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Dr Laura Watson publishes article on Paul Dukas's opera Ariane et Barbe-Bleue in the October 2018 issue of Twentieth-Century Music
With the appearance of opera videos in 2013 (DVD) and 2015 (YouTube), Paul Dukas's Ariane et Barbe-Bleue (1907) has been revived for twenty-first-century audiences.
Date: Wednesday, 19 December 2018
‘Psalmus Invitatorius’ presented to Choral Society
Dr Martin O’Leary, composer and lecturer in the Music Department presents ‘Psalmus Invitatorius’ (Invitational Psalm), which was commissioned to mark the 50th year of the Maynooth University Choral Society, at rehearsal last Monday evening in Callan Hall.
Date: Monday, 03 December 2018
Lecture by Prof Lorraine Byrne Bodley
'Why Musicology Matters' - a Lecture by the President of the Society for Musicology in Ireland, Professor Lorraine Byrne Bodley MRIA
Date: Thursday, 22 November 2018
Second volume of Church music series ‘Feasts and Seasons’ to be launched in Maynooth
The eagerly-awaited second volume of the Church music series Feasts and Seasons will be launched in Maynooth College on Wednesday, 21 November, by the Rector of the National Seminary, Rev. Tomás Surlis.
Date: Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Sounding the Feminists Symposium on Friday 23 November
Dr Laura Watson is one of the representatives of feminist initiatives who will participate in a symposium in Dundalk this Friday.
Date: Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Hard Questions Matter - Dr Laura Watson's Journal of Music review of a production inspired by Nina Simone
Dr Laura Watson reflects on how a new production starring Josette Bushell-Mingo urges audiences to reflect on Nina Simone's potent musical and political legacy.
Date: Wednesday, 07 November 2018
€12,000 awarded to Maynooth University composers to celebrate 20th birthday of RTÉ lyric fm
€12,000 awarded to Maynooth University composer Dr Ryan Molloy and BMus graduate Katie Neville to celebrate 20th birthday of RTÉ lyric fm.
Date: Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Dr Danielle Sofer Awarded Professional Development Grant
Dr Danielle Sofer has been awarded an AMS Keitel-Palisca Membership and Professional Development Travel Grant from the American Musicological Society.
Date: Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Professor Lorraine Byrne Bodley MRIA gives lecture at Palacky University
Professor Lorraine Byrne Bodley MRIA will give a lecture at Palacky University, the Czech Republic on Tuesday, 23 October at 2.00pm.
Date: Thursday, 25 October 2018
Dr Gordon Delap's work is selected for the Metamorphoses 2018 composition competition
Dr Gordon Delap has a piece of composition accespted into another final competition
Date: Thursday, 25 October 2018