CMC Library Talks: The Satirical and Frivolous in Irish Choral Music

CMC Scholar-in-Residence Laura Sheils presents a free talk exploring interesting examples of satire and humour in Irish choral music.

In this relaxed talk, Laura will discuss a series of contemporary choral works by Irish composers that have a satirical character or dark humour, such as Rhona Clarke’s The Old Woman and Eoghan Desmond’s Mother Goose’s Melodies. Through her presentation, Laura will illustrate some of the ways in which these artists convey the humorous character of children’s poetry, and create compelling sound worlds that bring these texts to life.

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 admission. As space in the CMC library is limited, we ask that you please book in advance at Eventbrite.

The CMC Library is on the first floor of the CMC building and is accessed by stairs. 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.