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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🔔 Deadline reminder - applications close on Friday 2 October at 5pm!

The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📣 Call for Applications: New Deal 2026 - Irish Delegation. CMC Ireland in partnership with the Embassy of Ireland in Paris, is coordinating a delegation of Irish artists, ensemble managers and promoters/producers to attend New Deal at the Philharmonie de Paris, 26–28 Oct. More info 🔗 buff.ly/TxwiRAo

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📣 Age & Opportunity and Clare County Council invite applications for a new music commission for a Clare-based musician aged 50+, offering a bursary of €15K to support the creation of an original work that will premiere at the Bealtaine Flagship Festival 2027 in Ennis. Find out more: buff.ly/ZheAUhl

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

CMC hosts the annual meeting of international association of music centres in Dublin this September! At the heart of the gathering is a public conference exploring some of the key challenges facing new music artists today. 🗓️ 10 September 📍 Trinity Long Room Hub ℹ️ www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-future...

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

📣 Choral Commission Opportunity! Feis Ceoil in association with CMC invites proposals from composers born or resident in Ireland for the Larchet Choral Commission 2026/27. 🔗 Full details, including project timeline, selection criteria and how to apply, at CMC Opportunities: buff.ly/esQJoSU

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

CMC is delighted to host the annual gathering of the International Association of Music Centres (IAMIC) from 8 - 11 September in Dublin! Central to activities is a 1 day public conference, "The Future of Music in a Changing World” on 10 September at Trinity Long Room Hub. 🔗 Read more buff.ly/qhE8SNH

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Thanks to @hwfmorris.bsky.social for this lovely little review of my latest album in today’s New York Times! Hat tip, to Howard Skempton also, without whom I might not have become a composer. @ucddublin.bsky.social @cmcireland.bsky.social @nmcrecordings.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/a...

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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

⚡Opportunity: Applications invited for the CMC/DMARC Sonic Arts Residency Programme at the University of Limerick Electronic Music Studio. Offering 10-day supported residencies during the period September - December 2026 & January - March 2027. Find out more: www.cmc.ie/opportunitie...

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

CMC composer Yue Song and USA-based composer Gillian Perry announced as winners of the 2026 Chicago a cappella "Her Voice" Competition and Mentorship Programme! The artists were selected out of 75 submissions from composers in 22 countries. Read more: www.chicagoacappella.org/project/herv...

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Got a nice lil ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review for my album with Plus Minus Ensemble in the latest edition of BBC Music Magazine… seanclancy.bandcamp.com/album/se-n-c... @ucddublin.bsky.social @cmcireland.bsky.social

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Where the Paths End
Works by Seán Clancy Plus-Minus Ensemble
NMC NMCD296 62:01 mins
From the curious yet satisfying sounds to open this album (which lie somewhere between crackle
of static and spatter of rain), we know we are headed somewhere unexpected. Irish composer Seán Clancy is a true original, and this beautifully-produced disc of four experimental compositions proves a rare and special thing.
The title work, Where the Paths End, is a 30-minute piece for ensemble, electronics and location recordings, created in
2023. In seven movements, the piece offers a 'sonic translation' of walking through an industrial city. Sounds of urban life intermingle with a score that is by turns spiky and meditative, performed with panache by the Plus-Minus Ensemble. As the sleeve notes remark, walking for many people became 'a quiet refuge during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the piece commemorates that sense of solace, building in warmth to the final movement which thrums with laughter and bagpipes.
The other three works
here share this same sense of tender introspection. Fourteen Minutes of Music on the Subject of Greeting Cards is a musical reinterpretation of Deepest Sympathy, a 2011 video work by David Theobald which traces the are of a person's life through greeting card inscriptions. We are not all here moves from glitchy snippets of found sound (all recorded outside a funeral) to drone-like synth tones, creating a subtle meditation on loss, while the mischievous transparency of Five Lines of Music Slow Down and Eventually stop belies the work’s delicate emotional power. Kate Wakeling ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It's a blue sky day for CMC 💭 Please excuse our team as we take some out of office time today for group strategy and training for the months ahead 📝 #watchthisspace #workinprogress #outofoffice

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

📥️ Applications are OPEN for TU Dublin's Master of Music - Composition Programme. The MMus in Composition is designed to provide a tailored learning experience, specific to each student, while enabling a mastery of music creation. Find out more and apply 🔗 buff.ly/sfZfB63

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

amplify is back with another live showcase from NMDX 2026! Mixed-media composer Anna Murray presents INK, a new live painting and electronics project that combines gestures and textures in both the sonic and visual realm. Hear Anna in conversation with CMC's Jonathan Grimes. Listen: buff.ly/HOACWNV

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Dublin Sound Lab has announced that the 2026-2027 Music Current Commission has been awarded to Italian composer and multimedia artist Massimiliano Vizzini. Massimiliano will write a new work for Dublin Sound Lab to be performed at Music Current Festival 2027. Read more: www.cmc.ie/news/0603202...

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Tune in to hear composer Jane O'Leary on Galway Talks on Galway Bay fm this morning, discussing her recent election as an honorary member of the ISCM - the first Irish composer to receive this significant title: www.galwaybayfm.ie/shows/galway...

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Galway Talks | GalwayBayFM

Galway Talks is a mix of current affairs, human interest stories, entertainment and even some live music thrown in for good measure. From local and national pol...

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

My new album came out two weeks ago today, maybe you’d like to give it a whirl? Played by +- Ensemble & recorded by Spud Murphy they’ve collectively made everything sound class… 🙏🏻 @ucddublin.bsky.social @cmcireland.bsky.social @nmcrecordings.bsky.social seanclancy.bandcamp.com/album/se-n-c...

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Seán Clancy: Where the Paths End, by Sean Clancy

10 track album

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Warm congratulations to composer Caterina Schembri on last night's performance of 'Ode to Psyche', selected by the ISCM World New Music Days Festival to represent the Irish Section at this year's festival in Romania 🎉

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🎉 Composer Jane O'Leary has been elected an honorary member of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM)! 🔗 Read more: www.cmc.ie/news/0528202... 📸 Jane O'Leary. Photo by CMC.

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

CMC was delighted to host the launch of @seanlclancy.bsky.social's 'Where the Paths End' at the Creative Space last week 🚀 Bringing together works written between 2013 - 25, the album explores lived experience, repetition and loss, and features the critically-acclaimed Plus-Minus Ensemble.

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

My new album from @nmcrecordings.bsky.social is OUT! Have a listen below 👇🏻 seanclancy.bandcamp.com/album/se-n-c... @ucddublin.bsky.social @cmcireland.bsky.social

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Seán Clancy: Where the Paths End, by Sean Clancy

10 track album

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

amplify returns with a live recording from NMDX 2026 featuring composer and improvisor, Timothy Cape with violist, composer and sound artist Joanna Mattrey⚡️ The artists speak to CMC's Jonathan Grimes following their performance of 'Flindling'. 🎧️ Listen to episode #131: www.cmc.ie/amplify/epis...

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Delighted to say that my new album is released by @nmcrecordings.bsky.social today! Was incredible to work with @mknoop.bsky.social Plus Minus Ensemble, Spud Murphy & Andrew Weathers on this. Take a look see @cmcireland.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social seanclancy.bandcamp.com/album/se-n-c...

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Seán Clancy: Where the Paths End, by Sean Clancy

10 track album

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Composer Ailís Ní Ríain speaks to the Not Yet Premiered podcast about her new commission "Hidden Heartache", a collaborative work of New Music Theatre opening at the Münich Biennnale this Friday: noch-nicht-premiere.podigee.io/5-folge-5 👉Find out more: www.cmc.ie/events/2026/...

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Wie klingt Musik, wenn nicht alle sie gleich hören? In der neuen Folge von „Noch nicht Premiere“ spricht Komponistin Ailís Ní Ríain über Wahrnehmung, Übersetzung und darüber, warum Musiktheater für vi...

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

West Wicklow Festival & CMC are delighted to announce Harry O’Connor as winner of the 2026 Emerging Composer Composition Competition (Mezzo Soprano & Piano Award) 🥳

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

CMC Rewind is a new feature from the Library looking back at the wealth of work that has been collected over the Centre's 40 years of archiving. The series begins with Irish composer Seóirse Bodley's 'A Small White Cloud Drifts Over Ireland' ☁️ 🎶 Find out more: www.cmc.ie/features/cmc...

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Our friends ICon Arts have launched a vibrant academy and festival at beautiful Kylemore Abbey in Connemara! Applications are open for Composition, Chamber Music and Violin masterclasses led by internationally acclaimed artists and educators this Spring 🌱 Find out more: iconarts.ro/ireland/

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Introducing The Studio @ CMC 🎧 🎛️ Situated on the 2nd floor of the CMC building on Dublin city’s historic Fishamble St, Temple Bar, the Studio is available for composition work, basic audio post-production, podcast recording and single instrument tracking. Find out more: www.cmc.ie/content/stud...

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

This Sunday 8 March, Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble present a concert featuring 25/26 Young Artist Charlie Shortt and celebrate International Women’s Day showcasing new and recent works by Elaine Agnew, Amelia Clarkson, Bianca Gannon, Deirdre Gribbin & Jane O’Leary. More info 🔗 buff.ly/UkMN0EJ #IWD2026

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Young Artist Recital / International Women's Day

Featuring our 25/26 Young Artist Charlie Shortt and celebrating International Women’s Day with music by some of our closest collaborators.

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

📣 Calling Artists of all disciplines living in South Dublin County: SDCC Arts Office want to hear from you about artists' workspaces. Responses will inform the Arts Office of the practical requirements of artists in the area, and establish what resources are currently available 🔗 lnkd.in/ddeKJMDA

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

This Wednesday as part of DCU's Lunchtime Concert Series: David Aspin (viola) and Kathryn Mosley (piano), featuring Eibhlís Farrell's 'Elegy', alongside music by Gareth Farr and Arthur Bliss. 🗓️ 4 March, 1.10-1.50pm 🥳 All are welcome, admission is free 📍 Room SPD.B118, DCU, St Patrick's Campus

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Choral Sketches is an artist development programme supporting composers to develop their choral writing skills with mentorship from renowned composer Rhona Clarke. Applications are open for 2026, find out more www.cmc.ie/opportunitie... Delivered in partnership by Chamber Choir Ireland & CMC Ireland

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

✍️ Applications invited for Choral Sketches 2026! Choral Sketches is a unique artist development #opportunity for composers who wish to develop their skills in writing choral music with mentoring from renowned Irish composer Rhona Clarke. Find out more: www.cmc.ie/opportunitie... #opencall

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble's present 'Peaceline Perspectives: Voices from a Divided City' an all-island tour from 27 February - 6 March. Featuring pieces by Irish composers Elaine Agnew, Greg Caffrey, Áine Mallon, Ryan Molloy, Úna Monaghan, Ian Wilson & Eduard Zatriqi. Find out more 🔗 buff.ly/u4KddpJ

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Minister O’Donovan announced the New Basic Income for the Arts scheme in Dublin yesterday. Peter Power of the Steering Committee for National Campaign for the Arts thanked the artists who have lobbied for the campaign to retain, extend and expand it. Read more 🔗 www.gov.ie/en/departmen... 📸 CMC

Peter Power, Steering Committee, the NCFA (National Campaign for the Arts)

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

🎶 👏 Congratulations to composer @ailisniriain.bsky.social on the #worldpremiere of EARTHSTOPPER commissioned by Belfast Music Society and presented as part of a fantastic concert by trombonist Peter Moore & pianist Zeynep Özsuca at Queen's University Belfast on Thursday. Photos by Jonathan Grimes.

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🎉🎉🎉 Huge congratulations to composers Donnacha Dennehy & Emma O'Halloran both nominated for the #2026grammyawards which took place in Los Angeles last weekend. Read more at: www.cmc.ie/news/0203202...

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Join us tomorrow for the grand finale of a year-long creative process! New works by Solfa Carlile, Elis Czerniak, Bianca Gannon & Caterina Schembri will be performed by full forces of National Symphony Orchestra Ireland at the NCH, Dublin 🥳 🎟️ 🔗 Composer Lab Premieres: www.nch.ie/all-events-l...

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NSOI: Composer Lab | National Concert Hall

The National Concert Hall is a national cultural institution and the designated home of music in Ireland.

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

📣 Calling Emerging / Early-Career Women Composers in Ireland: Finding a Voice & CMC Ireland invite expressions of interest to take part in an artist development initiative, including a workshop + public performance opportunity, w/ mentorship from an established mentor 👉🔗 www.cmc.ie/opportunitie...

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

"The Midnight Verdict" connects composers from Ireland, France and Hungary with the ancient myth of "Orpheus and Eurydice" in its translation by Irish poet Seamus Heaney. Artists Deirdre McKay, Benoît Sitzia, Gregory Vajda and Katalin Koltai share more this collaborative project : loom.ly/S-SgHY0

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Le Verdict de minuit – The Midnight Verdict | ensemble Ars Nova | Sitzia – McKay – Vajda

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

🎄As we approach the festive period, CMC Scholar-in-Residence Laura Sheils delves into some winter-themed choral works in CMC’s catalogue for #ThroughTheDigitalDoor Featuring music by Rhona Clarke, Eoghan Desmond, Seán Doherty & Eoin Mulvany capturing the awe of the season! 🔗 loom.ly/CwGwG5A

An image of the front door of the Contemporary Music Centre at 19 Fishamble Street in Dublin. Overlaid on this image is a red circle with decorative branches of holly and fir. In white text within the red circle: Through the Digital Door. CMC Scholar-in-Residence.

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

📢 Call for Papers/Call for Works: RMA-SMI-EADH 2026 Conference at SARC, Queen's University Belfast. Proposals invited for standard formats, complete or in-progress compositions (supported by Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble), audio-visual art works, lecture-recitals, amongst others. Info: lnkd.in/dki9uFpr

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

📣 Congratulations to CMC Composer Xenia Pestova Bennett who has been appointed to the LSO Soundhub Scheme for 2025/26! Xenia will undertake an initial project at LSO St Luke’s and receive mentorship + support from industry professionals, the Soundhub Community, LSO members & staff 🔗 loom.ly/KejFi_4

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

amplify #128 is out now ✨ In this episode we hear from composer, curator and co-founder of ICon Arts Festival Romania, Diana Gheorghiu and CMC Emerging Artists Santiago Kodela and Laura Heneghan in conversation with CMC's Evonne Ferguson 🎧 Hosted on Acast, listen at www.cmc.ie/amplify/episode-128

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

This Monday 8th December is the last date before the Winter Holidays to order from the CMC Shop, any orders made following this will be processed in January 2026. #CMCShop #ChristmasOrders #Giftideas #musicgifts #ShopLocal

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The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland @cmcireland.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

amplify #127 is available to listen now, wherever you get your podcasts! Recorded live at RAMP festival in Rathmullan, Donegal, this episode includes conversations with some of the artists featured: Timothy Cape, Mayah Kadish, Rob Casey & Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh. Listen: www.cmc.ie/amplify/epis...

Artists Timothy Cape (vocals) and Mayah Kadish (violin) performing to an audience in a church in Rathmullan, County Donegal. The amplify podcast banner is across the bottom of the image.

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