Click below for the complete listings of the 2017-18 lunchtime concerts and research seminar series.
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Lunchtime Concerts & Seminars Listings
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Semester I Lunchtime Concerts
Semester I - 2017-18
All concerts in Riverstown Hall at 1:10 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. Admission free. Seating is limited and early arrival is advised.
| Thurs 28 September | Aileen Cahill (piano) Programme to include works by Bach, Beethoven and Brahms |
| Thurs 5 October | Fergal Scahill (fiddle) accompanied by Ryan Molloy (piano) |
| Thurs 12 October | Fionnuala Moynihan (piano) A recital of Schubert Impromptus |
| Thurs 19 October | Martin O'Leary (piano) A programme of new Irish piano music |
| Thurs 26 October | Andreea Banciu & Adrian Mantu (viola & 'cello) accompanied by Aileen Cahill (piano). Programme to include works by Bruch, Paganini, and a Brahms trio |
| Thurs 9 November | Electroacoustic Showcase A selection of electroacoustic works curated by MU Music’s Dr Gordon Delap |
| Thurs 16 November | Ensemble Opale (baroque recorder trio) A recital of wind music from the 14th to 18th centuries, inlcuding works by Obrecht, Ruffo, Henry VIII and Quantz |
| Thurs 23 November | Alannah Thornburgh (Irish harp) The prize-winning MU Music graduate presents a recital of traditional Irish harp music |
| Thurs 30 November | Maynooth University Traditional Group directed by Aisling Ní Choisdealbha |
| Thurs 7 December | Music Department Plainchant Performance Students conducted by Darina McCarthy and Fiona Baldwin with organist John O’Keeffe * |
Please note: latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the concert.
Seats are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served-basis.
* College Chapel
Semester I Research Colloquia
Semester I - 2017-18
All seminars in the Bewerunge Room, Logic House at 12 noon.
| Fri 29 September | Dr Francesca Placanica (Maynooth University) “En-Gendering Monodrama: Artistic Research and Experimental Production”: A Research Report |
| Fri 6 October | Postgraduate Research Seminar |
| Fri 13 October | Doc. PhDr. Jiří Kopecký (Palacký University, CZ) Formation of a National Style in Nineteenth-Century Czech Opera |
| Fri 20 October | Dr Robert Fokkens (Cardiff University, UK) Voice, text, theatre: towards a new monodrama |
| Fri 27 October | Dr Bianca de Mario (State University of Milan, IT) Virtual and Real in Opera: Rimsky-Korsakov in a Television Studio |
| Fri 10 November | Postgraduate Research Seminar |
| Fri 17 November | Dr Laura Watson (Maynooth University) "Every Day I Write the Book": Popular Musicians and their Memoirs |
| Fri 24 November | Dr Natasha Loges (Royal College of Music, UK) Performing Society through Song: The Multiple Meanings of Poetry in Brahms’s Lieder |
| Fri 1 December | Postgraduate Research Seminar |
| Fri 8 December | Postgraduate Research Seminar |
Semester II Lunchtime Concerts
Semester II - 2017-18
All concerts in Riverstown Hall at 1:10 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. Admission free. Seating is limited and early arrival is advised.
| Thurs 1 February | Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina) accompanied by Ryan Molloy (piano) |
| Thurs 8 February | Elizabeth Hilliard (soprano) Programme t.b.a. |
| Thurs 15 February | Schola Gregoriana * directed by Dr Darina McCarthy |
| Thurs 22 February | Sylvia O'Brien (soprano) Programme t.b.a. |
| Thurs 1 March | Ian Dakin (French horn) accompanied by Aileen Cahill (piano) |
| Thurs 8 March | James Murphy (organ) * The MU Music graduate and SPCM Organ Scholar presents a varied recital of organ works by Bach, Franck, Messiaen and Irish composer Kilian O'Kelly |
| Thurs 15 March | MU Traditional Group directed by Aisling Ní Choisdealbha |
| Thurs 5 April | Altus - high-voice ensemble ** Programme t.b.a. |
| Thurs 12 April | Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble Programme t.b.a. |
| Thurs 19 April | MA Recitalists Programme t.b.a. |
| Thurs 26 April | Early Music Ensemble Programme t.b.a. |
Please note: latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the concert.
Seats are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served-basis.
* College Chapel
** Aula Maxima
Other Departmental Concerts:
tba
Semester II Research Colloquia
Semester II - 2017-18
All seminars in the Bewerunge Room, Logic House at 12 noon.
| Fri 2 February | |
| Fri 9 February | David Fennessy (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, UK) Title t.b.a. |
| Fri 16 February | |
| Fri 23 February | |
| Fri 2 March | |
| Fri 9 March | Dr Liz Doherty (University of Ulster, NI) Title t.b.a. |
| Fri 16 March | |
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| Fri 13 April | |
| Fri 20 April | Dr Candida Mantica (Maynooth University) Title t.b.a. |
| Fri 27 April |
Other Research Events:
19–20 January
Joint ICTM-IE/SMI Annual Postgraduate Conference 2018
t.b.a // New Music Room // 16:30 - Seminar by t.b.a. (t.b.a)
5-8 July
Medieval and Renaissance Music Conference - MedRen 2018
Maynooth Annual Carol Service
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Monday 11th & Tuesday 12th December at 19:30 in College Chapel
for Maynooth University and St Patrick's College staff and students
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