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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 NotesPaul ScullyWhat’s next? Nadar Summer School @ New Music Dublin 2026New Music Dublin FestivalGaudeamas FestivalWarsaw Autumn FestivalEpisode CreditsRecorded and edited by Jonathan GrimesAdditional editing by Keith FennellHosted by Evonne Ferguson and Jonathan Grimes

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

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. 

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 NotesRAMP Festival 2025Timothy CapeCMC Composer PageMayah KadishAilbhe Nic Oireachtaigh

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

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

Conversations with Musici Ireland Artistic Director Beth McNinch and violinist Ioana Petcu-Colan, recorded during the launch of the group's album 'Earthrise' at CMC. Presented by Jonathan Grimes with Evonne Ferguson, the episode also features composer Liam Bates talking about composing the album's title track — a viola concerto written for Beth McNinch.Full show notes: https://www.cmc.ie/amplify/episode-123

In the third and final episode of our New Music Dublin Exchange Showcases, saxophonist Robert Finegan performs Jenn Kirby's Tripping. Presented by Jonathan Grimes. Show Notes Robert FineganJenn KirbyCMC Composer PageMusic recorded at IMRO, Copyright House, Pembroke Row, Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 HW59. Recording: Keith Fennell and Garrett SholdiceEditing: Keith Fennell