Irish composer John Buckley: ‘I never try to write music that’s difficult to play. It’s just the way it emerges’
Buckley studied flute with the renowned Doris Keogh. “Certainly, the virtuosity did not come out from my own playing of the ...
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What does the sea sound like? Jonathan Nangle's ocean of music
The sea has long been a source of fascination for poets, artists, and composers alike—a vast and ever-changing presence that ...
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Luke Thomas: ‘I got the Nitelink home after a Meteor award win because I’d been so reckless with money’
Luke Thomas is known as Ireland’s King of Swing. A native of Walkinstown, Dublin, Thomas is the frontman of The Swing Cats. The popular wedding band has sold out shows at Vicar Street and the National ...
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Biss, National Symphony Orchestra, Kuokman, NCH Dublin review - full house goes wild for vivid epics
On paper, it was a standard programme with no stars to explain how this came to be a sellout concert. But packed it was, an audience of all ages which sat with concentrated awe through the ...