amplify

amplify

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  • amplify #133 - Michael Gallen on his new opera 'The Curing Line'
    Amplify returns with a conversation with Michael Gallen about his new opera 'The Curing Line'. Ahead of performances in Strasbourg and Paris in September and November, the composer talks to Jonathan Grimes about the ideas and themes behind the opera and the process of creating the work.Show Notes
    • Michael Gallen
    • Composer website
    • The Curing Line
    • Musica festival performance
    • Theatre de la Ville Paris performances
    Music
    • As Amharc - Miroirs Étendus (1:26)
    • Amhrán na gCoinnle - Amy Ní Fhearraigh, Miroirs Étendus (11:35)
    • All other extracts taken during rehearsals at Íontas Theatre, Castleblayney in July 2026


    Interview recorded at Íontas Arts Centre, Castleblayney, July 2026


    Image credit: Maria Lax

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    20 min
  • amplify #132 - 'INK' - live painting and electronics by Anna Murray at CMC's New Music Dublin Exchange 2026
    This episode of amplify features a showcase performance at NMDX 2026 from mixed-media artist, Anna Murray as part of her new project 'INK' combining live painting and electronics together in an improvised performance.


    This performance was recorded at IMRO on 17 April 2026 during CMC's New Music Dublin Exchange - an international networking and exchange programme which takes place as part of New Music Dublin festival. The episode also features a interview with Anna in conversation with CMC's Jonathan Grimes.


    You can view Anna's performance recorded live at NMDX 2026 here



    Show Notes


    • Anna Murray
    • 'INK'
    • New Music Dublin Exchange 2026
    • New Music Dublin


    NMDX is made possible through the generous support of Culture Ireland, with additional funding provided by New Music Dublin. CMC would also like to thank IMRO for their support of the showcase performances and for hosting the programme.




    Episode Credits


    Hosted by Evonne Ferguson and Jonathan Grimes

    Audio Editing: Keith Fennell

    Audio Recording and Live Production: Keith Fennell and Garrett Sholdice

    Video Recording and Editing: Meabh Noonan

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    17 min
  • amplify #131 - Timothy Cape and Joanna Mattrey performing live at CMC's New Music Dublin Exchange 2026
    This episode of amplify features an improvised performance from composer and improvisor, Timothy Cape and violist, composer and sound artist, Joanna Mattrey, as part of a showcase performance at NMDX 2026.


    This performance was recorded at IMRO on 16 April 2026 during CMC's New Music Dublin Exchange - an international networking and exchange programme which takes place as part of New Music Dublin festival. The episode also features a post-performance interview with Timothy and Joanna in conversation with CMC's Jonathan Grimes.


    You can view Tim and Joanna's performance recorded live at NMDX 2026 here




    Show Notes


    • Timothy Cape
    • Joanna Mattrey
    • New Music Dublin Exchange 2026
    • New Music Dublin


    NMDX is made possible through the generous support of Culture Ireland, with additional funding provided by New Music Dublin. CMC would also like to thank IMRO for their support of the showcase performances and for hosting the programme.




    Episode Credits


    Hosted by Evonne Ferguson and Jonathan Grimes

    Audio Editing: Keith Fennell

    Audio Recording and Live Production: Keith Fennell and Garrett Sholdice

    Video Recording and Editing: Meabh Noonan

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    22 min
  • amplify #130 — Paul Scully tries for a 'Personal Best' with Nadar Ensemble
    Paul and Nadar ensemble performed his new piece, Personal Best as part of What’s next?, a concert of four new works developed by early-career composers as part of the 2025 NADAR Summer School. The summer school and international festival commissions were supported by NADAR in partnership with the Contemporary Music Centre, New Music Dublin (Ireland), Gaudeamus (Netherlands), Warsaw Autumn (Poland) and Transit Festival (Belgium).


    Show Notes


    • Paul Scully
    • What’s next? Nadar Summer School @ New Music Dublin 2026
    • New Music Dublin Festival
    • Gaudeamas Festival
    • Warsaw Autumn Festival

    Episode Credits


    Recorded and edited by Jonathan Grimes

    Additional editing by Keith Fennell

    Hosted by Evonne Ferguson and Jonathan Grimes

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    13 min
  • amplify #129 - Danny McCarthy

    The final episode of 2025 features a conversation with pioneering sound artist Danny McCarthy. Recorded in early December at CMC to mark the launch of his new album on Farpoint Recordings, Haunted by Silence, the episode also includes a live performance from the launch in the CMC’s Creative Space, featuring Danny alongside Anthony Kelly and David Stalling. Presented by Jonathan Grimes.


    Shownotes: https://www.cmc.ie/amplify/episode-129

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    31 min
  • amplify #128 - InTERRActions

    CMC Emerging Composers Laura Heneghan and Santiago Kodela, and co-founder of Icon Arts Transylvania Academy and Festival Diana Gheorghiu talk to Evonne Ferguson about the InTERRActions concert tour showcasing recent work from Romania and Ireland, and the Composer Residency at the ICON Arts Festival in Sibiu, Transylvania, attended this summer by both composers as part of CMC's ongoing partnership with the festival. Presented by Jonathan Grimes. 



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    18 min
  • amplify #127 - RAMP Festival 2025
    Conversations with some of the featured artists at this year’s RAMP Festival in Rathmullan, Co. Donegal which took place in July. Timothy Cape, Mayah Kadish, Rob Casey and Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh talk to Jonathan Grimes.Show Notes

    • RAMP Festival 2025
    • Timothy Cape
      • CMC Composer Page
    • Mayah Kadish
    • Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh

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    36 min
  • amplify #126 — Jonathan Nangle

    Amplify returns with a conversation with composer Jonathan Nangle, recorded during this year’s ISCM World New Music Days 2025 in Lisbon in June. Presented by Jonathan Grimes, the episode centres on Nangle’s work Artificial Blissful State — performed at the festival by saxophonist Henrique Portovedo — a piece that reflects on our relationship with technology and how we are increasingly controlled by it.


    Shownotes: https://www.cmc.ie/amplify/episode-126

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    21 min
  • amplify #125 – John Godfrey and Quiet Music Ensemble

    A conversation with composer and guitarist John Godfrey, Artistic Director of Quiet Music Ensemble, recorded in May 2025 ahead of the launch in CMC of two new albums on Farpoint Recordings - *Moon Phases* by Francis Heery and a remastered edition of *The Mysteries Beyond Matter*. Presented by Jonathan Grimes, the episode includes an extract from a live performance recorded at the launch event with John Godfrey, QME cellist Yseult Cooper Stockdale, and Anthony Kelly and David Stalling of Farpoint Recordings.


    Shownotes: https://www.cmc.ie/amplify/episode-125

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    30 min
  • amplify #124 - Music Current 2025: Ownership of Music Material and Communities
    This special live edition of amplify, recorded this April as part of the Music Current Festival in Dublin, presents Who Owns Music? A Discussion on Ownership of Music Material and Communities. The panel features Laetitia Deering (DIY arts facilitator), Eamonn Keating (IMRO), Maximilian Marcoll (festival composer) and Thilo Ruck (festival musician), who explore how digital technology is reshaping ideas of ownership in music — from copyright and distribution to creative control and the role of community. Hosted by Jonathan Grimes.

    Show Notes
    • Music Current Festival
    • Laetitia Deering
    • Eamonn Keating
    • Maximilian Marcoll
    • Thilo Ruck
    Recording Engineer: Paul LynchEditing: Keith Fennell

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    48 min

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