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Sat 03 Mar 2007In tune for magical eveningsOnTheTown:There will be "magical evenings . . . gossamered with the ornate elegance of G-clefs and quavers" over 10 days in June. So extolled John O'Donoghue TD, the Minister for Arts, when he launched the programme for this year's IIB Bank Music in Great Irish Houses festival.There will be a number of innovative features in this year's line-up, including a "funkier" series of lunchtime and evening concerts at the National Gallery, with a performance by lutenist Edin Karamazov, who recently recorded with Sting, being one to mark. The festival will also feature a number of masterclasses for young musicians and a pre-concert discussion with some of the stars, while Scottish percussionist Colin Currie will work with children from Dublin's Pearse Street area, in preparation for a family concert on Sunday, June 17th.