Welcome to Music
UCC's Department of Music is committed to the cultivation -- through creativity in teaching, research, composition and performance -- of a dynamic learning community dedicated to an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural understanding of music. The Department has long been known as a centre of excellence for both the study and the practice of music.
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Happening On
03/10/2024
30 Sep 2024
From Lisheen to The Bronx: The Fiddle Music of Denis Murphy (1910-74) - Lecture by Dr. Matt Cranitch - 03/10/24, Ó Riada Hall, 5:30pm
It is fifty years since the untimely death in April 1974 of Denis Murphy, the iconic Sliabh Luachra fiddle-player, who left an indelible mark on the course of Irish traditional music. In this illustrated presentation, the various facets and eras of his life and music will be explored – the early days as a pupil of the legendary Pádraig O’Keeffe; the great years in New York; and finally his time at home in Ireland during which the ‘classic’ album The Star Above the Garter was released. Audio and video archive material will provide further contextual background and insights.
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Happening On
12/10/2024
19 Sep 2024
Doctoral Researcher Phil Maguire @ Zeitgeist Irland 2024
Department of Music doctoral researcher and Senior Technical Officer Phil Maguire will launch his new CD, faint red / pencil lines on Farpoint Recordings at Anima Mundi #5, a series by Errant Sound that is part of Cultúr Éireann's Zeitgeist Irland 24 festival in Berlin. Phil will perform at Morphine Raum on 12th October.
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19 Sep 2024
Arts Council/UCC Traditional Artist in Residence 2025 - Call for Applications
TRADITIONAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT UCC The Arts Council and University College Cork invite applications from traditional artists of distinction for the role of Traditional Artist in Residence at UCC for the calendar year 2025. The Traditional Artist in Residence, based in the Department of Music, is designed to provide a traditional artist (traditional musician, singer, dancer, story-teller or practitioner of the oral arts such as agallamh beirte and lúibíní) with a unique opportunity to develop their practice in a university environment while offering students the opportunity to engage with a practising artist in a meaningful way during the course of their studies.
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Happening On
20/09/2024
17 Sep 2024
UCC-COH MRes Scholar Kevin Terry at Culture Night 2024
UCC & Cork Opera House MRes Scholar Kevin Terry presents the culmination of his research at this year's Culture Night, with a number of performances of his immersive audio environment at Cork Opera House.
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