Redefining 'Irish Music' in America: Making the Case for Irish Classical Music
Redefining 'Irish Music' in America: Making the Case for Irish Classical Music
Published on 1 January 2005
Raymond Deane is a composer, pianist, author and activist. Together with the violinist Nigel Kennedy, he is a cultural ambassador of Music Harvest, an organisation seeking to create 'a platform for cultural events and dialogue between internationals and Palestinians...'.
Séamas de Barra is a composer and Senior Lecturer at the Cork School of Music.
Nicholas Carolan is Director Emeritus of the Irish Traditional Music Archive.
John McLachlan is a composer and member of Aosdána. www.johnmclachlan.org
James Cavanagh is conductor of The RIAM Symphony Orchestra and was until recently Head of Wind Brass and Percussion at The RIAM. He is also Director of The Irish Youth Wind Ensemble.
Toner Quinn is Editor of the Journal of Music. His new book, What Ireland Can Teach the World About Music, is available here. Toner will be giving a lecture exploring some of the ideas in the book on Saturday 11 May 2024 at 3pm at Farmleigh House in Dublin. For booking, visit https://bit.ly/3x2yCL8.
Breandán Ó hEaghra is a member of the contemporary Irish language group Rís and Director of Meas Media.
Toner Quinn is Editor of the Journal of Music. His new book, What Ireland Can Teach the World About Music, is available here. Toner will be giving a lecture exploring some of the ideas in the book on Saturday 11 May 2024 at 3pm at Farmleigh House in Dublin. For booking, visit https://bit.ly/3x2yCL8.