CMC Library Talks: Winter & Festive Highlights
Contemporary Music Centre
CMC Scholar-in-Residence Laura Sheils presents a curated selection of festive songs & winter-themed works by composers from Ireland.
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. Discover more Christmas Choral repertoire by Irish composers in CMC's free online catalogue.
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 has developed a series of talks on Irish contemporary choral music, and contributes regularly to the CMC Library’s online feature Through the Digital Door. Laura is currently curating a new catalogue of Irish choral music drawn from CMC archive, with the aim of encouraging access and engagement with choral works by Irish composers.
Tickets
Free, ticketed event. Register on Eventbrite.
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 CMC Library homepage. If you have access requirements to join this event, please contact the Library team at library@cmc.ie.
This event is followed by the launch of a collection of Christmas carols written by composer Eibhlís Farrell. 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 the Eventbrite checkout.