Music Network invites applications for Young Musicwide award 2007.

Young Musicwide is a unique professional development scheme designed to assist a selected group of Ireland’s brightest young musicians at the beginning of their professional career. Through an audition process in September, an Irish or Ireland based jazz ensemble, with a proven interest in performance will be selected to participate in this award programme for three years.

The main features of the award are performance opportunities with Music Network promoters in Ireland, a specially designed publicity package, professional support and advice towards the development of participants’ careers as professional musicians, masterclass/workshop opportunities, a promotional CD and a Dublin showcase concert. After a two to three period, the group may be invited to join the Musicwide programme proper.

Previous jazz ensembles to receive the award were Organics jazz trio in 2004 who released their debut CD, “New Light” under the scheme. As recipients of the award they have toured Ireland extensively during the past three years, performing in many of Music Network’s one hundred and forty partner promoter venues. Since early 2007, Organics have joined Music Network’s roster of artists, the international strand of which will see them perform at Glasgow Arts Festival in June with support from Culture Ireland.

Other recipients of the award include the Callino Quartet (2001); voice and piano duo Ailish Tynan and Deborah Kelleher (2002); clarinettist Carol McGonnell (2003); traditional group Slide (2005), piano, cello and violin trio The Syrius Trio (2006) and harp, flute and viola trio, Triocca (2006).

The closing date for completed applications is Friday 15th June 2007. Further information is available from Andreas Ziemons, phone (01) 671 9429 or email concertadmin@musicnetwork.ie.

Posted: 18 May 2007