amplify #130 — Paul Scully tries for a 'Personal Best' with Nadar Ensemble

About this episode

Paul Scully discusses his new piece 'Personal Best' performed by the Nadar Ensemble at a concert featuring early-career composers.

Paul and Nadar ensemble performed his new piece,  Personal Best  as part of  What’s next? , a concert of four new works developed by early-career composers as part of the 2025 NADAR Summer School. The summer school and international festival commissions were supported by NADAR in partnership with the Contemporary Music Centre, New Music Dublin (Ireland), Gaudeamus (Netherlands), Warsaw Autumn (Poland) and Transit Festival (Belgium). Show Notes Paul Scully What’s next? Nadar Summer School @ New Music Dublin 2026 New Music Dublin Festival Gaudeamas Festival Warsaw Autumn Festival Episode Credits Recorded and edited by Jonathan Grimes Additional editing by Keith Fennell Hosted by Evonne Ferguson and Jonathan Grimes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Evonne Ferguson, Jonathan Grimes

Guest: Paul Scully

Topics covered

• contemporary music
• new works
• early-career composers
• music festivals
• performance

Keywords

• Paul Scully
• Nadar Ensemble
• Personal Best
• contemporary music
• NADAR Summer School
• New Music Dublin
• music festivals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nadar Ensemble, Contemporary Music Centre, New Music Dublin, Gaudeamus, Warsaw Autumn, Transit Festival

More episodes of amplify

• amplify #132 - 'INK' - live painting and electronics by Anna Murray at CMC's New Music Dublin Exchange 2026 · June 5, 2026 · 16 min
• amplify #131 - Timothy Cape and Joanna Mattrey performing live at CMC's New Music Dublin Exchange 2026 · May 15, 2026 · 22 min
• amplify #129 - Danny McCarthy · December 19, 2025 · 31 min
• amplify #128 - InTERRActions · December 5, 2025 · 17 min
• amplify #127 - RAMP Festival 2025 · November 14, 2025 · 36 min
• amplify #126 — Jonathan Nangle · October 17, 2025 · 21 min