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Why wind bands aren't just hot air
If you don't know your brass from your oboe, try this weekend's
symphonic band conference in Co Kerry, writes
Michael Dervan p
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Shostakovich opera debut
The 2007 Wasbe conference in Killarney gets to host a Shostakovich first on July 12. It's the premiere of a new version of his music for Mikhail Tsekhanovsky's animated film after Pushkin , The Tale of the Priest and his Servant, Balda , which the composer worked on in the 1930s. pLeaders of the pack
Famous Irish bandsmen pReviews
Irish Times reviewers head to Cork to check out the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, The Decorator and The Flaming Lips p
