ watchful eye Crash went from strength to strength. She is … Continue reading →

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coincidence

Posted on February 16, 2011 by aisling

My life seems full of coincidences and serendipities. Most of the time these coincidences are surprising, and occasionally really wonderful. The last few weeks have been a case in point of how small coincidences can have a substantial effect on … Continue reading →

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musical nostalgia

Posted on February 15, 2011 by aisling

I spent a chilly afternoon on Saturday last in the warm surrounds of the Concert Hall, at the 16th festival of youth orchestras. The event is presented by the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras, and I was delighted to be … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year (yeah, yeah, I know…)

Posted on January 23, 2011 by aisling

I was right in my prediction that I wouldn’t get to another blog post before the new year. In fact, I’m only just getting to it now. So many things have happened in the last little while that I’m struggling … Continue reading →

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Music in The Historic Quarter

Posted on August 18, 2010 by aisling

The CMC are presenting a new programme, Music in the Historic Quarter, launching this Friday and based around the music and cultural organisations based at the Christ Church end of Temple Bar – the recently titled “historic quarter”. There are quite … Continue reading →

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Discovering New Music

Posted on August 13, 2010 by aisling

I use Google Reader to browse my favourite blogs and at this stage I subscribe to so many blogs there could be as many as 100 new posts a day in my reader. Obviously there is no way I could … Continue reading →

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culture notes & that…

Posted on November 2, 2009 by aisling

The QME performance on Saturday night last was a beautiful exploration of improvised and experimental electro-acoustic music. I’ll write a longer post on the event once I get the pics. A project initiated by artist Mark Garry went online on … Continue reading →

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quick post

Posted on October 29, 2009 by aisling

I’ve missed a load of gigs I wanted to flag because I’m up the walls in prep for the QME gig in DEAF09 this weekend. The QME are performing on the last day of the Dublin Electronic Arts Festival and … Continue reading →

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My DEAF picks

Posted on October 14, 2009 by aisling

I finally had a chance to have a look through the DEAF programme and these are my picks over the ten days (watch for the plugging!). After I completed the list I realised there is no way I’ll actually get … Continue reading →

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The hiatus comes to an end

Posted on October 12, 2009 by aisling

Upcoming events (Plug Alert!) On 31 October in Filmbase the Quiet Music Ensemble (QME) present night leaves breathing; their first performance since the launch of the ensemble in July 2008. Prepare yourself for a 5-hour extravaganza of experimental music, sonic … Continue reading →

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