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Mon 01 Jan 2010Discordant notes strike Vanbrugh
Amid fears that RTÉ may reduce its commitment to the Vanbrugh Quartet, MARY LELANDgauges reaction in its resident city of Cork and MICHAEL DERVANteases out the issues
Chamber music, the small ensembles and demanding repertoire, could be seen as a minority indulgence or even (horror of horrors!) elitist. But now that the date for the presentation of the report RTÉ commissioned from composer and arts advisor Philip Hammond draws near, music-lovers all over the country and abroad are expressing disbelief that a national broadcaster could willingly unburden itself of a renowned and hard-working group of musicians it has sustained for nearly quarter of a century.
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