MARY Immaculate College (MIC) has a strong tradition in the native arts since 1898, boasting an impressive roll-call of traditional musicians & singers as Alumni.
Next Wednesday, 9th of March, for the first time, they come together for a celebration of this tradition on the Lime Tree Theatre stage.
A host of present and past students, along with members of staff, led by Musical Director for the evening, Dr Geraldine Cotter, will entertain audience members on a memorable evening of music, song and dance.Ā
Performers on the night will include current students and members of the MIC Traditional Music Society and members of the MIC CĆ©ilĆ House band in March 2020, which included the late Ashling Murphy, an incredibly talented fiddle player; Colm Broderick, winner of Bonn Ćir SheĆ”in UĆ Riada in May 2021 (Colm has also been given the honour by Na PiobairĆ Uilleann of taking possession of a set of uilleann pipes which belonged to the late Liam OāFlynn, who has been widely acknowledged as Ireland’s foremost exponent of the uilleann pipes), Danielle NĆ ChĆ©illeachair & Maebh NĆ DhuinnĆn from MĆŗscraĆ, two multi-award winning Sean-nĆ³s singers and Desi Wilkinson, a renowned concert flute player and MIC Irish Traditional Musician Artist-in-Residence 2018-2021.
Our students will be joined stage by Dr MĆ”ire NĆ Chaoimh, a fiddle player from Co. Kerry and lecturer in Music Education in MIC and Dr Fiodhna Gardiner-Hyland, a low whistle player from Co. Tipperary and daughter of the famed musician Bobby Gardiner, who teaches on the B.Ed programme in MIC.
Dr. Geraldine Cotter, the Musical Director of the evening, is a tin whistle and piano player, composer, arranger, teacher and researcher, who currently lectures in Music Education at MIC. Her many achievements include being the recipient, in 2017, of the prestigious MĆRglĆ³r Award for outstanding contribution to traditional music in her native County Clare and in 2020 her musical journey, along with that of her brother Eamonn, was celebrated in the TG4 documentary, SĆ© Mo Laoch.Ā
The host for this memorable night is SiobhĆ”n NĆ MhurchĆŗ, from BĆ©al Ćtha an Ghaorthaidh, singer & member of MIC Traditional Music band āLĆ³chrannā, and a lecturer in MĆŗineadh na Gaeilge in MIC.
Is cinnte go bhfuil LĆ³chrann an CholĆ”iste sĆ”bhĆ”ilte ina seilbh agus gur oĆche den scoth a bheidh ann.
GeantraĆ an Earraigh takes place onĀ Wednesday 9th March in theĀ Lime Tree Theatre.
More infoĀ : https://limetreetheatre.ie/
