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Elaine Agnew speaks to CMC Director Evonne Ferguson about her upcoming premiere Jump Up!
To celebrate the tenure of RTE NSO’s new prinicpal conductor Alan Buribayev, Elaine has honoured him with a fanfare of welcome.The work will open the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra’s 2010-2011 Season on Friday 10th of September 2010.
Elaine also speaks about the Aspiro Project, a collaborative commission between Aspiro Director Mary Amond O'Brien, writer Sean Hardie, and the members of Aspiro Youth Ensemble. Elaine has been working closely with Aspiro youth ensemble with support from the Arts Council Commissions Award to compose a new piece of music which is inspired by VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art and The George Bernard Shaw Theatre.