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Ceolfhoireann Aireagail an Athar McNally

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Proinnsías Ó Duinn

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Rita Manning

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Ag Céiliúradh 40 BliainInsititiúid Teicneolaíochta Dhún Dealgan

CEOLDKIT

On behalf of the Chairperson, Mr Andrew Griffith, and Members of Governing Body, may I welcome you to tonight’s concert given by the Fr McNally Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra in Residence at Dundalk Institute of Technology, and celebrating the Institute’s unique contribution over 40 years to Irish education, arts and culture.

As part of our 40th anniversary celebrations we were delighted to welcome in May 2011 our then Uachtarán na hÉireann, Mary McAleese, to officially name the Fr Brendan McNally Recital Room in Father McNally’s honour and to announceFather McNally’s honour and to announce McNally’s honour and to announce the appointment of the Fr McNally Chamber Orchestra as our first Orchestra in Residence at the Institute, based in Ceol Oirghialla, our innovative and vibrant Department of Music and Creative Media. The appointment of the Orchestra to the Institute highlights the Institute’s commitment to a strong cultural outreach programme engaging with the community we serve, and to fostering and promoting the cultural heritage of the region. Since its foundation in DkIT in 2003 Ceol Oirghialla has greatly enhanced the Institute’s reputation as a leader in arts education in Ireland and we are indeed proud to have established a formal association with the Fr McNally Chamber Orchestra under the artistic direction of Briege McGoldrick. I wish the Orchestra every success and look forward to developing our association for the future benefit of music and the arts in this historic region of Oriel.

I extend a warm welcome to tonight’s guest performers, Maestro Proinnsías Ó Duinn, soloist Rita Manning, and also Guest Leader, Karl Sweeney.

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Ceolfhoireann agus Ceol Oirghialla, agus gach duine a chabhraigh lena heagraíocht. Tá súil agam go mbainfidh sibh sult as an tráthnóna amach romhainn.

Denis CumminsUachtaránInstitiúid Teicneolaíochta Dhún Dealgan

Fáiltiú Welcome

Father Brendan McNally was born in 1933, the eldest of three boys in Ballymena, Co. Antrim. His family moved to Portrush where Father McNally attended primary school. His secondaryFather McNally attended primary school. His secondary McNally attended primary school. His secondary education was undertaken in St. Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh. Following his second level education he entered Maynooth Seminary and was ordained a priest in 1958. While based in Drogheda in the early 1960s, Father McNallyFather McNally McNally took up the violin, having lessons with Sr Augusta. In 1963 he moved to Ravensdale Parish, on the Cooley Peninsula. He studied violin with the late Mrs Sheila Cronin in Newry and she encouraged him to start teaching. He began his long teaching career in his Ravensdale Parish where he taught string instruments to many young people. It was here that Father McNally established his first youth orchestra, theFather McNally established his first youth orchestra, the McNally established his first youth orchestra, the Ravensdale Orchestra. Father McNally needed a hall forFather McNally needed a hall for McNally needed a hall for orchestra rehearsals so he raised the money needed to build Ravensdale Community Centre with the help of the parents of the musicians and the local community. Father McNally’s next appointment was as curate in the McNally’s next appointment was as curate in the Redeemer Parish, Dundalk, where he continued his music teaching. In addition to teaching string instruments to the young people of the Parish he also established the Redeemer Youth Orchestra. Father McNally arranged for the RedeemerFather McNally arranged for the Redeemer McNally arranged for the Redeemer Youth Orchestra to tour America, which was a chance of a lifetime for the young musicians. While in Dundalk, he was also appointed Parish Administrator. Annual holidays were spent by Father McNally attendingFather McNally attending McNally attending master classes in Snape Maltings, England, where he studied the teaching methods of great teachers such as Max Rostal, Igor Ozim and Efra Neeman. In 1985 Father McNally became Parish Priest of Reaghstown,Father McNally became Parish Priest of Reaghstown, McNally became Parish Priest of Reaghstown, where once again he taught violin as well as becoming involved in the Parish Choir through music for church services. In 2010 Father McNally retired from Parish and teaching duties. McNally retired from Parish and teaching duties. Father McNally gave free tuition to hundreds of students, many McNally gave free tuition to hundreds of students, many of whom have gone on to have highly successful professional careers as performers and teachers throughout the world. His legacy places him at the very heart of classical music in Co. Louth, across Ireland and on the international stage. A devout Priest, and dedicated teacher, Father McNally is rightly reveredFather McNally is rightly revered McNally is rightly revered by his students and the communities in which he served. The Fr McNally Chamber Orchestra was established in his honour in 2010 by Briege McGoldrick, a past pupil of FatherFather McNally. The Orchestra’s mission is to reflect the high standards of musicianship that Father McNally always instilledFather McNally always instilled McNally always instilled in his pupils. The only concern of the Fr McNally Chamber Orchestra is that their music will continue to reach the highest standard of excellence worthy of an orchestra that bears his name. The Fr McNally Chamber Orchestra are pleased to be Orchestra in Residence in Ceol Oirghialla, the Department of Music and Creative Media at Dundalk Institute of Technology.

Sinéad McDonnellBainisteoir na CeolfhoirneOrchestra Manager

Father Brendan McNally

Ceolfhoireann Aireagail an Athar McNally

The Fr McNally Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra in Residence, Dundalk Institute of Technology

The Fr McNally Chamber Orchestra was founded by Briege McGoldrick, a past pupil of Father Brendan McNally, in April 2010. This string Chamber Orchestra has twenty-nine members most of whom are past pupils of Father Brendan McNally.

Briege McGoldrick was the leader of Father McNally’s Redeemer Youth Orchestra during the 1980s. HisFather McNally’s Redeemer Youth Orchestra during the 1980s. His McNally’s Redeemer Youth Orchestra during the 1980s. His vision and judgement in choosing Briege as the leader of his orchestra was later confirmed when Briege was also chosen to lead the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland. Having finished her studies Briege played professionally in the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra for over a decade. In 2006 Briege returned to Dundalk where she began tutoring student violinists in Ceol Oirghialla, the Department of Music and Creative Media of Dundalk Institute of Technology.

Briege was aware that there were many highly talented string players in Dundalk, many of whom were past pupils of Father McNally. She contacted as many past pupils as possible in order to establish the first everFather McNally. She contacted as many past pupils as possible in order to establish the first ever McNally. She contacted as many past pupils as possible in order to establish the first ever adult chamber orchestra in Co. Louth. Briege approached Father McNally to ask his permission to name theFather McNally to ask his permission to name the McNally to ask his permission to name the Chamber Orchestra in his honour. The orchestra needed a central location to rehearse and Co. Louth VEC generously offered rehearsal space in its Head Office where the orchestra has rehearsed every Friday night for the past year.

The Fr McNally Chamber Orchestra was officially launched in September 2010 in Bush Post Primary School by Dr Eibhlís Farrell, Head of Music and Creative Media at Dundalk Institute of Technology. The packed audience gave the orchestra’s performance a standing ovation. Indeed Father McNally himself also receivedFather McNally himself also received McNally himself also received a standing ovation when he rose to his feet to take his bow! On the night Dr Eibhlís Farrell described FatherFather McNally as ‘a living legend and a national treasure’ which really captured the wonderful contribution he has made to music education in Co. Louth, Ireland and on the international stage.

The Orchestra’s Gala Debut Concert took place in the Redemptorist Church in February 2011. The remarkable standard of playing achieved by the Orchestra is shown by the fact that Michael d’Arcy, (Leader of Camerata Ireland) and Karl Sweeney (also a member of Camerata Ireland), agreed to perform as soloists with the orchestra in the beautiful Double Violin Concerto in D Minor by J.S. Bach.

Karl Sweeney is also a past pupil of Father McNally and the Orchestra’s Debut Concert was particularlyFather McNally and the Orchestra’s Debut Concert was particularly McNally and the Orchestra’s Debut Concert was particularly special for Karl as his mother Yvonne, Father McNally’s first ever pupil, is the Orchestra’s Co-Leader, two ofFather McNally’s first ever pupil, is the Orchestra’s Co-Leader, two of McNally’s first ever pupil, is the Orchestra’s Co-Leader, two of his sisters, Claire and Mary-Jane, his two Aunts, Teresa and Jayne, his Uncle Andrew and three first cousins all play in the orchestra too!

The Fr McNally Chamber Orchestra has established itself as an orchestra which strives to perform music of highest standard, an aim that reflects the insistence on excellence that Father McNally always instilled in hisFather McNally always instilled in his McNally always instilled in his own students. They are delighted to be Orchestra in Residence at Dundalk Institute of Technology, based in Ceol Oirghialla, the Department of Music and Creative Media.

Sinéad McDonnellBainisteoir na CeolfhoirneOrchestra Manager

Briege McGoldrickStiúrthóir Ealaíne agus Bunaitheoir, Ceolfhoireann Aireagail an Athar McNallyArtistic Director and Founder, Fr McNally Chamber Orchestra

Chamber Orchestra

First Violins Karl SweeneyYvonne DonnellyRoisin DooleyBronagh KeenanAnne SpeedSinéad DooleyHelen McArdleEmma MastersonHeather OakesDara O’ Connell

Second Violins Jayne GrahamOrla MulreySinéad McDonnellEdel DuffyCiara DooleyCatherine DooleyDenise GrantClare SweeneyConor MastersonAndrew Donnelly

Violas Teresa McArdleElizabeth CarvilleLiz Csibi

Cellos Mary Jane SweeneyLynsey O’NeillAlison MathewsClaire FitchJane Hughes

Double Bass Martina MastersonIrene Barr

Harp

Clare Mc Cague

An Cheolfhoireann The Orchestra

In 2003 Proinnsías Ó Duinn was appointed Conductor Laureate of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra after holding the position of Principal Conductor since 1978.

Originally a cellist, Proinnsías was appointed Conductor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra in 1963. After this he held the position of Music Director and Principal Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador.

Shortly after being invited to take the position with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra,É Concert Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, he became Music Director and Conductor of Our Lady’s Choral Society.

He has conducted both the RTÉConcertOrchestraandtheRTÉNationalSymphonyÉConcertOrchestraandtheRTÉNationalSymphony Concert Orchestra and the RTÉNationalSymphonyÉNationalSymphony National Symphony Orchestra in a wide-ranging repertoire on CD for Marco Polo and Naxos, including a recording of the complete opera Maritana which has just been reissued. His latest CD of music by John Kinsella with the National Symphony Orchestra was released in 2011. Last year he was contracted by The Orchestra of St. Cecilia to conduct

the complete 108 symphonies of Haydn. The second series in the project will continue this year in April/May.

Since 2002 Proinnsías has been invited each year to Halle, the birthplace of Handel, to conduct the birthday celebration performance of Messiah in the Handel Concert Hall. This festival at the end of February each year comprises international soloists, a choir of approximately 400 singers, and the Staatskapelle Halle. In 2010 together with Our Lady’s Choral Society and the RTÉ Concert OrchestraÉ Concert Orchestra Concert Orchestra he conducted a performance of the Oratorio in the 6000 seat Pius X11 auditorium in the Vatican in the presence of Pope Benedict XV1. It was the first time this music was performed in the Vatican.

As a composer he has written music for most genres from chamber music to symphonic, TV and stage. The seven hour TV epic production Strumpet City, for which he composed the soundtrack, has been transmitted worldwide and more recently issued on DVD. His musical Stuff & Nonsense was premiered in the NCH and is based on the life and writings of Edward Lear. Proinnsías is also in demand as an arranger and orchestrator. In 2006 he was commissioned by the Royal Dublin Society to produce a new transcription and edition of Benedict’s opera The Lily of Killarney (by kind permission of The British Library) which he conducted in 2007 as part of the RDS celebration series The Irish Ring. He arranged and orchestrated all of the music in the second part of this concert for the Fr McNally Chamber Orchestra.

Rita Manning was born in Dundalk and started learning the violin with Father McNally when she was eight years old. When she was twelve she performed Mozart’s Rondo on national television with the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra. Rita laterÉ Symphony Orchestra. Rita later Symphony Orchestra. Rita later moved to London to study at the Royal Academy of Music and went on to win most of the violin competitions there. She continued her studies in Frieburg, Germany and on her return to London was awarded ‘The Young Artist’s Platform Award’.

In 1985 she was invited to join the Academy of St Martin in the Fields which she co-led for six years. During that time she appeared on several occasions as soloist with the Academy as well as the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra and the London Chamber Orchestra.É Symphony Orchestra and the London Chamber Orchestra. Symphony Orchestra and the London Chamber Orchestra.

For two years, Rita was the violinist in Attaca, a seven piece ensemble formed by guitarist John Williams and also toured the U.K with a group led by the late Michael Brecker.

With her own string quartet, Trans4mation she has made two recordings on the ECM label with saxophonist John Surman and bassist Chris Laurence. The most recent CD entitled Spaces in Between, features an unaccompanied violin solo written for Rita which she performed in the Wigmore Hall during the 2007 London Jazz Festival and the 2010 Akbank Jazz Festival in Istanbul.

In 2008, Rita was invited to lead Camerata Ireland on a three week USA tour with pianist Barry Douglas. She is presently leader of the Locrian Ensemble with whom she has made several chamber music recordings for the ASV Dutton Epoch and Guild record labels. Recent recordings include a violin sonata by Volkmar Andreae for the Guild record label which was released in the autumn of 2010.

Plans for 2012 include Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in St Martin in the Fields in January and in July, Rita will be recording the violin concerto and Rhapsody by Andreae with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Briege McGoldrick started the violin with Father Brendan McNally at nine years of age. She was the leader of the Redeemer Youth Orchestra and at twelve, went on to become the youngest member and eventual leader of the Irish Youth Orchestra. Briege continued her studies for five years with Brian McNamara in the College of Music, Dublin, where she also taught for a year while working on a freelance basis with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. On being offered a full time contract with the National Symphony Orchestra Briege was a member for over thirteen years. Since moving home to Dundalk in 2006 Briege joined the Music Department, Ceol Oirghialla, in DkIT as a violin tutor and established the Fr McNally Chamber Orchestra in tribute to the man who has given her and so many others the wonderful life enhancing gift of the love of music.

Programme

The Holberg Suite Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

Adagio for Strings Samuel Barber (1910–1981)

Concerto in E Major J.S. Bach (1685–1750)(soloist Rita Mannning)

Interval

Seven Romanian Dances Béla Bartók (1881–1945)

Petit mari, petite femme from Jeux d’Enfants Georges Bizet (1838–1875)

Pizzicato Polka Johann Strauss (1825–1899)

Serenade No. 5 op. 3 Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)

Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945)

Minuet Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)

Chanson de Matin Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

Czardas Vittorio Monti (1868–1922)(soloist Rita Manning)

Ceol Oirghialla has a dynamic and vibrant approach to the study of music and offers exciting and innovative programmes to both undergraduates and postgraduates in a proactive centre of teaching and learning, research and performance. We aim to provide a distinctive and pioneering environment for advanced study, performance and research while recognising and engaging with the diversity of musics and technologies.

Now housed in the PJ Carroll Building, this new facility affords students of Ceol Oirghialla access to a range of sophisticated equipment and dedicated teaching spaces which provides our staff and students with a rich musical and creative environment for research and performance.

Taught programmes currently on offer in Ceol Oirghialla include BA (Hons) in Applied Music, BA in Music and Audio Production, MA/MSc in Music Technology and MA/PGDip in Traditional Music Studies. Our programmes offer training in a range of music specialisms and attract both Irish and international students. Plans for future programmes include a PGDip and MA in Instrumental and Vocal Pedagogy and MA in Performance Studies.

Our BA (Hons) in Applied Music is a four-year degree programme which encompasses a blend of musicology, music technology, composition, ethnomusicology and performance, and which balances the practical with thetheoretical. After being exposed to a rich and varied range of subjects in first and second year, third and fourth year students have the opportunity to specialise in one of the following areas: solo performance in classical, contemporary, popular or traditional music, music education and community music, music technology, ethnomusicology or composition. While the programme is both challenging and enriching, performance is an important part of our degree programme, and students are given the opportunity to take part in various music ensembles including music theatre/opera, guitar ensemble, brass ensemble, rock/pop and Irish traditional groups, choir and orchestra. In addition, students perform at a range of formal and informal events in the Institute and externally. Our students have been honoured by invitations from Lord and Lady Rosse to perform a mid-summer concert at Birr Castle and from HE President McAleese to perform at Áras an Uachtaráin. Other recent performance venues have included the Ulster Hall, Belfast

in a joint concert with the South Ulster Youth Orchestra in a special performance of Gullion Tales, a commissioned work for the choir and orchestra by composer Brian Irvine, and performances in Mantua and Cambridge University at the invitation of the University Ireland Society, while our fourth year traditional group performed at the St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Malta in 2008 at the invitation of HE Dr Edward Fenech Adami.

Music Theatre is one of the most popular activities and the provision of a fully equipped dance studio and dedicated performance spaces has enhanced the opportunities for dance choreography and creative movement. Recent productions include La Belle Hélène, Evita, The Gondoliers and Ó Riada sa Gaiety. Ó Riada sa Gaiety was a special performance celebrating the 40th anniversary of the iconic performance in 1969, initiated by members of Éigse Oirialla on the occasion of Peadar Ó Doirnín’s Bicentenary. The commemoration of this historic event represents Ceol Oirghialla’s ongoing commitment to the preservation of the rich cultural and historic landscape of Oriel within which DkIT is situated, a region which has always been a centre of a wealth of music and literary activity. As part of our ongoing community outreach commitment and enrichment of the cultural life of the wide region, students and staff of Ceol Oirghialla have performed recent Christmas concerts in St Joseph’s Redemptorist Church, Dundalk to packed audiences.

At Ceol Oirghialla we recognise the importance of giving students opportunities to engage with professional musicians working in the music industry and for this we host a regular guest lecture and masterclass series. Through our partnerships with our sister-universities in Norway, Germany, Italy and the UK, many of our students have taken the opportunity to spend a semester abroad, experiencing musical traditions in Germany and Norway while we have hosted students and staff from both Stord Haugesund University and Telemark University for joint performances at DkIT. This semester we welcome students and staff from Artesis University College,Antwerp and Stord Haugesund University College, Norway who will join with students and staff on an Erasmus Intensive Programme hosted by Ceol Oirghialla. Additionally, the student body at Ceol Oirghialla has been greatly enriched by a number of international students enrolled on our programmes. Last semester we hosted

Ceol Oirghialla

two visiting professors: Professor Richard Chrisman from Rutgers University and Professor Ray James from Baker University in Kansas. Professor James will be returning with a group of students from Baker University in March for a series of performances.

Our imaginative undergraduate programme has facilitated students to progress to a diverse range of careers including first and second level teaching, composition, performance, music technology, arts administration and business management with many students undertaking postgraduate study at a range of universities in England and Ireland.

In September 2011 we took in our first cohort of students on our new BA in Music and Audio Production. This programme has been designed to strengthen students understanding and awareness of a wide range of aspects of Music Production. Students will develop faculties of critical, technical and artistic judgment, both in applying their own skills and knowledge, and in judging the physical and intellectual products of others. There will be opportunities for students to gain valuable practical experience working with musicians in recording studio environments which is paramount to learning and developing the necessary skill-sets required of the modern music producer.

In addition to our undergraduate teaching, Ceol Oirghialla has a large and vibrant community of postgraduate students enrolled on our MA by Research, MA in Music Technology, MSc in Music Technology and PhD programmes, and the teaching on these courses is enhanced by the research expertise of our staff. Our research activities cover a comprehensive range of areas including practice-based research, performance and conducting studies, composition, music technology, ethnomusicology, musicology and education and community music studies. A range of research partnerships have been developed, most significantly our involvement in An Foras Feasa research partnership with NUI Maynooth, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra and Dublin City University, and, in collaboration with the Contemporary Music Centre Dublin, DkIT is a lead partner in a major digitisation programme, the Irish Composers Project which was launched in May 2011.

The firm establishment of Ionad Taighde Ceoil, Centre for Research in Music, will ensure that our research activities will continue to gain national and international recognition while also underpinning the teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level. A significant achievement was that the first two PhDs to graduate in the Institute in 2009 were two music postgraduate students. In June 2012 Ceol Oirghialla will host the Tenth Annual Society for Musicology in Ireland Conference.

Recent student successes include performances of student compositions at the Contemporary Music Centre 2011 New Music Marathon held at University of Ulster in April while MA in Composition student Patrick Connolly won the Seán Ó Riada Trophy Competition at the 2011 Cork International Choral Festival with his composition Geimhridh and Luke Bermingham was awarded 1st prize in the Council of Heads of Ireland Musicology Competition.

In May 2011 the Fr McNally Chamber Orchestra was appointed Orchestra in Residence in DkIT and we look forward to our ongoing collaborations with the Orchestra.

Since its establishment in 2003, Ceol Oirghialla has firmly established itself on the cultural map of third and fourth-level education in Ireland, and along with the recent foundation of the Atlantic Academy of the Arts, DkIT will continue to be a leading provider of music education in Ireland and contribute to the preservation and promotion of the rich cultural landscape of Oriel.

Adèle ComminsCeannasaí Rannóg an CheoilHead of Section of Music

The recently established Atlantic Academy of the Arts in the Department of Music and Creative Media at DkIT is a new initiative dedicated to enhancing the educational experiences of music and creative media students. One method of achieving this is by providing internships in America in the creative industries sector at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The programme also aims to forge close partnerships with American institutions encouraging student and lecturer exchanges and joint music and creative media research projects. The Atlantic Academy of the Arts will contribute to the development of a vibrant economy in the creative industries in the Oriel region.

DkIT’s first USA Internship Programme got off to a great start last Summer when two lucky students, Sean Smyth and Keith Brady, qualified for an all expenses paid Internship at two of America’s biggest Irish festivals in Milwaukee and St Paul’s, Minnesota.

While they availed of the opportunity to participate in all aspects of event management, their specialist skills in creative media, developed over their 4 year studies at DkIT, were firmly tested. Reflecting on his internship at the Irish Fair of Minnesota St. Paul, August 12–14, Seán, from Scotstown, Co. Monaghan enthused: ‘The internship truly was a once in a life time opportunity for me. The people I met over there are amazing. I’ve made some new friends and I look forward to returning when I can! It was simply an incredible experience that I won’t soon forget’.

Keith, from Ballyjamesduff Co. Cavan was similarly overwhelmed: ‘I am really grateful to Atlantic Academy for giving me this opportunity and hope that students can continue to gain similar experiences for many years to come. I believe this will be very beneficial to my career in the future and someday hope to return to Milwaukee’.

The Academy is an internal company within DkIT dedicated to expanding the job prospects of students from the Department of Music and Creative Media. Seán and Keith were selected from an interview process open to all Music and Creative Media students. This year the Academy hopes to significantly expand the number of USA internships year, open to all 3rd and 4th year Music & Creative Media students at DkIT.

For more information, visithttp://www.atlanticacademy.ie

Tommy FeganClábhainisteoir, Acadamh Atlantach na nEalaíonProgramme Manager, Atlantic Academy of the Arts.

Acadamh Atlantach na nEalaíon Atlantic Academy of the Arts

Atlantic Academy of The Arts

Acadamh Atlantach na nEalaíon

Advisory Board

Mr Denis CumminsMs Sineád McDonnell

Ms Lisa HallMs Rosemarie Connolly

Mr John LynchMs Mo Arnold

Dr Eibhlís FarrellMr Oliver O’ConnellMs Adèle Commins

Ms Caroline O’SullivanProfessor J.K. Taaffe

Dr Tim CampbellMr Gary Mills

Mr Niall O’HaganMy Tommy Fegan

Mr Terry O’Neill

Intern

James Callaghan

Ceannasaí Roinn Ceoil agus Meán Cruthaitheach, Stiúrthóir, Ionad Taighde CeoilHead of Department of Music and Creative Media, Director, Centre for Research in Music

Eibhlís Farrell BMus (Hons) (QUB), MMus (Bristol), PhD (Rutgers), LLCM, FRSA, Member of Aosdána

Ceannasaí Rannóg an CheoilHead of Section of Music

Adèle Commins BA (Hons) (NUIM), HDipEd (NUIM), ALCM, LGSMD

Dámh CeoilMusic Faculty

Mark Clarke BEng (DCU), MSc (London), DipEE (DkIT), CEng (IEI)Niall Coghlan MA (QUB)

Anne Hyland BA Hons (UCD), BMus (UCD), MMus (UCD), PhD (Cantab)Daithí Kearney BA (UCC), HDipEd (UCC), PhD (UCC)

Patrick McCaul BSc (QUB)Caitríona McEniry BA (Hons) (NUIM), MA (NUIM), MA (York), LRIAM *

Paul McGettrick BEd, BMus (Hons) (NUI), MSc (York)Hilary Mullaney BA (Hons) (NUIM), MA (DIT)Anthony Norton FHEA, GTCL (Hons), LTCL

Siubhán Ó Dubháin BMus (Hons) (QUB), MA (DkIT), PGCE (QUB), ALCMPaul Roe MA (UL), PhD (York), FTCL, LTCL *

Ciarán Rosney BA (Hons) (WIT), MA (DIT), MMus (DIT)David Stalling BA (Hons) (NUIM), MA (NUIM)

Rory Walsh BMus (Hons) (NUIM), HDip MusTech, MA (NUIM)

Career Break *

Visiting FacultyProfessor Ray James, Baker University, Kansas, USA

An Foras Feasa Visiting FacultyProfessor Richard Chrisman, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA

Rannóg an CheoilCEOL

DKIT

Cláracha Acadúla i Rannóg an Cheoil

Cláracha Ceoil BA (Hons) in Applied Music BA in Music and Audio Production MA/MSc in Music Technology MA/PGDip in Traditional Music Studies MA/MSc by Research PhD by Research

Tuilleadh eolais ó ann.coffey@dkit.iehttp://music.dkit.ie

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Dátaí do do Dhialann

Ceol Oirghialla Ensemble Concert, Birr Castle 10th March 2012 Ceolchoirm Traidisiúnta 13th March 2012 Opera Production 27th–29th March 2012 Choral Concert, Redeemer Church 25th April 2012 Fís 2012 7th–8th June 2012

AcknowledgementsHenry McLoughlin and the Caretaking StaffFiona Rooney and the Housekeeping Staff

Ann CoffeyDerek Farrell

Dr Padráig Kirk, CEO of Co. Louth VECLiam Reilly, Society of St Vincent de Paul

Aidan CotterCreate Louth

Programme Designer: James CallaghanAistritheoir: Murt Ó Séaghdha

Ceol OirghiallaDepartment of Music and Creative Media

February 11th 2012 at 8pmFaulkner Building, DkIT

Father McNally Chamber Orchestra

withGuest Conductor

Prionnsías Ó Duinn

and

Rita Manning

Violin

Celebrating 40 Years of Dundalk Institute of Technology

CEOLDKIT