Category: Announcements

How much is that oboe in the window?

Yesterday a new pilot scheme was announced by Music Network (supported by the Arts Council and the IRMA Trust) that will enable the purchase of instruments and renting of rehearsal spaces. Full application details can be downloaded from Music Network:

The Arts Council, The IRMA Trust and Music Network are pleased to announce new supports for capital investment in music in 2008. The Music Capital Scheme is a three-year pilot project that is part of a research initiative seeking to analyse the needs for support for capital investment in music as well as the optimum ways of providing this support.

In 2008, the first year of the project, financial support will be offered in three distinct streams that will run concurrently:

  • Stream 1: Instrument Banks – support for the purchase of instruments for non-professional groups/ensembles such as brass and silver bands, concert bands, symphonic wind ensembles, pipe bands, céilí bands, youth/amateur orchestras and ensembles, fife and drum (and other marching) bands, big bands, community music groups, percussion and samba groups, pop/rock music collectives, traditional music groups/organisations, choirs, other non-professional groups/ensembles
  • Stream 2: Individual Instruments – support for the purchase of high quality musical instruments for highly skilled individual performers playing at a professional level
  • Stream 3: Rehearsal Equipment – (Funded by once-off donation from The IRMA Trust) support for the equipping of dedicated rehearsal facilities for youth bands in conjunction with local authorities, venues, youth agencies and/or other organisations

Dublin Fringe Festival seeks Volunteers

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I’m happy to pass on this announcement from the Fringe:

Dublin Fringe Festival Seeks Volunteers

The 2008 Dublin Fringe Festival takes place from the 6th until the 21st September and we are on the look-out for volunteers to help us to run Ireland’s most dynamic, exciting and rewarding festival.

You don’t need to love theatre or the arts to volunteer, but if you do all the better. Once you have plenty of positive energy, a willingness to get stuck in and some free time, come join us! Whether you have a few hours, a day, a week or a month, we want to hear from you. Apart from a valuable experience and an insight into festival management, we reward our volunteers with complimentary entries to shows, volunteer packs, references and a volunteer party to celebrate the occasion.

Details on the Roles and Application Form can be found on: http://www.drop.io/Dublin_Fringe_Volunteer

Password to enter site: Fringe (please note this is case sensitive)

Completed Application Form can be e-mailed to: volunteers@fringefest.com

Next step – Fringe Volunteer Coordinator will be in touch with you in the summer to let you know about our Volunteer Information/Recruitment event.

N.B. Volunteers need to be 18 years of age or older – Fringe terms & conditions apply for show tickets.

National Youth Orchestra Summer Proms 2008

From MA alumna Aisling Ennis:

Belmullet to Berne! National Youth Orchestra of Ireland (NYOI) presents

Summer Proms 2008

NYOI Summer Proms 2008 will bring 170 young Irish musicians from the far reaches of Belmullet on the west coast of Ireland, to Bern, the capital of Switzerland. This year NYOI welcomes back two former members Gwendolyn Masin and Clíodhna Ni Aodáin to perform as soloists with NYOI.

Two soloists? That’s right. This summer NYOI is proud to present two touring orchestras. NYOI Junior Orchestra with members aged 12 – 18, and NYOI Symphony Orchestra with members aged 18 – 24.

NYOI Junior Orchestra National tour

Under the baton of Gearóid Grant, and in the electrifying hands of soloist, Gwendolyn Masin NYOI Junior Orchestra present a musical collage of a selection of Bizet’s Carmen Suites, the sonorous tones of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and Dvorak’s Symphony no.8.

Their musical adventure begins in Waterford, with a performance in Belmullet, before returning to Dublin to perform at The Helix.

Concert Date & Venue

3rd July 2008 8pm College Street Chapel, Waterford

5th July 2008 8pm Áras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet, Co Mayo

6th July 2008 8pm The Mahony Hall, The Helix, Dublin

NYOI Symphony Orchestra tour to Switzerland

This summer, NYOI Symphony Orchestra is delighted to have been specially invited to perform in a festival of youth ensembles in Switzerland to mark the 150th anniversary of the Bern Conservatory of Music. Under the baton of Atso Almila, and with soloist and former NYOI player, Clíodhna Ní Aodáin, the orchestra will unite with all other youth ensembles in the festival to perform an open-air joint programme in the centre of Bern.

Date & Venue Programme

31st July Interlaken Concert Hall Mussorgsky-Rimsky Night on a Bald Mountain

Schumann Cello Concerto

Scriabin Le Poeme de l’Extase

Pictures are available on request. For more information on the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland please see website www.nyoi.ie or Tel: (01) 6169642/6169638

For further media information contact Aisling at the NYOI office

Tel: (01) 616 9642 Email: marketing@nyoi.ie

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NYOI acknowledges with great appreciation its funders and supporters

The Department of Education and Science, TOYOTA IRELAND,

The Arts Council of Ireland, Culture Ireland and the Musicians Benevolent Fund

NYOI in addition acknowledges the valuable promotional support of

The Irish Times and RTÉ lyric fm

Theatre Forum annual conference: ‘Is it worth it?’

Theatre Forum has announced details of its annual conference on 12-13 June in Cork, which boasts a great line-up and a provocative series of sessions. A full programme can be downloaded here.

New jobs site – Creative Careers Ireland

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Just wanted to spread the word about a new jobs site that’s been launched to serve the arts and creative community– www.creativecareers.ie— set up by a recent grad of NUIG’s MA in Arts Policy programme. It clearly serves a gap in the recruitment market, and we wish him the best of luck with the endeavour!