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"