Episodes

  • amplify #129 - Danny McCarthy

    amplify #129 - Danny McCarthy
    Dec 19 2025

    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

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    31 mins
  • amplify #128 - InTERRActions

    amplify #128 - InTERRActions
    Dec 5 2025

    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.



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    17 mins
  • amplify #127 - RAMP Festival 2025

    amplify #127 - RAMP Festival 2025
    Nov 14 2025
    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 Notes
    • RAMP Festival 2025
    • Timothy Cape
      • CMC Composer Page
    • Mayah Kadish
    • Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh

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    36 mins
  • amplify #125 — Jonathan Nangle

    amplify #125 — Jonathan Nangle
    Oct 17 2025

    Amplify returns with a conversation with composer Jonathan Nangle, recorded during this year’s ISCM World New Music Days 2025 in Lisbon in June. Presented by Jonathan Grimes, the episode centres on Nangle’s work Artificial Blissful State — performed at the festival by saxophonist Henrique Portovedo — a piece that reflects on our relationship with technology and how we are increasingly controlled by it.


    Shownotes: https://www.cmc.ie/amplify/episode-126
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    21 mins
  • amplify #125 – John Godfrey and Quiet Music Ensemble

    amplify #125 – John Godfrey and Quiet Music Ensemble
    Jun 20 2025

    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
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    29 mins
  • amplify #124 - Music Current 2025: Ownership of Music Material and Communities

    amplify #124 - Music Current 2025: Ownership of Music Material and Communities
    May 30 2025
    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

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    48 mins
  • amplify #123 - Musici Ireland's Earthrise album launch

    amplify #123 - Musici Ireland's Earthrise album launch
    May 9 2025
    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
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    25 mins
  • amplify #122 - Robert Finegan performs Jenn Kirby's 'Tripping' at CMC's New Music Exchange

    amplify #122 - Robert Finegan performs Jenn Kirby's 'Tripping' at CMC's New Music Exchange
    May 2 2025
    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 Finegan
    • Jenn Kirby
      • CMC Composer Page
    Music recorded at IMRO, Copyright House, Pembroke Row, Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 HW59. Recording: Keith Fennell and Garrett SholdiceEditing: Keith Fennell
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    14 mins