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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 2h

👉 If you would like to access materials in CMC's Music Library + Sound Archive, you can book a visit online at www.cmc.ie/library-book...
or contact [email protected] to make your enquiry.
CMC's Music Information Coordinators will be on hand to support your research 📚 🎶
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Visiting the CMC Library

The CMC Library contains a collection of over 9,000 works by over 220 composers from Ireland. It is the only significant archive of its kind, and it represents a valuable resource for anyone intereste...

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 2h

Wonderful to meet Will, a researcher from the University of Wisconsin who visited the CMC Library recently 📚 🎶
Will is working on typesetting the piano reduction of Joan Trimble's 'Blind Raftery', with the permission of the Estate. Thanks for visiting Will!

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Ulster Orchestra @ulsterorchestra.bsky.social · 1d

We chatted with composer Amelia Clarkson ahead of the Friday evening première of The Rain Keeps Coming.

Our thanks to the Vaughan Williams Foundation and the Ulster Orchestra Foundation for supporting the commission of The Rain Keeps Coming. @cmcireland.bsky.social

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 1d

Delighted to be welcoming singer, Michelle O Rourke to @ucddublin.bsky.social tomorrow for a lunchtime recital. Michelle will sing music from the 12th century to the present day inc. lots of Irish composers. Free entry & details below…

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 5d

📢 6 works have been nominated by the Irish Section for the ISCM World New Music Days Festival in Romania in 2026. The pieces selected were composed by David Fennessy, Dylan Murphy, Ailís Ní Ríain, Xenia Pestova Bennett, Caterina Schembri and Ian Wilson.
Read more at CMC News: loom.ly/RnKLC14
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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 6d

Day 1 of recording with Plus Minus Ensemble in the bag. Lovely to be in the Dublin Mountains with the mighty Spud Murphy at the helm. New album out with @nmcrecordings.bsky.social in 2026… exciting times ahead

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Ailís Ní Ríain @ailisniriain.bsky.social · 7d

Delighted to be in Vienna this week rehearsing Scarscape with Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna in advance of its premiere this weekend at Musikprotokoll this weekend. @musikprotokoll.bsky.social @cmcireland.bsky.social

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 8d

Very excited for Plus Minus Ensemble in Whelan's in Dublin tonight! Music by Jessie Marino, Bernhard Land, & Me. Special Guest: Ultan O Brien. Will be a beaut!

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Plus Minus Ensemble + Ultan O'Brien

Enthusiastic Eunuch, In Association With The Arts Council Presents Plus Minus Ensemble performing J...

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 9d

Tomorrow!
London's Plus Minus Ensemble + special guest Ultan O'Brian 🎶
Featuring 30-minute work ‘Where the Paths End’ by Seán Clancy, plus music by Jessie Marino & Bernhard Lang.
📍 Whelans, Dublin 2
👉Details & tickets: www.whelanslive.com/event/plus-m...
#livemusic #newmusicirl #whatsondublin

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 14d

One week to go till Plus Minus Ensemble come to Whelans, Dublin - performing 30 minute work by myself alongside Jessie Marino & Bernhard Lang… we will be joined by Ultan O Brien playing a beautiful solo set… oi oi oi

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Ailís Ní Ríain @ailisniriain.bsky.social · 13d

In advance of the world premiere of Scarscape by ORF RSO Wien Radio Symphony Vienna next week, ORF - the Austrian national broadcaster has broadcast a one hour interview and played a selection of my work. @cmcireland.bsky.social oe1.orf.at/programm/202... @artscouncilireland.bsky.social @wien.orf.at

Die gehörlose Komponistin Ailís Ní Ríain | DI | 23 09 2025 | 23:03

"Zeit-Ton"-Porträt. Ailís Ní Ríain und ihr neues Werk für das ORF musikprotokoll 2025

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 14d

👋 Did you know? Laura's CMC Library talk 'Sounds of Our Time - The Natural World Explored in Irish Choral Music' is available to watch back on CMC's Youtube Channel: loom.ly/gsLRvCQ

Laura Sheils: 'Sounds of Our Time - The Natural World Explored in Irish Choral Music'

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 14d

Next Wednesday 1 October at 6pm: Join us in the CMC Library for a talk spotlighting recent choral works by Irish women composers, led by our Scholar-in-Residence Laura Sheils.
🎼 Featuring music by Norah Walsh & Anne-Marie O'Farrell
🎟️ Free event, booking on Eventbrite: https://loom.ly/r6ugkkk

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Xenia Pestova Bennett @xeniapestova.bsky.social · 26d

Now listening to: “Six New Works for Violin”, Larissa O’Grady, farpoint recordings with music by David Bremner, Jenn Kirby, Judith Ring, Anselm McDonnell, Robert Coleman, Fiona Linnane #IrishComposers #contemporarymusic

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Xenia Pestova Bennett @xeniapestova.bsky.social · 20d

Coming soon! Words, music and nature with Dara McAnulty at Aspects Festival celebrates Irish writing and music. With compositions by Xenia Pestova Bennett, @ed-bennett.bsky.social and some lovely classics including Debussy and Ravel - plus, toy piano! #irishcomposers @cmcireland.bsky.social

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 17d

Co-designed by CMC with the artist, the Emerging Artist Scheme considers the artist's individual interests + developing practice, also offering set opportunities through partnerships with fellow music organisations.
📣 Open for applications for 2026-28
Find out more: www.cmc.ie/emerging-artist-scheme

Emerging Artist Scheme

What is it? The CMC Emerging Artist Scheme provides training, mentorship and professional development opportunities to emerging/early-career artists born or based on the island of Ireland where music ...

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 17d

🔎 Looking for ways to develop your New Music practice?
The CMC Emerging Artist Scheme provides training, mentorship + professional development opportunities to emerging / early-career artists born or based on the island of Ireland, where music composition and/or sound art is their main practice.
🔗👇

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 27d

Galway's Luminosa String Orchestra with conductor Christopher George present Abhaile, a concert themed around the idea of coming home.
Featuring music by Irish composer T.C.Kelly, and pieces by Bach & Tchaikovsky.
📆 20 Sept
📍St Nicholas' Collegiate Church
More info: www.cmc.ie/events/2025/...

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Ailís Ní Ríain @ailisniriain.bsky.social · 29d

Wow! 🤓 A great review of Holocene @theartsdesk.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3p6ft3dh The album is now available on NMC Recordings. tinyurl.com/388r5r5e @nmcrecordings.bsky.social @cmcireland.bsky.social @prsfoundation.bsky.social @bradford2025.co.uk

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · Sep 9

This Summer, CMC Emerging Composers Laura Heneghan & Santiago Kodela participated in the CMC / ICON Arts residency programme in Sibiu.
👉Laura writes about this experience for www.cmc.ie/features - describing an inspiring blend of composing, exploring the landscape and connecting with fellow artists!

CMC Emerging Composers Laura Heneghan and Santiago Kodela with mentor Mihai Murariu (centre) in Sibiu.

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · Sep 8

Plus Minus Ensemble with Ultan O Brien in Dublin 1 October @ 8pm…

Music by Jessie Marino, Bernhard Lang, and me.

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · Sep 5

Supported by Culture Ireland 🤝
Find out more at CMC Events: loom.ly/jLrYYS8
📸 Poster by Embajada de Irlanda, Santiago on Facebook

Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble: Chilean Tour featuring New Music from Ireland & Chile

Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble: Aisling Agnew (flutes), Sarah Watts (clarinets), Ioana Petcu-Colan (violin), Yseult Cooper Stockdale (cello), Daniel Browell (piano)Featuring guest musician: Sebastiàn Nahue...

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · Sep 5

Wishing Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble the very best on their Chilean tour this week! 🎶 ✨
The ensemble perform 3 new works by Chilean composers Felipe Pinto d’Aguiar, Cristian Morales Ossio and Esteban Correa, alongside music by Irish composers Elaine Agnew, Úna Monaghan, Rhona Clarke and Jane O’Leary.

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · Sep 4

Concorde will also feature works by CMC Composers Judith Ring, David Fennessy, and the late James Wilson, amongst others.
🎟️ Free tickets available from Monday 8 September at 10am on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.ie/e/sundays-at...

Sundays at Noon: Concorde 50th Anniversary Concert

CONCORDE Concorde contemporary music ensemble celebrate 50 years of performances in the Hugh Lane Gallery

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · Sep 4

This new commission is inspired by Harry Clarke's magnificent stained glass window, 'The Eve of St. Agnes’ (1924 ), purchased for the Gallery in 1978 and currently on display just outside the Sculpture Hall. Jane's composition celebrates the fantasy and magical colours of the artwork.

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