Lunchtime Concerts & Seminars Listings
Semester I Lunchtime Concerts
Semester I - 2023-24
Lunchtime Concerts
All concerts are on Thursdays at 1:10pm in Riverstown Hall, unless otherwise indicated.
5 October | Mei Yi Foo (piano), Maynooth University Artist in Residence LINK |
12 October | Cahal Masterson (piano) LINK |
19 October | Gina Oberoi (mezzo-soprano) & Martin O'Leary (piano) LINK |
26 October | José María Curbelo & Ariadna Martín (pianos) LINK |
16 November | Aisling Kenny (soprano) & Judith Gannon (piano) LINK |
23 November | Mark Chambers (countertenor) & Siobhan Armstrong (harp) LINK |
30 November | Spectroimmersion LINK |
7 December | Bewerunge Centenary Concert. Presented jointly with St Patrick’s College, Maynooth. Prof. Em. Gerard Gillen (organ) & The Choir of the National Seminary (College Chapel) LINK |
14 December | Brendan Kennedy (piano) LINK |
Semester I Research Seminars
Semester I - 2023-24
Maynooth University Department of Music Research Seminar Series.
Research seminars will take place on Wednesdays at 4pm in the Bewerunge Room, Logic House, unless otherwise indicated.
4 October | Dr Felix Morgenstern (University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz) 'Intercultural Transactions: Irish Traditional Music in Germany'. LINK |
18 October | Dr Emily Gale (University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada) '"Have I gone too far?" Sentimentality and the Politics of Excess in Anglo-American Love Songs'. LINK |
25 October | Ariadna Martin & José María Curbelo (Conservatorio Superior de Música de Canarias) 'Goyescas: Study of the Artistic Relationship between Music and Painting'. |
15 November | Prof. Victor Lazzarini (Maynooth University) 'Issues of Ubiquitous Music Archaeology'. LINK |
22 November | Mark Chambers (Sestina Music/University of Birmingham) 'The Singer as Celebutante'. LINK |
6 December | Dr Nicolò Palazzetti (La Sapienza University of Rome) 'Opera Lovers in the Digital Age: From Music Sociology to Fan Studies'. LINK |
Semester II Lunchtime Concerts
Semester II - 2022-23
All concerts are on Thursdays at 1:10pm in Riverstown Hall, unless otherwise indicated.
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4 May | TBC |
Semester II Research Seminars
Semester II - 2022-23
Maynooth University Department of Music Research Seminar Series.
Research seminars will take place on Wednesdays at 4pm in the Bewerunge Room, Logic House, unless otherwise indicated.
1 February | |
8 February | |
15 February | |
22 February | TBC |
1 March | |
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Choral Events
Maynooth Annual Carol Service 2023
The annual Carol Service will take place on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th of December 2023. Further informaiton will be posted in November 2023.
Maynooth Annual Choral Concert 2023-24
The Department of Music presents Verdi's Requiem on 3 March 2024 in St Patrick's Chapel, Maynooth University South Campus. The Maynooth University Choral Society, directed and conducted by Dr John O'Keeffe, will be joined by the National Symphony Orchestra, along with world-leading solo singers for the event. Further information coming soon!