Crash Ensemble fella Donnacha Dennehy had a very interesting piece in yesterday’s paper tracking the ongoing rise and rise of new Irish classical music. The piece was to plug this weekend’s Shindig, a hooley to mark 10 years of Crash Ensemble business, but Dennehy also had a tale to tell about the state of his artistic bailiwick.
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Kudos galore to veteran Irish composer Roger Doyle. The godfather of Irish electronica won the Magisterium Award at the Bourges International Electro-acoustic Music Competitio in France.
The prize, which is awarded to composers with at least 25 years of professional experience, highlights works that might become milestones in the history of electro-acoustic music.
Doyle, who has produced music in Ireland since the release of his 1978 album, Thalia, won the accolade for his work The Ninth Set.
Lyric FM will profile Doyle and celebrate his Magisterium win on Sunday next at 8pm.
