The Next Twenty Years of New Music in Ireland – What Do We Need to Do?
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On Saturday 29 February 2020 as part of the New Music Dublin festival, the Journal of Music held a panel discussion event marking twenty years of publication. The theme of the discussion was ‘The Next Twenty Years of New Music in Ireland: What Do We Need to Do?’ and featured contributions from composer and guitarist Benjamin Dwyer, flautist Lina Andonovska, composer and harper Úna Monaghan and lecturer in musicology and music critic Adrian Smith. The discussion was chaired by editor Toner Quinn.
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