Continued from JMI November–December 2008

WORKS RECEIVED, OCTOBER–NOVEMBER 2008
Agnew, Elaine, Hiccup [2008], 2 vn [baroque], G-violone, hpd.
Bennett, Ed, Cartoon Music [2007],     asax pf perc. Flickering (again) [2007], 4 perc, tape. Bad Disco [2008] 3222 4231 2 perc str. Gothic [2008], pf. Noise Machine [2008], ssax-solo [improvising], fl+picc, bcl, tpt, egui, perc, pf, str, electronics.
Brennan, John Wolf, SILK/ST/RINGS [2007], pipa, 3 gui.
Caffrey, Greg, béal mouth beul mooth [2007–2008], 2 vn va vc, tape. Two Simplish Pieces for Guitar [2008], gui. Vigour, Rigour, Jigger [2008], vn. Two Little Minitures [2008], fl. Pluck, (Bow) [2008], va gui.
Deane, Raymond, Parthenia Violata [1998], vn pf.
Fennessy, David, BIG LUNG [2008], org, 2 perc [amplified].
Guilfoyle, Ronan, Dance Suite [2008], pf.
Holohan, Michael, Small is my land [2004], voice pf. St Valentine’s Bells [2004], gui. Leafy-with-Love Banks [2004], fl. Capranica [2008], pf. Byrd in Blue [2008], pf.
Kennedy, Vincent, Elegy for a Friend [2007] fl, ob, 2 cl, ssax, asax, barsax, hn, 2 tpt, trb, euph, tuba, perc. Hymn To St Agatha [2008], satb, tpt, org. Fanfare and Anthem [2008], 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, bcl, bn, 2 asax, tsax, 2 hn, 2 tpt, 2 trb, btrb, euph, tuba, timp, 3 perc.
Mawhinney, Simon, Nendrum Haykal [2006], vada.
McKay, Deirdre, Fireworks at Lughnasadh [2008], 3232 4231 4 perc 2 hrp str.
Melvin, Adam, Stop motion/fusing debris [2005], 2 vn va vc. In ellipses… [2007], asax pf.
Mulvey, Gráinne, Maelstrom [1996], 2 vn va vc. Miniature [1997], picc bcl hn vn vc. Latitude 50 [2003], 1111 0000 perc str [5.5.3.3.2]. Eternity is now [2008], Mez-solo.
Nangle, Jonathan, grow quiet gradually [2008], pf.
Parker, Brent, Tangents [2008], pf. New Year [2008], sattbb. Trip to Mt Sunday (Edoras) [2008], 2222 2200 timp str.
Power, Karen, squeeze birds to improve your garden’s plant variety [2008], tsax hn va vc db tape.
Rynhart, Dylan, A Dream of Proportional Representation [2008], hn hpd. Flip Shuffle [2008], female voice, ssax asax tsax tpt vc egui bgui eorg dmkit. Mouthpiece [2008], female voice, ssax asax tsax tpt vc egui bgui eorg dmkit. Prime [2008], tsax hn va vc db.
Stalling, David, ever-ending [2001], pf. Chase#5 [2004], fl ob cl bn hn. Two pieces for Solo Cello [2005], vc.

CD AND DVDS, OCTOBER–NOVEMBER 2008
Higgs, George, Bed of MacBeth – a tragedy for music cinema in five scenes, 07DVD. [Adapted from William Shakepeare’s Macbeth]
Ó Riada, Seán, Seán Ó Riada – Mise Éire, Gael linn, 412CD. [Includes the full score, over 40 minutes, which has been digitally re-mastered from the original archive tapes]
Ó Riada, Seán, Mise Éire, Gael linn, 06DVD [Includes an epic history of the 1916 period from contemporary film sources]

BOOKS & ARTICLES, OCTOBER–NOVEMBER 2008
Heery, Niamh, Crash Ensemble: Free State III [with video], CMC Website (www.cmc.ie).
Heery, Niamh, Interview with Ronan Guilfoyle and Izumi Kimura [with video], CMC Website (www.cmc.ie).
Service, Tom, ‘Irish classical musicians blaze a trail’, The Guardian (guardian.co.uk).

Listings provided by the Contemporary Music Centre.  All materials are available to browse or listen to in the centre’s library at 19 Fishamble St, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 (for details see www.cmc.ie or phone 01-6731922).