MTU Cork School of Music is the leading conservatoire in Ireland, a specialist institution, which trains students in music and performing arts.
If your child is interested in taking part in music or speech and drama lessons, MTU Cork School of Music is the place to learn. All students receive a thorough practical based education in a fun and empowering learning environment.
Past pupils of our conservatoire have gone on to become; performers in national and international orchestras and groups, touring musicians, professional actors, master educators, arts administrators and community development professionals.
Come along to our open day on Friday March 25 at 3:30pm in our state of the art building on Union Quay, Cork City. Parents and prospective students will get a chance to meet our incredible staff, find out more about each of our lessons and get a tour of the building.
Love and Information by renowned playwright Caryl Churchill will be streamed from the MTU Cork School of Music Stack Theatre performed by the final year ensemble of the MTU CSM BA in Theatre & Drama Studies Degree.
As Munster Technological University’s first theatre production, Love and Information will be available to stream directly to your home – in Cork, in Ireland, or anywhere else in the world.
Featuring musicians from The Norwegian Academy of Music, Barratt Due Institute of Music (Norway) and CIT Cork School of Music; Contrasts brings together artists from different geographical backgrounds as well as musical styles.
Conor O'Brien steps into the CSM Recording Studio for a very special Specialized Pop Performance with some throwback soul style hits. Space in the studio is limited so get in early to avoid disappointment!
DAve Corkery takes to the CSM Recording studio on January 8th for a specialised performance featuring himself on Guitar, Barry Shanahan on Keys, Conor Waters on Bass, Dylan Walsh on Drums and Eoghan De Paor, Jasmine Murphy & Gerald Ahern on vocals
Music at Midday's January edition sees Sarah-Beth O'Mullane and Caoimhe Browne entertain the crowds at the Crawford Art Gallery. Featuring two of CSM's brightest young musicians it is sure to be a spectacular midday concert.
Cappella Lyrica, conducted by CSM's Head of Musicianship Maria Judge, host a very special rendition of "Britten - A Ceremony of Carols", in aid of Pieta House.
CSM's Union Choir is back once again for it's annual Winter concert, "IMAGINE". Featuring music from Violet, South Pacific, Parade, The Sound of Music, Elegies & Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory it will be a magical evening to stir the imagination!
Our 1st Year BMus students are ready to bring the Curtis Auditorium to life. Featuring an eclectic mix of Classical, Jazz and Traditional Irish Music; there is something to suit all musical tastes!
Cork Orchestral Society presents Mairéad Hickey and Michael McHale performing works from Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Schubert and more for Violin and Piano. Two extremely talented artists collaborating on some of classical musics most impressive of works.
The next in line for our series of Masters Recitals is Rebecca Ruane. Rebecca will be delivering this performance as part of her masters studies here at CSM. Tickets are limited so email rebeccaruanemusic@gmail.com to book yours.
The Defence Forces Ireland Band 1 Brigade take the stage at the Curtis Auditorium this Friday 22nd November. Performing music by Reed, Copeland, Sparke and Nestico this free concert will give you the ultimate Friday Feeling!
Saileog Ní Cheannabháin is a musician, singer and composer. A native Irish speaker, who grew up in Dublin, her sean-nós singing style is mainly influenced by singers from Iorras Aithneach in the Connemara Gaeltacht, where she spent a lot of time over the years. She joins CIT Tradsoc for a very special performance in the Doolan Room, 21st November. Admission is free!
Chiara Opalio, Eoin Ducrot and Aoife Burke take to the Doolan Room tomorrow Wednesday 20th November from 4-6pm. The Open Piano Trio Rehearsal will be sure to be a wonderful feast of trio music!
Join the CSM Symphony Orchestra for their first concert of the season in this delightful lunchtime programme featuring the fireworks of Malcolm Arnold and the pastoral fumes of Gustav Holst. At the heart of the programme lies Edward Elgar’s beloved Cello Concerto featuring one of the leading young cellists to emerge from Ireland in recent years.
Trad sensations Nuadán will be launching their new CD, Dén Díobháil, in the Cork School of Music Thursday 14th November. Admissions is free on the night!
John Donegan, UK based and originally from Cork, is a modern jazz pianist and composer. His music has been featured on the BBC, Jazz FM, RTE and independent radio stations in UK and Ireland. He has worked with a variety of UK, Irish and International artists, including Art Blakey, Art Farmer, Barney Kessel and Greg Abate.
John’s major influences have been the likes of Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Bud Powell and Keith Jarrett.
He has also performed in France, Spain and Portugal and at Birdland in New York.
John more recently composed a suite of 21 contemporary pieces which have been released as 2 CDs, Siamsa Vol 1 & 2. Recent review in Musicians Union Magazine “An intriguing combination of classic bebop laced with Irish folk melody, this album from pianist John and his saxophonist friend Tommaso Starace is full of sublime lyrical moments”
He has just released a new Sextet album, A Kite for Kate, dedicated to his youngest daughter. It comprises of totally original pieces and has already been featured on RTE, BBC, K 107FM and various other independent radio stations.
Mel. Bonis Sonate for Piano and Cello
Leokadiya Kashperova Sonata in G major for cello and piano Op 1 No 1
The works are the sonatas by composers Mel. Bonis and Leokadiya Kashperova, two female composers who lives were dramatically shaped by their romantic liaisons; th first in consevative bourgeois Paris, the second while escaping the tyranny of the Bolshevik revolution.
To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of his win at the Clara Haskil Competition in Switzerland, Finghin will undertake an extensive tour of Ireland in Autumn 2019. Between major works by Mozart and Schubert, the programme will feature selected extracts from the Ros Tapestry Suite, which was commissioned and premiered at the New Ross Piano Festival between 2014 and 2016.
Programme:
Mozart Sonata in A major, K.331 “Alla Turca”
Ros Tapestry Suite – a selection by 3 or 4 female composers
Schubert Sonata in A major, D. 959
Carolina Arango and David Gaviria bring their Latin influence ti traditional Irish music in a cultural fusion and collision of musical styles. A mix up masterpiece not to be missed.
Cork Orchestral Society presents a recital for clarinet and piano by Macdara Ó Seireadáin and Gintaras Januševi?ius. The celebrated duo first met in 2008 while studying in Germany, and began performing in together in 2010. Since then they have delighted audiences on tours through Germany, Lithuania, Ireland and Switzerland.
Programme:
George Gershwin (arr. Michele Mangani)
Blues from “An American in Paris”
Joseph Horovitz
Sonatina for clarinet and piano (1981)
Claude Debussy
Des pas sur la neige (Footprints in the snow) (from Préludes – Book I)
Bruyères (Heather) (from Préludes – Book II)
Minstrels (Minstrels) (from Préludes – Book I)
Béla Kovács
Shalem-alekhem Rov Feidman!
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in F major
Polka de V.R., for piano in A flat major
Johannes Brahms
Clarinet Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.120 No.1
VoiceScienceWorks is a revolutionary educational organization committed to taking contemporary research on the voice and translating it into directly applicable information so that all voice users can immediately apply it in practice.
This year they are bringing their voice workshop to CIT Cork School of Music! For details please email voicescienceworks@gmail.com
Bangers and Crash, featuring CSM's own Alex Petcu, will take to the stage of the Curtis Auditorium on Thursday 10th October with their unique blend of percussion instrumentals. Inventive, innovative and creative... it willbe one not to miss!
The next in this series of Meet the Professionals, as part of the BA in Musical Theatre, is David Shannon.
David got his break in theatre when he won a role in the touring production of Les Miserables before going on to star as The Phantom in Phantom of the Opera and Jean Valijean in Les Mis.
With vast screen and stage experience it is sure to be and intriguing, entertaining and informative session. All are welcome to come along!
Featuring performances from the following 2019 Feis Ceoil winners:
The WIT Girls and Boys Choir
Rachel O'Hara
Charlotte Calleja O'Halloran
the Sunrise Quartet
Anna Jansson
Sarah Luttrell
The High School Dublin Orchestra
Maedbh O'Shea
Jack Kennedy
Martha O'Dwyer
Marguerite Troup
This night will feature some of the CIT Cork School of Music RISING STARS.
A tour of the building will begin at 7pm, which will be followed by a concert in the Curtis Auditorium at 8pm.
The next in the series of incredible Master's Recital Performances; the incredibly talented Aisling Deegan takes the stage of the Curtis Auditorium. Now in the second year of her MA in Music, Aisling's recitals of works by Bach - Busoni., Mendelssohn, Liszt, Rachmaninoff and Billy Mayerl will be sure to wow all in attendance.
This concert will feature a collection of songs exploring secular spirituality composed by William Brittelle and featuring special guests the Metropolis Ensemble, Arone Dyer (Buke and Gase), Andy Stack (Wye Oak) and Sam Amidon.
“Brittelle has been drawing from his varied experiences in classical music, punk rock, and electronica to produce silo-bombing music that is at once free-ranging, formally adventurous, unconventionally beautiful, and a joyful thrill to experience.” — Nation
Mozart’s brief, poignant and rarely programmed Masonic Funeral Music partners Hindemith’s achingly beautiful Trauermusik, commissioned on the death of George V. Mozart adds his own voice to Bach’s music, paying tribute to the master of fugue while Australian Brett Dean’s Short Stories, five evocative abstract miniatures, serve as interludes in between. Mahler’s great Tenth Symphony traverses an unremitting arc of emotion. Its atmospheric Adagio, an immensely spacious and gloriously scored cadence, closes an ethereal programme.
We are delighted to announce that on Saturday 7th September, we will celebrate ten years with an early evening concert at 5pm in the Curtis Auditorium of CIT Cork School of Music.
Featuring the Chorus of Cork Operatic Society with a star-studded lineup including Majella Cullagh, Molly Lynch, Kelley Petcu, Michael Sands, Niamh O'Sullivan and Ryan Morgan with conductor Conor Palliser, guest conductor John O'Brien and pianist Tom Doyle, this concert will celebrate the society's place in Cork's opera-making tradition over the last ten years and marks the start of another chapter for this voluntary society dedicated to opera performance in Cork City.
Tickets €15/€12 plus fees on Uticket below (or without fees on the door.)
Cork Operatic Society is a Registered Charity: CHY20963
Mary Hegarty sings music of the Baroque era with the Cork Baroque Players. Also featuring the music of J.S. Bach.
Including artists Aisling Kenny (soprano), Francesco Giusti (counter-tenor), Peter Stobart (tenor), Daniel Beuster (bass)
Cian O'Sullivan's 'Fusion Recital' will feature the musical talents of Phil Collins, David O'Connor, Karl Rooney and Chris McCarthy as it brings a unique sound and flavour to the Stack Theatre.
SinfoNua, the NCH's orchestra for emerging musicians, will perform in Cork 31st August.
They will be joined by Irish cellist Gerald Peregrine for Elgar's Cello Concerto as well as a new commission from Christopher Moriarty & Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 all under the baton of one of Ireland's leading conductors David Brophy.
The Mountain View High School Chamber Orchestra performs a wide variety of repertoire ranging from Baroque to Contemporary. The musicians are all students from Mountain View High School, situated in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The school is a four-year comprehensive high school with a longstanding reputation for academic excellence as well as a tradition of strong support for the performing arts. Tonight’s concert at the Curtis Auditorium in Cork will be part of their 1 week concert tour through Ireland. Under the direction of Jason Kneebone the orchestra will perform a variety of works such as a special commissioned piece by David Close – which will be performed together with the Cork ETB Youth Choir (Musical Conductor) Anne Dunphy. The concert will be opened by the Cork Light Orchestra under the direction of Ilse de Ziah.
Date: Sunday, April 14th, 2019
Time: 7:30 pm- 9:00 pm
Venue: Curtis Auditorium
Cost: FREE- seat reservation via concert@wenstravel.com
Cork Orchestral Society presents
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op.39
Saturday 13 April 2019 | 1:10pm
Curtis Auditorium
FREE Admission
Performed by Cork School of Music Symphony Orchestra
Leader: Molly O'Shea
Conductor: Conor Palliser
Patrick Lucy presents a concert of the music of guitar genius Julian Lage.
The Band:
Patrick Lucy- guitar
Hugh Dillon- guitar
Chris McCarthy- bass
Dan Walsh- drums
MA Recital by Liam O'Brien
Jazz Quartet playing jazz standards
The Band:
Liam O'Brien- saxophone
David O'Connor- guitar
Niall McGuiness- bass
Patrick Lynch- drums
STANDARD TIME
Come and see Greg Lloyd perform arrangements of some classic jazz standards in CSM's Recording Studio on 27 Feb at 7pm. FREE admission
With special guest Karl Rooney (saxophone)
*****
"Imaginative changes...impressive quality" - John Shand (Sydney Morning Herald)
"There is a rare quality about the music" - Takashi Yamamoto (Japan Disk Union)
"...reminiscent of the Tord Gustavson Trio" - Paddy Kehoe (RTE Ten)
*****
Come and see Jennifer O'Sullivan perform as part of the MA Recital Series in the Stack Theatre, Friday the 15th of February at 7:30pm!
"The Music of Mel Bonis"
Jennifer O'Sullivan (Flute)
Molly O'Shea (Violin)
Michael Young (Piano)
Join the Busy Trio - Lesya Iglody (violin), Maria O'Connor (cello) & Tom Doyle (piano) - on Thursday 7 Feb for renditions of some of the most renowned composers of our time: Piazzolla, Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff.
Concert begins at 1:10pm in the Curtis Auditorium, FREE admission!
CSM Symphony Orchestra
Conor Palliser (Conductor)
PROGRAMME:
Piano Recital
Ben Johnson (Winner of Junior Recital Competition)
Piano Recital
Kevin Jansson (Winner of Advanced Recital Competition)
Grieg Piano Concerto, Op. 16, Mov I
Anna Jansson (Winner of Junior Concerto Competition)
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
Ellen Jansson (Winner of Senior Concerto Competition)
Come along to CSM's Senior Concerto Competition, this weekend in the Curtis Auditorium. A diverse range of compositions, enthusiastic soloists and FREE admission!
DEPICT Group Art Exhibition
CIT School of Music - 9th Jan to 5th Feb
Opening Reception 17th Jan 7:30pm
Andrew Carroll | Eoin Cassidy | Una Keating | Deirdre O'Mahony | Eamonn O'Toole
CITCSM in partnership with Transition to CIT presents Injury Prevention Workshops with
Musicians' Physiotherapist Sarah Up John
sign up: ciara.glasheenartem@cit.ie
Earlsfort Brass
Colm Byrne, David Collins, Trumpet
Francis Magee, Tuba
Michael Marshall, Trombone
Cormac O'hAodain, French Horn
Music by Bach, Bernstein, Weill, Kamen and Parker
A classical & traditional concert in aid of The Nathan Kirwan Trust, featuring Guitars Plus & Bruach
Musical Directors Jerry Creedon & Johnny McCarthy.
Cor Anglais Recital, Emily Long and special guests:
Tom Doyle, piano; James Taylor, harpsichord;
Mary Hegarty, soprano; Molly O'Shea, Harry O'Connor, violin; Martha Campbell, viola; Zoe Nagle, cello;
Fiona Gryson, harp
This concert will feature a fine selection of music that will cater to all tastes, with world premieres and some seasonal fare as well! Admission is free. There will be a retiring collection in aid of the Irish Cancer Society.
Fota House and Gardens presents Christmas Carol concert with Cappella Lyrica - Tickets €20 includes parking, complimentary glass of wine and Bakestone mince pies.
The third year performance ensemble at CIT Cork School of Music’s BA in Theatre & Drama Studies presents The Suicide by Nikolai Erdman, a hilarious satirical play, at CIT CSM Stack Theatre from April 11th to April 14th.
Tickets available at http://events.cit.ie/
The third year performance ensemble at CIT Cork School of Music’s BA in Theatre & Drama Studies presents The Suicide by Nikolai Erdman, a hilarious satirical play, at CIT CSM Stack Theatre from April 11th to April 14th.
Tickets available at http://events.cit.ie/
The third year performance ensemble at CIT Cork School of Music’s BA in Theatre & Drama Studies presents The Suicide by Nikolai Erdman, a hilarious satirical play, at CIT CSM Stack Theatre from April 11th to April 14th.
Tickets available at http://events.cit.ie/
Renowned Tuvan throat singing quartet Huun-Huur-Tu make a highly anticipated return to Cork to perform at Triskel Christchurch on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th March. Huun-Huur-Tu’s style could be best described as profoundly mysterious - a consequence of their traditional, ritual laryngeal chants descending from Central Asian land of Tuva.
In conjunction with CSM Huun Huur Tu will conduct a throat singing workshop in The Curtis Auditorium on Friday 16th March at 12.30pm. The group will talk a bit about their own very unique culture and traditions and how this has played a huge part in their music. They will also demonstrate the art and technique of throat singing as well as a short performance.
The Senior Recital Competition is open to part-time and full-time student who are currently enrolled in the CSM. Candidates are required to perform a programme of not more than 20 minutes duration.
€17 - standard, €15 - concession and €10 - student
Get ready for the “Party of the Year” as CIT Musical Society presents the Irish premiere of Bad Girls The Musical. Based on the multi-award winning ITV drama series, it will be this season's “Baddest and the Best”.
€17 - standard, €15 - concession and €10 - student
Get ready for the “Party of the Year” as CIT Musical Society presents the Irish premiere of Bad Girls The Musical. Based on the multi-award winning ITV drama series, it will be this season's “Baddest and the Best”.
€17 - standard, €15 - concession and €10 - student
Get ready for the “Party of the Year” as CIT Musical Society presents the Irish premiere of Bad Girls The Musical. Based on the multi-award winning ITV drama series, it will be this season's “Baddest and the Best”.
The Final Year ensemble of the CIT CSM BA in Theatre & Drama Studies degree present David Greig's award-winning play The Events. Directed by Regina Crowley.
The Final Year ensemble of the CIT CSM BA in Theatre & Drama Studies degree present David Greig's award-winning play The Events. Directed by Regina Crowley.
The Final Year ensemble of the CIT CSM BA in Theatre & Drama Studies degree present David Greig's award-winning play The Events. Directed by Regina Crowley.
The Final Year ensemble of the CIT CSM BA in Theatre & Drama Studies degree present David Greig's award-winning play The Events. Directed by Regina Crowley.
The Final Year ensemble of the CIT CSM BA in Theatre & Drama Studies degree present David Greig's award-winning play The Events. Directed by Regina Crowley.
Iconic American jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson comes to CIT Cork School Of Music as part of a short Irish tour featuring a stellar ensemble of top Irish, folk, classical and jazz musicians from both sides of the Atlantic.
THE CIT Fleischmann Choir, with organist James Taylor and conductor Conor Palliser, perform one of the most serenely beautiful works in the western musical canon, Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem.
The Irish Baroque Orchestra, with mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty and director Claire Duff, performs 17th and 18th Century Italian Arie di Baule. The main concert is followed by a late night recital as Thomas Dunford plays solo lute music by John Dowland and J.S. Bach.
Cork Orchestral Society’s 80th season opens with a performance of the Irish Chamber Orchestra under the baton of the charismatic Hungarian conductor Gábor Takács-Nagy and features guest soloist Alex Petcu.
Shake off the end of summer blues with Bernstein's energetic "Overture to Candide", Reed's signature trumpet concerto and Van Der Roost's modern classic "Puszta - Four Gypsy Dances"!
Belvedere Trio: Ellen Jansson (piano), Alexandra Pop (violin) and Henning Fredriksson (cello) performing a series of concerts in the south of Ireland.
Programme:
Mozart - Piano Trio in G Major, K. 564
Beethoven - Sonata for Cello and Piano No.3 in A major, Op.69
~ Interval ~
Franck - Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major
Rachmaninov - Trio Élégiaque No 1 in g minor
In a one-hour concert pitched specifically at school-going music students, Cormac McCarthy and the Cork School of Music Jazz Big Band will demonstrate a range of musical styles, from swing to funk to fusion - including a unique collaboration between Irish traditional music and contemporary big band.
Students will see the anatomy of an ensemble: the rhythm section - backbone of all pop, rock and blues styles; brass - trumpets,
trombones and saxes - coolest of all instruments! also a top-notch vocalist, proficient in everything from jazz to Irish Traditional and the great contemporary vocalists such as Joni Mitchell and Beyoncé
Improvisation, riffing, twelve-bar blues, modern counterpoint, walking bass, and groove - these are just some of the musical concepts explored.
The programme includes a jazz take on everything from sean- nós through REM to Bohemian Rhapsody.
Presentation hosted by Gerard O’Donovan, Head of Faculty of Business and Humanities, CIT and Professor Andreas Sønning from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.
MAKE 2017 Symposium:
ART + BIOLOGY
Tickets: http://events.cit.ie/index.cfm?page=events&eventId=204
Hosted by the CIT Crawford College of Art and Design, MAKE 2017 will be our fourth in a series of annual Symposia that explore issues of making and materiality. MAKE 2017 will focus on making in the overlap between art and the natural sciences.
Wildlife in pastel exhibition featuring drawings in pastel, graphite and polychromo pencil. Subjects include wildlife such as hares, garden birds and foxes.
The day will consist of masterclasses and a concert, covering a wide range of musical styles from Cuban percussion to Timpani, Jazz drumming to a Led Zeppelin tribute.
€20, €15 COS Members, €10 COS Concessionary Members
For over 30 years, the Vanbrugh Quartet have been key to the rise and development of string quartet playing in Ireland. This will be their last ever tour with the existing line up of musicians.
Open Day for CIT CSM Undergraduate courses. Presentations and performances all day on Saturday 19th November. Come and see what we're about!
*BMus
*BA Popular Music
*BA Theatre & Drama Studies
The CSM Jazz Big Bands give an hour-long concert specially for families in the Curtis Auditorium. 10:30 with a repeat at 12:00. This is very popular so best to book online - events.cit.ie
In preparation for his debut CD which will be recorded in Switzerland in a few weeks time, the phenomenal 16 year-old CIT Cork School of Music student Kevin Jansson will give a recital.
MTU Cork School of Music is delighted to present a Zoom Webinar Information Evening for parents of prospective students, Friday May 27th at 7:30pm. During this 45 min session, parents will be introduced to members of our outstanding faculty who will talk them through the programmes we have to offer to children aged four and upwards.
