Irish Choral Music: Winter & Festive Highlights

For the last talk in our current CMC Library series, Laura will focus on Christmas carols and winter-themed texts by Irish composers such as Rhona Clarke, Seán Doherty, and Eoin Mulvany.

Laura will explore the variety of ways in which these composers reimagine ancient texts and Medieval carols for a contemporary audience, spotlighting specific compositional techniques, illustrated with score and audio examples.

This listening session will be followed by the launch of a collection of Christmas carols written by composer . The launch will include a live performance of some of the works in this collection by pianist Aileen Cahill and soprano Orla Shannon. If you would like to stay on for this launch and performance, please add on a €5 launch ticket at checkout. The Eibhlís Farrell Christmas Carol Collection will also be available for purchase on the night.

The CMC Library is on the first floor of the CMC building at 19 Fishamble Street, and is accessed by stairs. Unfortunately there is no lift in the building. For more information on visiting the Library, please see the . If you have access requirements to join this event, please contact the Library team at .

Discover more Christmas Choral repertoire by Irish composers in CMC's free .

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About CMC Scholar-in-Residence Laura Sheils

Laura Sheils is a PhD researcher, choral composer, and music educator based in Dublin. Her doctoral research focuses on the choral works of contemporary Irish composers Rhona Clarke and Eoghan Desmond, analysing their approaches to text setting and their respective compositional styles. As part of her CMC residency, Laura is presenting a series of free public talks on Irish contemporary choral music and contributes regularly to the Library’s online feature Laura is also currently curating a new catalogue of Irish choral music drawn from CMC’s archive, with the aim of encouraging access and engagement with choral works by Irish composers.

About CMC Ireland

The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland (CMC) is the archive and resource centre for Contemporary Music, supporting artists working in New Music throughout the island of Ireland. CMC receives Strategic funding from the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Project Lottery Funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

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