A series of free lunchtime traditional music performances. Join the talented students of BA in Irish Music at the Irish World Academy for a series of free lunchtime concerts in Café Allegro (Foundation Building) this Spring! With three students per session playing a variety of instruments including banjo, whistle, box, fiddle and harp as well … Continue reading "TRAD CAFÉ"
Performers: Anthony Quigley accompanied by Conal O’Kane Anthony Quigney comes from a well-known, Co. Clare traditional music family. He plays flute, whistles and piano, and has been a member of the world-renowned Kilfenora Ceili Band for 3 decades. He has toured far and wide & has recorded 9 studio albums including band, solo & duet … Continue reading "Lunchtime Concert – Anthony Quigney"
Performer: Michael Brennan Michael is an Irish guitarist/composer who spent time playing in Sweden and Japan. His style was formed mainly from performing in bars around Tokyo while teaching the classical guitar. He likes to mix various styles of music together, but leans heavily into traditions from funk rock. Collaborating with artists and performers from … Continue reading "Lunchtime Concert – Michael’s Jam"
SingStrong Members Meeting SingStrong is a group singing and breathing retraining programme aimed at people suffering from chronic lung disease. It uses song to help people retrain vital respiratory muscles to support disease management in a social, non-clinical setting. Founded by UL’S Dr Roisin Cahalan and Irish World Academy alum, Ciara Meade, SingStrong was a … Continue reading "Special Event: SingStrong Members Meeting"
A series of free lunchtime traditional music performances. Join the talented students of BA in Irish Music at the Irish World Academy for a series of free lunchtime concerts in Café Allegro (Foundation Building) this Spring! With three students per session playing a variety of instruments including banjo, whistle, box, fiddle and harp as well … Continue reading "TRAD CAFÉ"
The annual UL Global Festival will take place on March 7th, 8th and 9th, 2023. To open this festival, the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance will host an Irish traditional and international music performance on Tuesday March 7th at 1pm in Theatre 1. The Festival showcases and celebrates UL’s international diverse campus to … Continue reading "Lunchtime Concert: UL Global Festival"
Presenter: Deaglán Ó Mocháin and guests Chair: Dr Conor Caldwell Beart Bunting is a new documentary film from Dearcán Media which explores some of the mysteries of the Edward Bunting manuscripts through an innovative mix of historical research and performance. The film brings a group of traditional and classical musicians together to explore the contents … Continue reading "Tower Seminar: Film Screening and Discussion of Beart Bunting"
Performers: Cork ETB School of Music students Students from Cork ETB School of Music will perform a lunchtime concert featuring soloists and ensemble groups. Admission is free and all are welcome.
A series of free lunchtime traditional music performances. Join the talented students of BA in Irish Music at the Irish World Academy for a series of free lunchtime concerts in Café Allegro (Foundation Building) this Spring! With three students per session playing a variety of instruments including banjo, whistle, box, fiddle and harp as well … Continue reading "TRAD CAFÉ"
Performers: Conor Caldwell (fiddle) and Ryan Molloy (piano) Dr Conor Caldwell (fiddle) and Prof Ryan Molloy (piano) have been regular playing partners since their student days. Recently returned from recording a new album in Paris, Conor and Ryan explore the dance hall music of the early twentieth century in Ireland. The programme will include new … Continue reading "Lunchtime Concert: Conor Caldwell and Ryan Molloy"
Performers: Kseniia Rusnak, Dr Matthew James Noone and Tommy Hayes Chair: Prof Helen Phelan This event is a cross cultural collaboration between Ukranian bandura player Kseniia Rusnak and two Irish based musicians (Matthew Noone and Tommy Hayes). The impetus for the event is to bring together different musical cultures in dialogue and see what needs … Continue reading "Tower Seminar: Cross-Cultural Musical Dialogues: Ireland and Ukraine"
Performer: Branwen Kavanagh Branwen is a singer songwriter from Co. Clare. She performs as a solo artist and in collaborations with Twin Headed Wolf and Rufus Nightjar. Admission is free and all are welcome.
A BBC award winning folk musician and former Riverdance band member who has performed with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, Cara Dillon and De Dannan. Folk Musician in Residence of the Scottish National Museum of Rural Life and tutor on the traditional music course at Royal Conservatoire Scotland in Glasgow. His 2015 album of melodeon … Continue reading "Lunchtime Concert – Luke Daniels"
Presenters: Dr Matthew James Noone, Nick Roth, Asako Hirabayashi, and Edwin McLean Chair: Dr Yonit Kosovske This seminar will explore unique artistic perspectives on composition from multiple genres. Drawing upon musical thinking from Western Classical music, contemporary music on historical instruments, Opera, maqam, free improvisation, Indian raga, Irish traditional and electroacoustic music, this discussion will … Continue reading "Tower Seminar: Composing Between Worlds"
Performers: Eoin Callery with current and former students from the MA in Composition and Creative Music Practice. This concert and demonstration will present music and poetry in several interactive virtual acoustic environments. The audience will hear and experience these sounds in a selection of different spaces from around the world. Admission is free and all … Continue reading "Lunchtime Concert: Words and Music in Many Spaces"
Performers: Danny Diamond (fiddle) and Brian Miller (guitar) Danny Diamond and Brian Miller hail from Dublin and Minneapolis respectively. Well-known musicians in their own right, their acclaimed new album ‘Let Fly’ showcases Diamond’s distinctive fiddle style, which fuses deep roots in the Irish tradition with a rare expressiveness and depth of feeling. Miller’s playing weaves … Continue reading "Lunchtime Concerts: Danny Diamond and Brian Miller"
Phoebe’s second PhD Arts Practice performance is an exploration of the ways in which we can manipulate mathematical chaos systems to create choreography. Performed by the second year BA Contemporary Dance students, the performance is split into four separate pieces. Each choreography will experiment with how the variables of a chaos system can influence choreographic … Continue reading "Special Event: PhD Arts Practice Performance – Phoebe Brown"
Presenters: Lisa Kelly, and participants of The Alzheimer’s Society research group, Prof Anne MacFarlane, Prof Desmond O’Neill and Carl Corcoran. Chair: Prof Hilary Moss You are warmly invited to this hybrid event live at the Irish World Academy, and livestreamed online for a wider audience, in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland and the … Continue reading "Tower Seminar: ‘We will tell everyone!’ Learning About the Experience of Living With Dementia Through Song"
Performer: Dora Gola Dora’s mesmerising and wild stage presence invites you on a haunting journey of dark electro-pop, interwoven with elements of Slavic folk, brooding synths, and lavish Eastern-Asian sounds. Dora Gola expresses her songs through the medium of voice and dance. Her movement is inspired by musical narratives. Dora’s striking voice transmits intimacy using … Continue reading "Lunchtime Concert: Voices of the Fallen by Dora Gola"
Programme Dvorak Serenade for Strings Britten’s Theme and Variations on a theme by Frank Bridge The ICO Academy project, directed by Diane Daly, is a unique mix of Irish Chamber Orchestra principals, MA Classical String Performance students at the Irish World Academy, University of Limerick, and guest performers from conservatoires around the world. In addition … Continue reading "Irish Chamber Orchestra Academy"