Donegal Music Education Partnership (DMEP)
Inspiring Music-making across Donegal
Hi there, The festive season has started and we are busy here at DMEP headquarters getting ready for the ever popular Annual Family Christmas Concert as well as making preparations for the various other Christmas performances that our Performing Groups will participate in throughout this month. We would love to see you at some of these events and feel free
Read moreWe are delighted to announce that tickets for our annual Christmas Concert have now gone on sale. A family favourite that gets more and more popular every year and so tickets will most likely sell-out fast. To avoid disappointment, book yours right away here at An Grianán Theatre or at An Grianán Box Office on (074) 9120777. Tickets are at their
Read moreHi there, We can`t believe how fast these weeks are flying by – already mid-November with Christmas around the corner ! We are busy here at DMEP headquarters getting ready for this weekend’s student concerts and of course making preparations for the various Christmas performances that our Performing Groups will present throughout December. (Full details in our December newsletter.) However
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September seemed to fly by what with getting the weekly instrumental and vocal classes started in the various centres around the County, making sure the newly hired instruments found their way into eager student hands, tweaking tutors’ timetables and offering any remaining vacant tuition slots to those still on our waiting lists. With the classes up and running, we
Read moreErrigal Singers is an adult choir for people who simply love to sing with the added benefit or performing in some of the best venues around the County. Conducted by Lorna McLaughlin the choir is now in its fourth year. Errigal Singers cover a full range of repertoire from traditional Irish and World song arrangements, Popular and Jazz standards and
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AUDITION INFORMATION The auditions will be held in the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny on Friday 9 October at 5.30pm. Please inform the office in advance if you are attending. REPERTOIRE TO BE PLAYED AT THE AUDITION 1. Scales: 2-octave scale in D major and a 3-octave scale in G major. 2. A short solo work (any study or piece)
Read moreWe are recruiting ! Applications are invited for the post of Music Development Manager (Acting) which is being offered as a one year contract to cover to cover a career break while Angela heads off to explore pastures new. This exciting opportunity will offer a genuine challenge to the appointee to work on the development and enhancement of music education
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Are you interested in singing and would like the opportunity to develop your musicality in a fun environment? Do you enjoy performing and being part of a team? Donegal Youth Choir (DYC) is now recruiting new members for the 2015-16 academic year. Membership is by audition only. Who can join? Any young male & female singers aged between14 and 20
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Donegal Music Education Partnership (DMEP) is delighted to be participating once again in the 10th annual Culture Night in Letterkenny on Friday 18 September, as part of a programme of events curated by Donegal County Council’s Arts/Cultural Service. Following our hugely successful Soundwaves 2015 summer creative music project, we are delighted to show the 5 videos made by our talented teenage musicians
Read moreWe are very excited to announce that some of our Soundwaves and John Lennon Bus, Bundoran participants were invited to US Ambassador’s Residence in the Phoenix Park on Tuesday 8 September. They were there to see and hear American Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Patti Griffin in an interview with RTE’s Jim Lockhart. They also had an opportunity to meet the US Ambassador to
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