Colin Currie

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Percussionist Colin Currie
Great Music in Irish Houses brings the programme up to date
  • Music
  • June 19, 2019, 05:00

Normally, the bread-and-butter programming of Great Music in Irish Houses comes mostly from the core classical repertoire. Last week, the 49th ed(...)

Colin Currie: ‘You’re either on the note or you’re off.’
Colin Currie: Navigating a tightrope of rhythm

“Depending on how you cut it,” Colin Currie says wittily, “percussion is one of the newest old instruments or the oldest new instrument in classical m(...)

Chiaroscuro quartet plays at The West Cork Chamber Music Festival in Bantry
Classical music: What to see at this summer’s festivals

The big summer festivals are on the way. The Great Music in Irish Houses festival June 11th-16th, the West Cork Chamber Music Festival June 29th to Ju(...)

Dublin’s Fergal Whitley in action against Garry Molloy of Wexford during the Bord Gáis Energy Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship Semi-Final at Parnell Park. Photograph: Oisín Keniry/Inpho
Wexford and Galway win through to Leinster U21 hurling final

Wexford 3-15 Dublin 3-12 Wexford advanced to the final of the Leinster under-21 hurling decider after getting the better of Dublin by three points at(...)

Herbert Hainer, chief executive officer of Adidas. Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters
Adidas signs agreement to develop sport in China

Adidas signed an agreement with billionaire Wang Jianlin’s Dalian Wanda Group to help develop soccer and basketball in China. This comes as the German(...)

The Hills’ Michael Baumgart celebrates with Cormac McLoughlin after reaching a century of runs at Castle Avenue. Photograph: Ryan Byrne / Inpho
The Hills make themselves at home at Castle Avenue

The Hills made Castle Avenue a home from home yet again in the final of the RSA Irish Senior Cup as they beat Clontarf by nine runs to claim their (...)