OF OUR TIMES AUTUMN 20 COMHAIMSEARTHA AN FOMHAR 19 Irish World Academy of Music and Dance University of Limerick Dámh Chruinne Éireann Rince agus Ceol Ollscoil Luimnigh Ciara Callanan - Ryan, MA Irish Traditional Dance Performance student Photograph © Maurice Gunning CONTENTS 2 FACULTY AND STAFF 4 EMERITUS FACULTY 6 MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT DR DES FITZGERALD 8 LUNCHTIME PERFORMANCE SERIES 16 SUNSET CONCERT SERIES 21 TOWER SEMINAR SERIES 27 LOGOS SEMINAR SERIES 29 SPECIAL EVENTS 35 AG FÉACHAINT SIAR / RECENT EVENTS 41 BEALACH / COMMUNITY CULTURAL PATHWAYS 47 CÓNAÍ / ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE CREDITS 51 TAIGHDE / RESEARCH General Editor: Dr Sandra Joyce 59 IRISH WORLD ACADEMY ENSEMBLES Editor and Comhaimseartha Coordinator: Jennifer de Brún Text Editors: Ana Camillo and Kara O’Brien 63 SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARD RECIPIENTS Photography: Maurice Gunning 68 CLÁR / IRISH WORLD ACADEMY PROGRAMMES Design: Joe Gervin Venue Coordinator: Melissa Carty 70 OTHER PROGRAMMES AND ARTS OFFICES Tuesday Lunchtime Performance Coordinator: Dr Sandra Joyce/Dr Niall Keegan Wednesday Lunchtime Performance Coordinator: Jean Downey Thursday Lunchtime Performance Coordinator: Dr Oscar Mascarenas Tower Seminar Coordinator - Dr Aileen Dillane Logos Seminar Coordinators - Taighde Dámh Chruinne Éireann Taighde/Research Editor: Dr Sandra Joyce Community Engagement Coordinator: Dr Hilary Moss Ag Féachaint Siar/Recent Events and Special Events Coordinator: Jennifer de Brún 1 IRISH WORLD ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DANCE MUSIC AND DANCE OF ACADEMY WORLD IRISH FACULTY & STAFF IRISH WORLD ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DANCE, UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK Dr Eoin Callery Melissa Carty Barbara Christie Carl Corcoran Pamela Cotter Dr Diane Daly Jennifer de Brún Course Director Administrator, Senior Administrator, Course Director, Director, BLAS International Course Director, MA Classical Performing Arts Coordinator, MA Composition and Creative [email protected] [email protected] MA Songwriting Summer School of Irish String Performance in [email protected] Music Practice +353 61 202590 +353 61 202030 [email protected] Traditional Music and Dance association with the Irish +353 61 202917 All queries to +353 61 202082 [email protected] Chamber Orchestra [email protected] +353 61 202653 [email protected] +353 61 202030 +353 61 202565 Dr Aileen Dillane Dr Alan Dormer Jean Downey Paula Dundon Dr Hannah Fahey Dr Catherine Foley Dr Eleanor Giraud Course Director Academy Technical Officer, Course Director, Academy Administrator, Course Director, Course Director, (On Sabbatical) MA Irish Music Studies [email protected] MEd (Music), [email protected] BA Voice MA Ethnochoreology Course Director, [email protected] +353 61 202726 Professional MEd (Music) +353 61 202149 [email protected] [email protected] MA Ritual Chant and Song +353 61 202159 [email protected] +353 61 202958 +353 61 202922 [email protected] +353 61 213160 + 353 61 234743 Bianca Figl, MA Contemporary Dance Performance student 2 Photograph © Maurice Gunning Dr Sandra Joyce Dr Niall Keegan Dr Yonit Kosovske Dr Óscar Mascareñas Dr Triona McCaffrey Dr Grant McLay Dr Mats Melin Professor Mel Mercier Academy Director Academy Associate Director, Lecturer Lecturer, Lecturer, Course Director, Course Director, Chair of Performing Arts, [email protected] Director of Undergraduate Studies, [email protected] [email protected] MA Music Therapy BA Contemporary Dance MA Irish Dance Studies Course Director, +353 61 202065 Course Director, +353 61 234922 +353 61 202990 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BA World Music BA Irish Traditional Music. +353 61 234358 +353 61 234967 +353 61 202542 [email protected] Course Director, MA Irish Traditional + 353 61 202918 Music Performance [email protected] + 353 61 202465 Dr Hilary Moss Dr Orfhlaith Ní Bhriain Dr Niamh NicGhabhann Professor Helen Phelan Dr Colin Quigley Dr Jenny Roche Dr Kathleen Turner Dr Matthew Noone Course Director, Course Director, Assistant Dean, (On Sabbatical) Course Director, Course Director, Course Director, Irish Research Council MA Music Therapy MA Irish Traditional Dance Research Faculty of Arts, Programme Director, MA Ethnomusicology MA Contemporary Dance MA Community Music Postdoctoral Fellow [email protected] Performance Humanities and Social Sciences PhD Arts Practice [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] +353 61 213122 Course Director Course Director, [email protected] +353 61 202966 +353 61 213464 + 353 61 213762 BA Irish Traditional Dance MA Festive Arts + 353 61 202575 [email protected] [email protected] +353 61 202470 +353 61 202798 3 EMERITUS & ADJUNCT FACULTY PROFESSOR JANE EDWARDS DR MARY NUNAN PROFESSOR MÍCHEÁL Ó SÚILLEABHÁIN DR FERENC SZŰCS PROFESSOR ANYA PETERSON ROYCE PROFESSOR MICK MOLONEY PROFESSOR GARY ANSDELL DR BREANDÁN DE GALLAÍ Associate Professor Emeritus Emeritus Lecturer Emeritus Chair of Music Senior Lecturer Emeritus MA Music Therapy MA Contemporary Dance Performance Founding Director MA Classical String Performance Irish World Academy 4 PROFESSOR JANE EDWARDS DR MARY NUNAN PROFESSOR MÍCHEÁL Ó SÚILLEABHÁIN DR FERENC SZŰCS PROFESSOR ANYA PETERSON ROYCE PROFESSOR MICK MOLONEY PROFESSOR GARY ANSDELL DR BREANDÁN DE GALLAÍ Adjunct Professor Adjunct Professor Adjunct Professor Adjunct Lecturer Undergraduate dance students performing in Dance Limerick Photograph © Maurice Gunning 5 IRISH WORLD ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DANCE MUSIC AND DANCE OF ACADEMY WORLD IRISH MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT DR DES FITZGERALD The international language of music and dance is something that transitions across many countries, cultures and societies. Dance and Music, while described and understood differently in innumerable cultural contexts, has the capacity to heal, transform, inspire and effect change. The creation of profound connections and sense of community, the positive contributions to health and wellbeing and the ground-breaking arts practice research that occurs at the Irish World Academy, is something that we as a University hold very dear. The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, established 25 years ago, has now become the bedrock of culture and creativity at the University of Limerick and continues to thrive through its own internationalisation of the language of music and dance. It is the performing arts' unique ability to guide us towards a more equal, inclusive and diverse society, both nationally and internationally, that is so valuable in these times. Throughout the past year, the Academy has spread it wings through this internationalisation and continued to promote and connect with the arts from a cross PRESIDENT DR DES FITZGERALD cultural perspective. As well as its continued engagement with Erasmus and Erasmus + exchanges and collaborations, the Academy has also increased its level of international activity in other ways. Representing the University, members of the faculty have travelled to Shanghai, Ningbo, Bangkok, Tiblisi, Washington, Addis Ababa, Bangor, Beijing, Solo, and Boston to give workshops, perform, meet dignitaries, promote Irish culture and attend high profile events. The have made connections with internationally renowned institutions, such as, Yale University, Berklee University, Chulalongkorn University, Tiblisi State University, Bangor University, Harvard University, Boston College, Addis Ababa University and many more. The Irish World Academy continues to have a very strong international student profile. Since its inception in 1994, students from over 50 countries have graduated from the Academy adding to our 100,000 strong alumni. These countries include: Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UK, USA, Vietnam. Academy alumni have spread far and wide - we as a community are inextricably linked and our successes are shared around the world. Dr Des Fitzgerald, President, University of Limerick. Irish Chamber Orchestra Academy in association with the MA Classical String Performance 6 Photograph © Maurice Gunning Irish Chamber Orchestra Academy in association with the MA Classical String Performance Photograph © Maurice Gunning 7 IRISH WORLD ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DANCE MUSIC AND DANCE OF ACADEMY WORLD IRISH 8 LUNCHTIME PERFORMANCE VENUE: THE TOWER THEATRE, IRISH WORLD ACADEMY (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED) SERIES 1.15PM ADMISSION IS FREE, ALL ARE WELCOME Ian McFarland, Brian McGrath, and Nic Gareiss, Blas International Summer School Photograph © Maurice Gunning 9 IRISH WORLD ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DANCE MUSIC AND DANCE OF ACADEMY WORLD IRISH CHLOE FEENEY SIVE DUKE SPECIAL PROFESSOR KARAIKUDI S. SUBRAMANIAN SIMON THOMPSON WORLD MENTAL HEALTH WEEK MALACHY ROBINSON EAMONN SWEENY KELSEY SCHUHLE (Photo © True Media) EVERY TUESDAY Cathy Davey, Christy Moore, Kila and Mick Flannery and and Strand. More recently, he joined forces with stand-up winning a much-coveted slot on RTE's Other Voices along the comedian Andrew Doyle, together bringing a brand-new Every Tuesday at 1.15pm in the Tower Theatre, the Academy way. Having run a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign, musical adaptation of “Gulliver’s Travels” to the Lyric Theatre will