Classical Notes
Two Irish composers honoured for brilliant new works
Louise Mulcahy recently took the €15,000 Liam O’Flynn Award, while Maeve Kelly is winner of the Finding A Voice 2022 competition for works, which will be performed this year at the NCH and Clonmel Junction Arts Festival respectively
Because of the stampede out of the blocks on all fronts in the music world – caused by a happy retreat of the pandemic – there has been a kind of desperation all round to get back on track with normal pre-Covid service resumed in terms of concerts and events.
This widespread anxiety was palpable and totally understandable, but it has meant that many important and exciting happenings have not received the attention they deserved ...