Archived Events

Wednesday 24 February 2010, 8:00 pm - Pavilion, Carey's Lane, Cork

Trasna with Liam Ó Maonlai

Across the Intercultural Soundscape
The Trasna Project celebrates the increasingly diverse musicscape of Cork and Ireland by bringing together musicians and listeners from diverse communities in an intercultural music-making project. The School of Music (UCC) launches Trasna on 24 February in the Pavilion, Carey’s Lane in a concert featuring Liam Ó Maonlaí (Dublin), Niwel Tsumbu (Congo and Cork), Paul O’Donnell (Cork), Morteza Nemati (Tehran and Cork), Eamonn Cagney (Donegal and Cork) and Mel Mercier (Dublin and Cork).
Admission €15 / €10 CONC.
Tickets available from http://www.tickets.ie

Thursday 26 November 2009, 7:30 pm - Ó Riada Hall, Music Building, UCC

Cancelled!!  The Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo

Helena Bugallo and Amy Williams
Music for Two Pianos by
Conlon Nancarrow (music originally for player piano), Steve Reich, György Ligeti, Salvatore Sciarrino

Free

All attempts will be made to have this amazing ensemble next year.

Thursday 22 October 2009, 7:30 pm - Ó Riada Hall, Music Building, UCC

Strange Voices: Thomas Buckner: Experimental Music for Voice

Admission Free

Sounds of unimaginable beauty, complexity, otherness and virtuosity.  A show like this comes along all too rarely! 

The most revered male singer of new music, for 30 years Thomas Buckner has won a very special niche—that of a champion of the avant-garde. In concert halls throughout the world, his “baritone-mastery” has astonished both audiences and critics.  Tom has an extraordinarily flexible voice, as his experience and ability span madrigals, lieder, opera, free improvisation, extended techniques, all the way to electronically processed wordless minimalist song.  He has been featured as a soloist in opera, with orchestra, chamber and in recital. 

You can hear a glimpse of his unmatched technique here:http://www.thomasbuckner.com/sounds.htm

Be certain not to miss this astonishing master in a special evening concert evening concert!

The NEW YORK TIMES calls him
“A pillar of the experimental music nonestablishment”

The voice throbs with passion, the graceful way he rounds off words and phrases conveys inner calm.     
-THE VILLAGE VOICE
A communicative interpretive style and a good command of timbre… a voice well-suited to the material he performs and sufficiently trained to make his singing fluent and smooth… an engaging presence!     
-THE NEW YORK TIMES
Equally adept at crooning, humming, intoned speech and old-fashioned song, his smooth interpretations, subdued whispers, accentuated descriptives and the skillful use of his well-tempered voice make him a pleasure to hear!     
-THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE
Music so movingly interpreted that it is hard to believe it was not written by the singer himself!     
-NEW YORK NEWSDAY
A first-class baritone!   
-IL GIORNALE DE NAPOLI

Tuesday 29 September 2009, 8:30 pm - Honan Chapel, UCC

SHINNAI JŌRURI: Musical Storytelling from 18th century Japan

TSURUGA WAKASANOJŌ XI
Accompanied by
TSURUGA ISEJIRŌ,
Shamisen
Shinnai

Admission Free

For the first time in Cork, possibly the first time in Ireland, we will have a chance to see and hear the art of dramatic 18th-century storytelling.

Shinnai Jōruri, established by Tsuruga Wakananojō I (1716–1786), is a form of Japanese narrative chanting, accompanied by shamisen music, that flourished during the Edo period. It is well know for its drama and intensity, emphasising the depth of human emotions. Tsuruga Wakananojō XI is widely recognized for his exceptional vocal range and skill, and he was officially designated a ‘Living National Treasure’ by the Japanese government in 2001. He has performed in more than 30 countries, and is continuously looking for ways to make the Shinnai tradition relevant to the present day.

Truly a unique experience not to be missed!

Sponsored by the Departments of Music and Philosophy at UCC

Monday 18 May 2009, 3:00 pm - Ó Riada Hall, Music Building, UCC

Elaine Kenny (viola): A recital of music by Britten & Brahms

Elaine Kenny (viola) and Rhoda Dullea (piano) perform Benjamin Britten's Lachrymae (Reflections on a song of Dowland), Op. 48, and the Sonata Op.120 No.1 by Johannes Brahms. Admission free.

Monday 18 May 2009, 4:00 pm - Ó Riada Hall, Music Building, UCC

Shane Cunniffe (piano): newly-composed traditional Irish music

Shane performs some of his new compositions.
With Tara Breen (fiddle), Oona Grady (fiddle), Greta Curtain (concertina) and Eamon Cagney (percussion). Admission free.

Tuesday 19 May 2009, 12:00 pm - Cypress Avenue, Caroline St., Cork

Áine O Sullivan: vocal recital

Aine performs a programme of popular songs with a little bit of soul.

With Eoghan Judge (guitar), Cian Heffernan (drums), Paul Dowling (bass), Maria Falsey (piano), Claire Spillane and Billy Quinn (trumpets), Sinead O Gorman (sax), Niamh O Sullivan, Tracy Harrington, Laura Chadwick, Louise Murphy and Paul Brady (vocals). Admission free.

Wednesday 20 May 2009, 8:15 pm - Cypress Avenue, Caroline St., Cork

A Recital by Laura O Callaghan (voice and piano)

Laura performs songs by female singer-songwriters covering the genres of pop and rockabilly.
With Eoghan Judge (electric guitar), Barry Twomey (acoustic guitar), John Bridge (bass), Maria Falsey (piano), Owen Sutton (drums), Cian Heffernan (bongos and bodhrán), Claire Spillane (trumpet), Cillian de Buitléir (saxophone), Paul Brady, Niamh O Sullivan and Louise Murphy (vocals) and members of The Carrigaline Gospel Choir. Admission free.

Thursday 14 May 2009, 2:50 pm - Ó Riada Hall, Music Building, UCC

The Leeside Sessions

Caitlín Nic Gabhann (concertina) presents a recital of newly-composed traditional Irish music.
Admission free

Tuesday 19 May 2009, 2:45 pm - Cypress Avenue, Caroline St., Cork

An Exercise In Self-Indulgence: Kyle McEnery & Friends

Performances, by Kyle (drums) and friends, that trace the history and development of drums in rock music from the 70s to the present day.
Admission free

Tuesday 19 May 2009, 4:15 pm - Cypress Avenue, Caroline St., Cork

Eamonn Cagney (percussion): original compositions

Eamonn performs original compositions (including Nature and Long Ago) in percussion ensemble.
With Niwel Tsumbu, Patrick Naughton, Cian Murray, Tonynho Dos Santos, John Bridge and guests. Admission free.

Wednesday 20 May 2009, 4:15 pm - Cypress Avenue, Caroline St., Cork

Reeling in the years with Eoghan Judge and friends

Memorable guitar songs from the 70s up to the present day.
Eoghan Judge (guitar) is joined by Des Carpenter (drums), John Bridge (bass), Mark Sheridan (keyboards), Katie Runde (sax), Niamh O Sullivan, Louise Murphy and Laura O Callaghan (vocals). Admission free

Wednesday 20 May 2009, 2:45 pm - Cypress Avenue, Caroline St., Cork

Paul Dowling (bass guitar)

A recital of some of the most iconic bass lines in the history of the electric bass, from legends of the stage and studio.
Admission free

Wednesday 20 May 2009, 6:45 pm - Cypress Avenue, Caroline St., Cork

Mixed grooves by John Bridge

John Bridge in an exhibition of drumkit and bass guitar performance.
With Eoghan Judge (guitar), Katie Runde (sax), Paul Dunlea (trombone), Maria Falsey (keys), Louise Murphy, Laura O Callaghan and Niamh O Sullivan (vocals), David Duffy (bass) and Davie Ryan (drums). Admission free

Monday 18 May 2009, 2:30 pm - Ó Riada Hall, Music Building, UCC

A Recital by Saileog Ní Cheannabháin (voice)

Saileog presents a programme of sean nós songs typically sung in Iorras Aintheach, Connemara.