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This Sunday evening I will again be performing with Limerick Philharmonic Orchestra at the stunning 12th century St.Mary’s Cathedral in Limerick City. This concert celebrates 250 years of Beethoven, and also features music by Ludwig August Lebrun, an 18th century German oboist and composer. Programme: Beethoven Leonora Overture No. 3Lebrun Oboe Concerto No. 1Beethoven Symphony No. 2 Free Admission …
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"The Fiddle Ages": An Exploration of Nordic and Early Music I will present my final recital for my MA in Music Performance this Friday 18th October at 4pm in O'Riada Hall, Department of Music, University College Cork. I will perform traditional fiddle tunes from Northern Europe (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland) and a selection of …
This Sunday evening I will again be performing with Limerick Philharmonic Orchestra at the stunning 12th century St.Mary's Cathedral in Limerick City. Programme: Dvorak's "New World" Symphony No 9 in E minorVan Hal's Concerto for 2 BassoonsSoloists Michael Dooley and Kevin O' SullivanConductors Michael Dooley and Cecilia Madden Free Admission and all are welcome. The …
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A new term of music lessons will commence this September in Limerick City Centre. Some availability for individual one-on-one weekly lessons in Piano, Classical Violin, and Traditional Fiddle. Music Theory lessons and tutoring for Junior/Leaving Certificate Music are also available. All ages and levels are catered for, exam and non-exam students welcome. Please check out …
Looking forward to performing with The University of Limerick Orchestra once more for our Spanish-themed Summer Proms concert in University Concert Hall Limerick 8pm Saturday 11th May. Guest soloist guitarist John O’Shea will perform Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. Also on the programme is Rimsky Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnole, Danzón No.2 by Márquez, Piazzolla’s Libertango and …
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Tomorrow night I will be back in Cork City Hall for a performance of Gustav Mahler's mammoth 5th symphony under the baton of David Brophy (RTÉ Orchestras). A virtuosic orchestral portrayal of love, the Fifth Symphony occupies a pivotal place in Mahler’s output – it is his first purely instrumental symphony since the First. Written …
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Last month I had the amazing opportunity and experience of performing at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Opening Ceremony in Davos, Switzerland. First I travelled to London for rehearsals at the Royal Academy of Music with the all-women Taki Concordia Orchestra, under the baton of Conductor Marin Alsop. Alsop was mentored by legendary conductor …
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Looking out at the Limerick rain it seems hard to imagine I was performing in Italy's Dolomite mountains not too long ago! Back in July I travelled to the Trentino region in the north of Italy for my third consecutive year performing with New York based Music Academy International at Trentino Music Festival. This prestigious academy runs …
A huge congratulations is in order for my wonderful students who received amazing results in their Royal Irish Academy of Music piano and violin exams this week! The students attend weekly lessons with me in Limerick City. All the hard work and practice has paid off and everybody did brilliantly! Enrolling now for September lessons
Rehearsals are in full swing and I'm looking forward to performing with Cork Concert Orchestra again this Saturday at Cork City Hall for "A Night at the Movies". The orchestra, under Principal Conductor Tom Crowley, will embark on a musical journey through the greatest of film music. The evening will be crammed full of memorable pieces from …
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