Judith Ring

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Soprano Anne Devin performs strongly on the latest CD from the Irish Baroque Orchestra.
Classical music development has lagged behind since foundation of State

It is extraordinary how laggardly the development of classical music has been in Ireland since the foundation of the state. There was no full-time sym(...)

Tallis Scholars achieved the strongest connections between scores and sound, sound and listener. Photograph: Nick Rutte
Judith ring's music shimmers with light
  • Music
  • October 11, 2017, 05:00

The music at two concerts I attended last week was separated by around 400 years. Those four centuries saw huge and fundamental changes in art, litera(...)

Gerald Barry: his piece Humiliated and Insulted is inspired by a Dostoyevsky novel. Photograph: Alan Betson
Music is a universal language – with some border checks

Music, it is often said, is a universal language. But not everything musical travels equally freely across international borders. New music travels sl(...)

Soprano Michelle O’Rourke: has cultivated a back-to-nature vocal loveliness. It’s mesmerising in small doses, but less impressive over longer spans
The Irish Canon: mad ambition, madder promotional strategy

It has to be a world-record attempt. I’m talking about a new series of concerts, The Irish Canon, promoted by the Association of Irish Composers. The (...)