Great Music in Irish Houses 2012

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Barbara speaks to LAURIE CARR about “Great Music in Irish houses” over the summer of 2012.  She spoke of the beautiful houses that they have held music events in, including Kilruddery House, The College of Surgeons as well as the National Concert Hall.  Laurie spoke about the  composer Steve Reich, whose percussion piece “drumming” will be performed as part of the event in the National Concert Hall.  They are also operating performances out of the Smock Alley Theatre. The festival itself has been going since 1970 and will take place over the course of a week.

Duration: 5'46" DATE: June 5, 2012
Interviewer:Barbara Jennings
Producer:John Healy
Interviewee:Laurie Carr
Themes:Irish Life & Culture, Local Arts & Culture, Community Events
Keywords:Kilruddery House, National Concert Hall, Music in Great Houses, Rathfarnham Castle, Festival, Steve Reich, Xuifei Yang, modern music, classical music, contemporary music,
LocationDublin Time Period:2012
Type:Sound Language:English
Creator:Near FM Publisher:Near FM
Identifier:NEARFM_20120605_NST_001.mp3
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