New Music Dublin

New Music Dublin is a five-year (20132017) partnership

initiative between the Arts Council, RT and the National
Concert Hall to develop a flagship contemporary music
festival in Dublin. This partnership, with a steering group
from RT, the National Concert Hall and the Contemporary
Music Centre, has run three weekend festivals in March
2013, 2014 and 2015.
The steering group of the New Music Dublin Festival has
taken the decision to postpone the festival due to take
place in March 2016. Key factors influencing this decision
include scheduled building works at the National Concert
Hall and the involvement of both RT Orchestras, Quartet
and Choirs and the NCH in special commemorative
programmes for Easter 2016.
Consideration was given to the option of relocating to
another time of year during 2016 but it has been decided
that the long-term interest of New Music Dublin would be
better served by maintaining its March dates. As part of the
official programme for Ireland 2016, RT and the NCH will
also be presenting a major retrospective of Irish music
'Composing the Island' in September 2016. which will
include a significant presence for Irish contemporary music.
Details of this series will be announced in January.
Planning is in progress for New Music Dublin in March 2017.
Issued on behalf of RT, the National Concert Hall
and the Contemporary Music Centre