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Music Generation Laois & Laois School of Music are now seeking a Violin Tutor
Music Generation Laois works in partnership with Laois School of Music to deliver whole-class, group and one-to-one violin lessons in Co Laois.
Music Generation Laois & Laois School of Music are now seeking submissions from an experienced Violin Tutor to deliver our programmes. Training in whole-class string tuition will be provided to the successful candidate.
Closing date for completed submissions is: Wednesday 29 August 2018 by 12 noon
Interviews are scheduled to take place on: Wednesday 5 of September 2018
Download:
Violin Tutor Further Information
MG Laois Violin Tutor Submission Form
Submission forms can be submitted electronically by email to rflannery@laoiscoco.ie
About: Music Generation Laois is a performance music education service for children and young people in Co Laois. Music Generation Laois is part of Music Generation – Ireland’s National Music Education Programme, initiated by Music Network and co-funded by U2, The Ireland Funds together with, The Department of Education and Skills and Local Music Education Partnerships. Locally, Music Generation Laois is funded by Laois County Council, Laois-Offaly Education and Training Board and Laois Partnership Company.
Laois School of Music was established in September 2001. The Arts Office of Laois County Council identified a significant deficit in the provision of musical education in the Midlands region. In order to bring this concept to fruition, Laois County Council recognized the need for a partnership approach with Laois V.E.C (now Laois Offaly ETB) and the Arts Council. The development of music was one of the principal objectives under the Arts in Laois Development Plan 2001-2003. Laois County Council, with assistance from Laois V.E.C. and the Arts Council, prioritised this art form in establishing the Laois School of Music.
A new home for Music Generation Laois!
Photo: Denis Byrne
Laois County Council has purchased the old Scoil Mhuire primary school building in Portlaoise which is set to become a new home to Music Generation Laois and Laois School of Music.
The school, which has been vacant for a year, was built on the site of the town’s 16th century garrison inside a stone fort whose walls are still largely intact. The Fort Protector was the first English fort in Ireland, built to quell Laois rebellions. Laois County Council plans to use the site as a base to provide music and performing arts education to over 600 young people involved with Music Generation Laois and Laois School of Music.
Reacting to the news, Music Generation Laois Co-ordinator Rosa Flannery said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have secured a premises for ourselves and Laois School of Music. Thank you to Laois County Council, Laois Arts Office, Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board and the brilliant Nuala Kelly, Co-ordinator of Laois School of Music. The new home for Music Generation Laois and Laois School of Music will continue to build upon the strong partnership between Laois County Council and Laois Offaly Education and Training Board. It is onwards and upwards for the future of music in Laois!”
Preparations are underway for the move, and in the interim both Music Generation Laois and Laois School of Music continue to operate from Portlaoise Further Education and Training Centre, Tower Hill.
Music Generation Laois Harp Orchestra
We are delighted to announce the recommencement of our Music Generation Laois Harp Orchestra. Siobhan Buckley is composing music for the orchestra, to be premiered as part of National Harp Day 2018.
Outline rehearsal schedule:
PLEASE NOTE, NO STUDENT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF REHEARSALS, ONCE WE KNOW WHO IS JOINING, WE WILL BREAK REHERSALS INTO SECTIONS!
Thursday 23 August, 1pm-5:30pm
Friday 24 August, 1pm-5:30pm
Sunday 9 September, 1pm-5:30pm
Sunday 23 September, 1pm-5:30pm
Sunday 7 October, 1pm-5:30pm
Friday 19 October, 5pm-7pm
Premiere on Saturday 20 October, Venue and times tbc, to mark National Harp Day 2018
Location: Rehearsals take place in Portlaoise Further Education and Training Centre, Tower Hill, Portlaoise
Fee: Membership Fee for the orchestra is €25
Harps: If you own your own harp, you must bring it to rehearsals, MGL harps will be available to our harp students who do not yet own their own harp
Please note, the orchestra is only open to harp students from Music Generation Laois, ie. those in our schools programmes and those who attend classes in our centre.
Spaces are limited on a first-come-first-serve basis, please email musicgenerationlaois@laoiscoco.ie or call 057 8664176 to sign up for the orchestra.
Summer Programmes 2018
Summer School of Rock and Pop | 2nd to 6th July
Dunamaise Arts Centre Portlaoise.
Develop confidence and stage presence in a weeklong programme culminating with a concert on the Dunamaise Stage. A team of tutors will work with musicians and singers – all instruments welcome!
Ages 10-18 | Fee: €70
Times:11am-3:30pm (Mon to Thurs),12 noon-3pm &
4pm-7pm (Fri)
Mezzanine Gig in the Dunamaise Arts Centre, Tuesday 3rd July @ 8pm featuring tutors Dale Hennessy, Terry Byrne, Ros O’Meara and James O Connor. (Admission €10/€5).
Trad Summer School | 20th to 22nd July
Trad Summer School | 20th to 22nd July
Portlaoise Further Education and Training Centre, Tower Hill, Portlaoise.
Age: 8 years upwards | Fee: €60
Times: 11am-3pm (Fri & Sat), 11am-4:30pm (Sun)
Tutors include: Mohsen Amini (concertina),Ernestine Healy (concertina),Deirdre Granville (harp), Lauren O Neill (harp), Mikie Smith (uilleann pipes), Padraig Mc Govern (uilleann pipes), Paul Finn (button accordion),Derek Hickey (button accordion), Siobhan Peoples (fiddle), Denise Boyle (fiddle), Tommy Fitzharris (flute),John Kelly (flute), Colm Phelan (bodhrán), Tommy Hayes (bodhrán), Laoise Kelly (harp), Joseph Byrne (uillean pipes) and Aine McQuaid (mixed juniors).
Trad Summer School Concerts
Opening Gala Concert, Fri 20th July, Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise, 8pm
Featuring Tutors from the Summer School, the Music Generation Laois Trad Orchestra, and the Music Generation Laois Junior Trad Group
Concert featuring top-notch traditional musicians teaching at the Summer School, the Music Generation Laois Trad Orchestra and the Music Generation Laois Junior Trad Group.
€5 – Book directly through Dunamaise Arts Centre 057 8663355 / Dunamaise.ie
Talisk, Sat 21st July, The Courtyard @ Kavanaghs, Main St, Portlaoise 7pm (family-friendly gig)
Epic Scottish Trad Band, recent winners of BBC 2 Folk Band of the Year 2017
Mohsen Amini (concertina), Hayley Keenan (fiddle) and Graeme Armstrong (guitar) create a captivating, energetic and dynamic sound that, in just a couple of years, has earned them multiple award wins, unwavering nationwide media praise, and standing ovations far and wide.
€15/€10, book tickets online at kavanaghsportlaoise.com or at Kavanagh’s Live Music Venue
Trad Summer School Closing Student Concert, Sun 22nd July, Portlaoise Further Education and Training Centre, Tower Hill, Portlaoise, 3pm
Finale concert showcasing students from the Summer School
Free Admission, donations welcome.
Booking for Music Generation Laois Programmes:musicgenerationlaois@laoiscoco.ie or 057 866 4176
Application can be downloaded here-Application Form Summer Camps 2018
For further information download brochure-Summer Camp 2018