Lunchtime Concerts & Seminars Listings
Semester I Lunchtime Concerts
Semester I - 2021-22
Lunchtime Concerts
All concerts are at 1:10pm in Riverstown Hall
Please note that, due to ongoing public health restrictions, our concerts will remain only open to staff and students of Maynooth University for the time being. Where possible, each recital will be recorded and uploaded to our YouTube channel ('MusicAtMaynoth').
| October 14 | Brendan Kennedy (piano) – (note that audience seating will be limited to 50% capacity for this concert) |
| November 4 | Fergal Scahill (violin) with Ryan Molloy (piano) |
| November 11 |
Louise Martyn (soprano) and Annalisa Monticelli (piano) |
| November 18 |
Ida Pelliccioli (piano) |
| November 25 |
Spectroimmersion 2021 |
| December 2 | Martin O’Leary (piano) |
| December 9 | Réamonn Keary (piano), Annette Cleary (cello), and Barry McGovern (narrator) -- CONCERT POSTPONED - revised date in 2022 to be advised |
Semester I Research Seminars
Semester I - 2021-22
Maynooth University Department of Music Research Seminar Series.
Research seminars will take place on Wednesdays at 4pm (Irish time).
The seminars on 6 October, 13 October, and 10 November will be held online over Zoom.
Please contact Dr Laura Watson (laura.watson@mu.ie) for Zoom links.
All other seminars will be given face-to-face in the Bewerunge Room, Logic House, Maynooth University.
| 6 October 2021 (on Zoom) |
Lonán Ó Briain (University of Nottingham) Voices of Vietnam: A Century of Radio, Red Music, and Revolution |
| 13 October 2021 (on Zoom) | Abigail Gardner (University of Gloucestershire) Mapping the Music of Migration: Reflections on a European project |
| 20 October 2021 |
Gordon Delap (Maynooth University) Blowout and Aesthetics of Imperfection |
| 3 November 2021 |
Francesca Placanica (Maynooth University) and Eleonora Lima (Trinity College Dublin) AUGH, BANG, BOINGGGGG: Stripsody and the Language of Comics in Music and Paintings |
| 10 November 2021 (on Zoom) |
Lori Watson (University of Edinburgh) Mapping the New Traditional School in Scotland: Beyond-tune Composition from Traditional Musicians |
| 17 November 2021 |
Antonio Cascelli and Denis Condon (Maynooth University); discussant John O’Flynn (DCU)) Book Presentation: Experiencing Music and Visual Cultures. Threshold, Intermediality, Synchresis |
| 24 November 2021 |
Emanuele Enria (Centre for Dance Residencies, Turin) From Monteverdi to Intolleranza by Luigi Nono: In Search of a New Perception |
| 1 December 2021 | Postgraduate Research Colloquia (15 minutes each)
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| 8 December 2021 | Postgraduate Research Colloquia (15 minutes each)
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| 15 December 2021 | Postgraduate Research Colloquia (15 minutes each)
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Semester II Lunchtime Concerts
Semester II - 2021-22
Lunchtime Concerts
Most concerts are at 1:10pm in Riverstown Hall, except where indicated. Audiences are requested to wear face-masks at concerts.
| 3 February 2022 | Ailbhe and Orla McDonagh (cello and piano) |
| 10 February 2022 | Micheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina) |
| 17 February 2022 | Helen Hancock (soprano) and Mark Keane (piano) |
| 24 February 2022 | Schola Gregoriana -- in Maynooth Chapel |
| 3 March 2022 | Spectroimmersion II |
| 10 March 2022 | Yonit Kosovske |
| 24 March 2022 | Tanja Orning (cello) |
| 31 March 2022 | Irish Traditional Music Ensemble |
| 7 April 2022 | Cochlea Duo (flute and harp) -- in Renehan Hall, St Patrick's College |
| 26 April 2022 | Sinfonia (at 7:30pm) -- note change of date |
| 28 April 2022 | MU625 Collaborative Music Performance |
| 5 May 2022 | Megan O'Neill (soprano) and Andrew Synnott (piano) |
Semester II Research Seminars
Semester II - 2021-22
Maynooth University Department of Music Research Seminar Series.
Research seminars will take place on Wednesdays at 4pm (Irish time), either online (where indicated) or in-person in the Bewerunge Room, Logic House.
| 2 February 2022 (on Zoom) | Prof Joshua Dickson (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) Deirdre's Dream: A Personal Exploration of the Pibroch Echo Beat's Bass in Gaelic Song Zoom link |
| 9 February 2022 | Prof Andreas Dorschel (University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz) Historicizing Musical Expression |
| 16 February 2022 (on Zoom) | Dr Jung In Jung (University of Dundee) Sound for Composition and Play Zoom link |
| 23 February 2022 (on Zoom) | Dr Amanda Feery (NUI Galway) Centring Female Desire in Contemporary Opera: A Thing I Cannot Name Zoom link |
| 2 March 2022 | Postgraduate Colloquium Students in MA in Musicology and MA in Performance and Musicology |
| 9 March 2022 (on Zoom) | Dr Joe Davies (Maynooth University and University of California, Irvine) Hearing, Feeling, and Interpreting the Gothic in Franz Schubert's Music for Four Hands Zoom link |
| 23 March 2022 (on Zoom) | Dr Yvonne Liao (University of Edinburgh) 'Global Winds': Circulations, Circulatory, and Coastal Historiography Zoom link |
| 30 March 2022 | Dr David Coonan (Irish National Opera) Horse Ape Bird: Behind the Creation of a New Youth Opera |
| 6 April 2022 | Postgraduate Colloquium Students in MA in Irish Traditional Music PhD students: Kayleigh Ferguson & William Kearney |
| 13 April 2022 | Postgraduate Colloquium PhD students: Pàdruig Morrison, Conor Power, Shauna Caffrey & Eilis O’Sullivan |
| 27 April 2022 | Postgraduate Colloquium PhD students: PhD students: Darragh Gilleece, Hui Han Lui, Peter Shannon & Diarmuid Lally |
Maynooth Annual Carol Service
Maynooth College Annual Carol Service 2021
This year three Maynooth College and University choirs will gather for the annual carol service: the College Chapel Choir, directed by Dr John O’Keeffe; the Schola Gregoriana, led by Dr Darina McCarthy; and Maynooth University Chamber Choir, under the direction of Dr Michael Dawson.
Following public health guidance, a much-reduced congregation will attend this year’s carol service, which will be livestreamed on Wednesday 15 December at 7:30pm. The service will be led by the President of St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Rev Prof Michael Mullaney.
Link for the livestream: https://maynoothcollege.ie/live-stream