Elevation

Music Generation Wicklow sought young musicians who play any instrument and wanted to become part of an exciting new project happening in Bray.

We are developing a culture of ensemble playing for young musicians who would normally play on their own or in small groups and wanted to expand their repertoire and have the experience of playing as part of a large group.  The project catered for any instrument, the more diversity the better!

Composer/Conductor Andrew Synnott who has a wealth of experience of composing, arranging and conducting was appointed to lead the project along with six Music Generation Wicklow musicians.  There were weekly sessions for 15 weeks keeping with the academic calendar, beginning in mid-October 2018 and finishing in March 2019.

The main criteria for selecting young musicians was that they had an interested in making music and joining up with other like-minded musicians. During the project they had the opportunity to work on arrangements, improvisation and experimentation in different music styles as well as compose their own original song.

The Elevation Project was supported by the Music Generation Creativity and Collaboration Fund

Music Generation Wicklow are delighted to present their summer music programme 2018

We have Rock Camps in three locations, a Traditional Music Camp and a summer Samba Camp.

All details are available in our Summer Music Flyer 2018 or please feel free to contact us:

Ann Catherine Nolan (Manager)

E: ei.btewknull@nalonenirehtacnna

T: 0404 60505 / 086 7909887

Evan Kenny (West / Southwest Coordinator)

E: ei.btewknull@ynneknave

T: 045 851499 / 086 0450375

Music Generation Wicklow are delighted to present their summer music programme 2017

We have Rock Camps in three locations, a Traditional Music Camp and a super opportunity to have a workshop on Saturday 1st July with three members of the Traditional group Goitse. We also have a Samba Drumming Camp in Charlesland Greystones and an iPad Music Camp for teenagers.

All details are available in our Summer Music Flyer 2017 or please feel free to ring Ann at 0404 60505/086 7909887 ei.cevwolkciwnull@noitarenegcisum or for Blessington music camps contact Evan at 086 0450375 or ei.btewknull@ynneknave

 

Wicklow County Council and Music Generation launch music instruments in libraries rental scheme

 

 

Guitars, saxophones, accordions, flutes and other instruments will be available for rental for budding young musicians at Wicklow County Library branches under a new scheme just launched.

The project is collaboration between Wicklow County Council and Music Generation Wicklow and is intended to encourage young people to start playing an instrument.

It was initiated in 2015 when funding for the musical instrument scheme was given by the Cathaoirleach Christopher Fox supported by the Arts Officer Jenny Sherwin and the elected members of Wicklow County Council. The funding was granted to acknowledge the huge achievements of the Council and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board in establishing Music Generation Wicklow at the end of its first phase.

This is a vitally important provision for the county to help Music Generation Wicklow move forward and engage more and more of our children and young people.  The funding was intended to support children progressing onto instrumental learning from choral singing and to encourage new participants to consider picking up an instrument.

Now almost five years in existence, Music Generation Wicklow delivers diverse and multi-genre music programmes to 4000 young people in the county.

The new music instrument banks will be placed in Arklow and Blessington libraries and will be available to rent by families or community music groups providing an opportunity for young people to try out playing an instrument before making a financial commitment.

The collaboration between Wicklow County Council’s Library Service and Music Generation Wicklow will be mutually beneficial to both organisations and they look forward to working together in the provision of instruments and other supports for music development locally.  The staff from Wicklow County Council Library Service together with Ann Catherine Nolan from Music Generation Wicklow joined forces to establish the scheme and its roll-out to young people locally.

The instrument lending scheme was officially launched on Monday, 8th May, by the Cathaoirleach of Wicklow Council, Cllr Pat Fitzgerald and Cllr Nicola Lawless, Chairperson of Wicklow Music Education Partnership at the Council offices. Young Music Generation Wicklow students from St. Coen’s National School and St. Cronan’s  Boy’s National School performed at the launch to demonstrate the importance and joy of music education in the lives of young people.

More information will be posted on the availability of the instruments on the libraries websites over the next few weeks.

The Holy Rosary 6th Class Choir, Wicklow, perform in Mary Gordon at the National Concert Hall

56 young singers from Music Generation Wicklow performed as part of Mary Gordon, a new oratorio written for massed choirs, solo vocalists, narrator and symphony orchestra. This major new choral commission, presented by Wicklow County Arts Office in association with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, made its world premiere at the National Concert Hall on Saturday 5 November 2016 at 8pm.

With music by Brian Irvine and Neil Martin, author and playwright Marina Carr has created a gothic folktale about a 1916 love story and the flooding of the Poulaphouca Reservoir as the basis for this oratorio, which will be conducted by Fergus Sheil.

 

 

The Holy Rosary 6th Class Choir, based in Wicklow Town, represented Music Generation Wicklow at the event. This all-girl choir has enormous experience, having previously participated in the hugely successful Blue Bottle project in 2014 in addition to numerous other public performances.

This momentous project formed part of Wicklow County Council’s Ireland 2016 Programme, bringing choirs and solo singers from throughout the county together for the performance. Other choirs taking part in the event included Bray Choral Society, Wicklow Choral Society and Get Vocal Choirs.

Together with Choral Leader, Victoria Massey, The Holy Rosary 6th Class Choir rehearsed locally once-a-week this month, meeting the orchestra, adult choirs and featured soloists Sarah Power (soprano) and Gerard Schneider (tenor) for larger rehearsals at the end of October in the lead up to main-stage event.

 

Event information:

Mary Gordon
Saturday 5 November, 2016
National Concert Hall Main Auditorium

Programme information
Fergus Sheil, conductor
Sarah Power, soprano
Gerard Schneider, tenor
Seán McGinley, narrator

Text by Marina Carr
Music by Brian Irvine and Neil Martin

Commissioned through the Per Cent for Art Scheme, presented as part of Wicklow County Council’s Ireland 2016 Programme, supported by Ireland 2016, Music Generation Wicklow and Age and Opportunity

For more information about Music Generation Wicklow programmes and events contact:

Ann Catherine Nolan, Manager
Music Generation Wicklow
t:  40 460 505
e: ei.btewknull@naloNenirehtaCnnA
www.musicgenerationwicklow.ie

Music Generation Wicklow launches a new Jazz Ensemble in partnership with Mermaid Arts Centre

JAZZ

We delighted to partner with Mermaid Arts Centre in the creation of a new Jazz Ensemble for young musicians. The ensemble will initially meet for 10 weeks to play Jazz and other genres of music, under the guidance of musicians Michael Nielsen and Paula McCarthy.

As part of the partnership with Mermaid Arts Centre, participants in the ensemble will also have the opportunity to avail of workshops from visiting musicians from time to time.

If you are a young musician age 12 to 18 with an interested in playing and learning Jazz and improvisation, we would love to hear from you! An ability to read music and/or play a chromatic instrument would be an advantage. A drum kit and digital piano will be provided on site.

Music Generation Wicklow Jazz Ensemble

Venue: Mermaid Arts Centre
Date: Saturday 28 January, 2017 (for 10 weeks)
Time: 11.30am – 1pm
Fee: €80

Booking: Mermaid Arts Centre Box Office
t: +353 1 272 4030

Contact Music Generation Wicklow for further information about how to get involved:

Ann Catherine Nolan, Manager Music Generation Wicklow
t: +353 404 60505
m: +353 86 790 9887
e: ei.btewknull@naloNenirehtaCnnA
www.musicgenerationwicklow.ie

The Holy Rosary 6th Class Choir, Wicklow, are to perform in Mary Gordon at the National Concert Hall

Mary Gordon

56 young singers from Music Generation Wicklow are to perform as part of Mary Gordon, a new oratorio written for massed choirs, solo vocalists, narrator and symphony orchestra. This major new choral commission, presented by Wicklow County Arts Office in association with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, will make its world premiere at the National Concert Hall on Saturday 5 November 2016 at 8pm.

With music by Brian Irvine and Neil Martin, author and playwright Marina Carr has created a gothic folktale about a 1916 love story and the flooding of the Poulaphouca Reservoir as the basis for this oratorio, which will be conducted byFergus Sheil.

The Holy Rosary 6th Class Choir, based in Wicklow Town, will represent Music Generation Wicklow at the event. This all-girl choir has enormous experience, having previously participated in the hugely successful Blue Bottle project in 2014 in addition to numerous other public performances.

You can listen back to Blue Bottle on Sound Cloud at the link below:

This momentous project will form part of Wicklow County Council’s Ireland 2016 Programme, bringing choirs and solo singers from throughout the county together for the performance. Other choirs taking part in the event include Bray Choral Society, Wicklow Choral Society and Get Vocal Choirs.

Together with Choral Leader, Victoria Massey, The Holy Rosary 6th Class Choir will rehearse locally once-a-week this month, meeting the orchestra, adult choirs and featured soloists Sarah Power (soprano) and Gerard Schneider (tenor) for larger rehearsals at the end of October in the lead up to main-stage event.

Tickets for the performance are now available to purchase online, with further details below:

Mary Gordon
Saturday 5 November, 2016
National Concert Hall Main Auditorium
Tickets: €20/€18 (concessions €17/€15)

Booking: online | phone +353 1 417 0000

Programme information
Fergus Sheil, conductor
Sarah Power, soprano
Gerard Schneider, tenor
Seán McGinley, narrator

Text by Marina Carr
Music by Brian Irvine and Neil Martin

Commissioned through the Per Cent for Art Scheme, presented as part of Wicklow County Council’s Ireland 2016 Programme, supported by Ireland 2016, Music Generation Wicklow and Age and Opportunity

For more information about Music Generation Wicklow programmes and events contact:

Ann Catherine Nolan, Manager
Music Generation Wicklow
t:  40 460 505
e: ei.btewknull@naloNenirehtaCnnA

Bray Jazz Festival 2016 – ‘Effortless Mastery’ Workshop (Kenny Werner)

As part of the great programme Bray Jazz Festival is presenting this year – Music Generation Wicklow is supporting a workshop for musicians and music tutors delivered by US musician Kenny Werner. Kenny is one of the foremost educators in contemporary improvised music. He is currently artist-in-residence at New York University.

 

Author of the critically acclaimed ‘Effortless Mastery – Liberating the Master Musician Within’ his book has become a must-read for students of music and musicians for 20 years.
Kenny covers a broad range of bases – looking broadly at what we go through as musicians to learn and play music. He explores the obstructions to creativity in music and what processes we need to consider in mastery of music which are accessible to every musician.
This workshop is FREE and takes place in the Mermaid Arts Centre on Sunday May 1st @ 5.30pm – Booking is essential through the Mermaid Arts Centre The Kenny Werner Trio will perform that evening in the Mermaid Theatre @ 8.00pm Tickets available from the Mermaid Box Office. http://www.brayjazz.com/artists/effortless-mastery