Essays
The following contains a number of published essays written by Benjamin Dwyer or essays by others written about Dwyer's music.
A Bouncer's Viewpoint Read MoreFirst published in the Journal of Music in Ireland (Vol. 1 No. 3) this essay discusses the role of education in the presentation of new music.
Mahon's Clock Read More
Dwyer recalls ten years as director of the Mostly Modern contemporary music series.
A Eunuch’s Shadow Read More
Dwyer reviews the reviewers in an article first published in the Journal of Music in Ireland (Vol. 3 No. 2)
The Search for Samhita Read More
Dwyer seeks to find the place for art in contemporary society (first published in the Journal of Music in Ireland Vol 4. No. 1)
Fractured Images Read More
Originally written as a programme note to the first performance of 'Apuntes sin títulos' for solo guitar and a recitation of Macdara Woods' poems 'In the Ranelagh Gardens - September 2002' (for which the music was written) Dwyer teases out the relationship between word and music.
'In the Ranelagh Gardens - September 2002' - A Background by Irish poet Macdara Woods Read More
First published in the Journal of Music in Ireland (Vol. 5 No. 2), Irish poet Macdara Woods writes about his collaboration with guitarist/composer Benjamin Dwyer in the creation of a series of poems entitled 'In the Ranelagh Gardens - September 2002' which were written to be performed with Dwyer's work for solo guitar 'Apuntes sin títulos'.