Donegal Music Education Partnership (DMEP)
Inspiring Music-making across Donegal
Looking forward to bringing Donegal Youth Orchestra to Tory Island on Sunday 23 August, a rescheduled visit that originally was planned for May, which had to be postponed due to adverse weather conditions. We are so looking forward to this trip. The Donegal Youth Orchestra (DYO) is the largest of the DMEP ensembles and provides a great platform for students
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Sssooooo proud of what all our teenage musicians achieved on the first two weeks of our summer creative music project Soundwaves. You REALLY need to check out their brill songs and videos, it will blow you away, they truly are on a par with anything you hear on radio / national / International charts today. Hey… Donegal, Ireland is
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Members of our Donegal Youth Choir who are on a CME Institute choral training programme this week at NUI Maynooth. Wishing them a fantastic performance later this afternoon before they return home to Donegal. You can find out more about this excellent training progamme here.
Read moreMusic production will become mobile in Donegal in August when the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, in partnership with Donegal Music Education Partnership and Music Generation, will roll into the main Car-Park of the beach in Bundoran on Wednesday 5 August and on to the Car-Park outside An Chrannóg in Derrybeg on Thursday 6 August.
Read moreThe Errigal Groove Orchestra and Saxtet will be performing at the fantastic children’s music festival Ruaille Buaille on the 11th of June! Errigal Groove Orchestra is a vibrant exciting group of young wind and brass musicians from all over County Donegal who perform under the direction of saxophonist Sean Mc Carron. Their repertoire is a mix of swing, popular melodies
Read moreSoundwaves Soundwaves is a groundbreaking new programme for young musicians (aged 14-19) led by Wall2Wall Music . A partnership between Donegal Music Education Partnership, Music Generation and Wall2Wall Music it takes place in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal 20 July – 6 Sept 2015 ending with a performance in the Regional Cultural Centre. Suitable for Singers, drummers & instrumentalists from all genres, classical, traditional, jazz, rock &
Read moreDonegal Youth Orchestra kick off their End of Season concerts in Glenties at the Comprehensive School this Friday 15 May. Special guests on the night are Glenties Brass Band. The concert is at 8 pm. Admission, €7/5, with a family ticket for 4 at €20.
Read moreThe first of our “Come & Try” sessions are taking place this evening in the Abbey Vocational School, Donegal Town at 7 pm. Here is your chance to try out a new musical instrument, hope to see you there.
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