Sligo: Music Generation Sligo is still on a high after the cosmic success of the Big Bang premiere at the Hawk's Well Theatre on Sunday 10th November. See more here.

  

Cork City: The rappers from Music Generation Cork City had everyone with their 'hands in the air' at the opening of the Society of Music Education in Ireland (SMEI) Conference in St Patrick's College, Drumcondra earlier this month. See more here.

 

Laois: Also performing at the SMEI Conference were young musicians from the Music Generation Laois School of Rock and Pop launched recently at the Portlaoise Youth Café by Jack L. Performances at the National Ploughing Championships in September were followed in October by a fantastic workshop with jazz harpist Edmar Castañeda thanks to Music Network. See more here.

 

Carlow: Celebrating reaching 2,850 children and young people, TY students collaborating with Irish composer Linda Buckley, a new Aspiro Choir satellite in Bagenalstown and Rock School@The Vault recently launched in association with Carlow Regional Youth Services. See more here.

 

Limerick City: A mid-term Band Camp, the launch of Limerick City of Culture 2014, electrifying Children's concerts, a new Children's choir and a workshop with Edmar Castañeda - just some of the exciting activity that's been happening in Music Generation Limerick City! See more here.

  

Offaly/Westmeath: The musicians with Music Generation Offaly/Westmeath have been non-stop getting their Early Years Kodály Programme up and running in primary schools. RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra visits in December. See more here.

 

The third annual conference of the Society for Music Education in Ireland (SMEI): The Music Education Gathering 2013 took place at St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Dublin from 1st-3rd November. As part of the event, Music Generation hosted a symposium reflecting on the MEND report examining how Music Generation is addressing the delivery of accessible and affordable vocal/instrumental training, a gap in provision highlighted at the time in the report. See here for details of the event.

Young musical ambassadors from Music Generation Cork City and Music Generation Laois proudly represented their counties at the event. See a photo reel of the rappers from Cork and musicians from Laois' School of Rock and Pop below.

Music Generation Cork City and Laois Perform at SMEI Gathering 2013

 

On Sunday 24th November at 12 noon in the Rathmines and Rathgar Hall, Dublin 6, EPTA Ireland - Irish branch of the European Piano Teachers' Association, presents Barbara Dagg: Can regular ear-playing help piano students to 'keep going' when sight-playing? Read more here. 

 

 

Irish concert-goers are still talking about the spellbinding technique and supreme artistry displayed by Nikolay Khozyainov while winning last year's Dublin International Piano Competition, and Music Network is delighted to give you the chance to hear this young Russian musician in full flow. Book now for tickets to Nikolay's performances on his nationwide tour. See more here.