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It is May 31 in the US and the celebration of Akira Ifukube continues on the occasion of his 112th birthday!

If you are interested in the life and career of the great maestro, don't forget that my book Scoring Godzilla: An Analysis of Akira Ifukube's Musical Narratives (published by McFarland and Co.) is now available for pre-order at several major retail sites such as Barnes and Noble.

The first book of its kind in English, Scoring Godzilla is an exploration of Ifukube's compositional techniques in Godzilla films and how the composer's distinctive musical voice shapes our experiences of these films.

The book is slated to be released in the fall of 2026. Please check it out and thank you for your support!

#akiraifukube #伊福部昭 #godzilla #ゴジラ

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Mairseáil Rígh Lir / King Lir’s March by Patrick Cassidy will be included in the Next Generation Afternoon Concert with Ceol na Mara Chamber Orchestra at the Killaloe Music Festival next weekend.
Performed by young musicians from local music schools, the concert celebrates the next generation of performers and the strength of music education in the community.

It is always meaningful to see Patrick’s music placed in the hands of young musicians, and we send warmest wishes to Oonagh Keogh, Ceol na Mara Chamber Orchestra, and all the performers for a wonderful concert.

📍 Killaloe Catholic Church, Killaloe
📅 Saturday 30 May
🕒 3.00 PM
Free admission

Photo: Patrick Cassidy with Oonagh Keogh and Ceol na Mara Chamber Orchestra, taken last year.
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Et Incarnatus Est - The Mass | Patrick Cassidy | Laude, David Harris, Di... https://t.co/Ffh79jJjhS via @YouTube

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Patrick Cassidy - The Mass | Credo | Laude, David Harris, Director | Chr... https://t.co/GO4MMo8dRo via @YouTube

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This month, marking the great WILLIAM BOLCOM’s birthday, a new album from pianist Dennis Russell Davies, including the world premiere recording of Bolcom’s Second Fantasy-Sonata (2018):

https://t.co/pzNpkcqYS2

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While we still wait for an official cover reveal, a reminder that Scoring Godzilla: An Analysis of Akira Ifukube's Musical Narratives by Erik Homenick and published by McFarland and Company is available for pre-order at several leading retail outlets such as Barnes and Noble.

The first book of its kind in English, Scoring Godzilla explores the nationalist and anti-modern philosophies of Akira Ifukube and proposes how we may find these philosophies at play in his famous Godzilla scores, particularly his Godzilla score from 1954.

An exploration of Ifukube's artistry and his singular creative impact on Godzilla films, there has never been anything quite like Scoring Godzilla in the Western scholarship!

Stay tuned here for more details as they come available!

https://t.co/ADIHP13USA

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Preview of Via Crucis — a new sacred work by Patrick Cassidy.

Adoramus Te
Laude • Christoph Bull (organ) • David Harris, director First Congregational Church of Los Angeles

📅 May 10, 2026
🕥 10:30 AM PDT
🔴 https://t.co/RJ6IFFK0MU
📍First Congregational Church LA 540 S Commonwealth Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90020

#PatrickCassidy #ChristophBull #ViaCrucis #AdoramusTe #ChoralMusic

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@dagodubnos Amazing to see for all of us who will probably never make the trip.

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See you there…

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We’re heading back to @NJPAC this time for the 35th Anniversary of #BatmanReturns in Concert. After our epic #Batman run, we’re bringing #Gotham to life again.
See it on the big screen with a full live orchestra.
🎟️ Tickets on sale, April 8: https://t.co/OQX6LZqL6M
#newjersey

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“Paper-Lined Shack Alert!”

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May 1, 2026 - East Coast Premiere of “The Beatitudes”!

I hope you can join us as I perform flugelhorn and piano in my piece “The Beatitudes,” with The Fourth Wall!

Also on the program, my song cycle “The Paper Lined Shack,” performed by Zoe Allen and pianist Chris Allen.

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Free Tote Bag with the purchase of a KORNGOLD SYMPHONY CD at Bandcamp. It was a matter of time...Die tote TOTE:
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Honoured that Octopus Coro de Câmara will perform Gloria from The Mass and Kylemore Magnificat at Museu Mineiro, Belo Horizonte, Brazil on 23 April 2026.

Grateful to the choir, maestro Phill Rezende and soprano Ana Carolina for bringing these works to Brazil. - Patrick Cassidy

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Vide Cor Meum – Patrick Cassidy | Ana Mitoska & Janinka Nevceva | Chambe... https://t.co/SJfmRtpZnK via @YouTube

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The incredible Don Davis, whose scores to #TheMatrix continue to rock our world. Enjoy “Critical Mass”, a concert work for orchestra written immediately after the first Matrix film:

https://t.co/mZLltXh7oQ

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The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (@pghsymphony) will perform music by Akira Ifukube in January 2027!

The Dance of the Seven Veils from the ballet Salome (1948) will share a program with Johannes Brahms and Modest Mussorgsky.

If you live in the Pittsburgh area, this is definitely worth checking out. For more information, visit the orchestra's website at: https://t.co/Q8Fgq14ilL

Thank you to @johndesentis for bringing this exciting news to my attention!

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Grateful that the soundtrack to Calvary, composed by Patrick Cassidy, has now surpassed 3 million all-time streams on Spotify.

Performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Conducted by Robert Houlihan

Solo vocalists: Aya Peard · Iarla Ó Lionáird

Thank you to all who continue to listen and share the music.

Listen on Spotify:
https://t.co/5pF38l5BQg

@Spotify @spotifyartists

#PatrickCassidy #Calvary #CalvarySoundtrack #Spotify #CalvaryMovie

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Patrick Cassidy’s arrangements of Turlough O’Carolan’s music are featured on the Irish Composers playlist on Apple Music Classical @AppleClassical

These recordings appear on the album Deirdre of the Sorrows (Supertrain Records), where Patrick’s Baroque-influenced approach informs the interpretation of these historic works.
Conducted by Maestro Derek Robert Gleeson

https://t.co/L54KNnDeeG

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A special morning at First Church in Los Angeles.

Christoph Bull performed an organ version of Vide Cor Meum as part of his Oscar Sunday program — a tribute to the film industry.

It was particularly meaningful to hear the piece reimagined as an instrumental work for the first time, allowing the sound of the organ to carry the music in a completely new way.

Thank you, Christoph, for such a beautiful performance and for your continued support.

— Patrick Cassidy
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@bymortalhand That’s not the opera house.

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Scoring Godzilla: An Analysis of Akira Ifukube's Musical Narratives by Erik Homenick is now available on several sites for pre-order!

While we're still waiting for the book to go "live" on McFarland's (the publisher) website, it is already popping up for pre-order on sites like Barnes and Noble and Walmart. (It has yet to be listed on Amazon, but that's not far behind.)

The publication date shows February of next year. That is just a placeholder date; it's much more likely the book will be released this year. The publisher has to supply a "dummy" date in order for outlets to list the book. The official release date will be announced in due course.

Fans of Akira Ifukube and Godzilla music, here's the link to pre-order on Barnes and Noble: https://t.co/KiWNd7fk6i