Irish Institute of Music Song podcast

The Irish Institute of Music & Song (IIMS) podcast hosts conversations with performers, academics and educators from all over the world. The podcast is curated by Dónal Kearney in Dublin, Ireland.   In episode 30 Dónal chats to Cathal Murphy about choirs and wellness.   Cathal is the Director of Music at Clonard Monastery in Belfast. He is also part of the welfare team for the National Youth Choirs of Scotland, the National Youth Choirs of Northern Ireland and is founder director of Gaudeamus Chamber Choir from Newry. On top of this Cathal works as a Music and Irish teacher in County Down, and conducts the school choir which was signed up for the Fingal Festival of Voices 2020.

The Irish Institute of Music & Song (IIMS) podcast hosts conversations with performers, academics and educators from all over the world. The podcast is curated by Dónal Kearney in Dublin, Ireland.   In our IIMS Guest Artist series, we sit down with groups and performers who visit the Irish Institute of Music & Song campus in Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.   Our IIMS Guest Artist in episode 29 is Daniela Garsal, an upcoming singer-songwriter who is taking the Spanish music scene by storm!   Daniela Garsal (Daniela García Salazar) was born in Gran Canaria in 1999. She moved to Dublin at 4 years of age and has lived between the two ever since. Her key influences are Latin rhythms, soul, pop and r & b. Daniela has been releasing music on her channel since 2017.   Dónal and Daniela chat about her experiences of music growing up, how she began writing music, her favourite musical experiences so far and she breaks down her biggest tips for young & aspiring artists that are beginning their musical career!   Daniela recently visited the IIMS campus to shoot the video for her new single, which you can check out here!

The Irish Institute of Music & Song (IIMS) podcast hosts conversations with performers, academics and educators from all over the world. The podcast is curated by Dónal Kearney in Dublin, Ireland.   In the Song Series, we talk to songwriters, singers and song-lovers.   In episode 8, we speak to Sinéad Troy, the General Manager of IASCA & Yangaroo Music Ireland.   Sinéad has and continues to do fantastic work in promoting Irish songwriters, composers and lyricists in Ireland. Through her new project, PLAYIRISH, she is running an initiative to increase the amount of Irish music played on Irish radio! All in all Sinéad is a fantastic person who making a hugely positive effect of music in Ireland.   In this podcast Sinéad and Dónal cover multiple topics including the current state of the music industry, including the position of labels and social media.

The Irish Institute of Music & Song (IIMS) podcast hosts conversations with performers, academics and educators from all over the world. The podcast is curated by Dónal Kearney in Dublin, Ireland.   In our IIMS Guest Artist series, we sit down with groups and performers who visit the Irish Institute of Music & Song campus in Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.   Our IIMS Guest Artist in episode 27 is Cherinet Ayele Delebo, a fantastically talented pianist. In 2018, he travelled to Limerick to study Music but when his family was threatened by police back home in Ethiopia, he believed it would be unsafe to return so he sought asylum in Ireland.   In this episode, Dónal and Cherinet chat about life as a musician, Cherinet's time performing in the National Concert Hall and the Song Seeking project!

The Irish Institute of Music & Song (IIMS) podcast hosts conversations with performers, academics and educators from all over the world. The podcast is curated by Dónal Kearney in Dublin, Ireland.   In our IIMS Guest Artist series, we sit down with groups and performers who visit the Irish Institute of Music & Song campus in Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.   Our IIMS Guest Artist in episode 26 is Morgan McIntyre, one half of one of Ireland's most critically acclaimed artists - Saint Sister.   The duo have been creating beautiful music and performing across the globe for the past six years. Including at huge festivals such as Glastonbury, The Great Escape and SXSW. They have also supported superstars on stage such as The National, Lisa Hannigan and Hozier.   In 2016 they were nominated for the Choice Music Prize song of the year, in 2017 were voted the "Best Irish Act" by readers of The Irish Times, and in 2018 they were nominated for both the Song of the Year and Album of the Year for the Choice Music Prize!   Sadly all of Saint Sisters upcoming performances have postponed. With this extra downtime Morgan was generous enough to spend some time sitting down (virtually) and had a great chat with Dónal. As it happens this isn't the first time these two have met, but we'll leave that story for the pair to tell in the podcast!

The Irish Institute of Music & Song (IIMS) podcast hosts conversations with performers, academics and educators from all over the world. The podcast is curated by Dónal Kearney in Dublin, Ireland.   In Episode 25, Michael & Dónal had a sit down (virtually) with Dermot O'Callaghan - CEO of Sing Ireland.

Dermot's career to date has also seen him work with Opera Theatre Company and Chamber Choir Ireland. He has worked as a choral and orchestral conductor, vocal and instrumental teacher and as a facilitator and holds a B.A., B.Mus. and M.A. in Arts Management. Dermot is a Vice-President of the European Choral Association-Europa Cantat.

The Irish Institute of Music & Song (IIMS) podcast hosts conversations with performers, academics and educators from all over the world. The podcast is curated by Dónal Kearney in Dublin, Ireland.

In our IIMS Choral Series, we reach out to conductors and choral experts across the world to discuss repertoire, conducting and singing technique.

In episode 24, we speak to internationally-acclaimed German conductor Jan Schumacher. This episode was produced in association with Sing Ireland.

Jan Schumacher is Music director of the Goethe-University in Frankfurt as well as the conductor of Camerata Musica Limburg and the Choir of TU Darmstadt.

Having received his degree in School Music and German from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Jan went on to study Conducting with Wolfgang Schäfer at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts. With his choirs, he builds extensive repertoires from Gregorian chants to world premieres, from symphonic orchestra to Big Band, and vocal or electronic improvisation.

Jan teaches courses for choirs, orchestras and conductors across Europe, Iceland, Iran, Turkey, Argentina, Venezuela, and the USA. His role as Vice President of the European Choral Association - Europa Cantant enables him to intensify the exchange among singers, conductors, and composers further for the benefit of choir music.

Our first live music event since lockdown happened on Culture Night, September 18th. It was incredible to get to experience wonderful music filling every corner of the IIMS campus once again. Oh how we have missed it!

In this episode, Dónal walks around the vibrant event chatting to the locals and performers who were enjoying every aspect of Culture Night. 

 

In the 22nd episode of the Irish Institute of Music & Song (IIMS) podcast, Dónal Kearney speaks to Michael T. Dawson, his joint CEO, to discuss how they have both had to adapt and overcome the challenges of getting their students back into lessons.

Chatting at the end of week one of the new term, Dónal and Michael took time out of their busy schedule to give us a wonderful insight into the increasingly vibrant IIMS campus!

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    Bernie is the founder-conductor of the award-winning chamber choir New Dublin Voices, critically acclaimed for its innovative concert programming and its work in television, radio and recording. The choir has a strong record at Europe's leading competitions, recently winning first prize in the mixed choir competition at the 2018 Béla Bartók International Choir Competition in Hungary, and the Grand Prix at the 2017 International Baltic Sea Choir Competition in Latvia.     Bernie has recently been appointed conductor of the Irish Youth Choir and guest conductor to Euro Choir, which are meant to be visiting Ireland this Autumn.   The music in this podcast was performed by New Dublin Voices & conducted by Bernie Sherlock. In order: "Stars" by Esenvalds; "Angelus Domini Descendit" by Gabrieli; "Blackbird / I Will", arr. Rathbone; "Rhapsody in Mr. Blue Sky", arr. Mulvaney; "Snow Dance for the Dead" by Doherty; "Stetit Angelus" by Dubra.   This episode was produced in association with Sing Ireland.