MUSICI IRELAND
CHAMBER MUSIC
AT IT’S FINEST
Before the Moon Shattered and Shone Again
by Deirdre Gribbin
Earthrise
by Liam Bates
Be part of our vision - championing new Irish music!
In November 2023 we recorded our debut album. Set for release in 2024, the album features works by six living Irish composers, including a new concerto for viola and chamber orchestra by Liam Bates.
We will be performing four of these works at the National Concert Hall on 28th April as part of New Music Dublin.
Please enjoy these short videos which will give you a taste of what to expect!
If you would like to donate to our fundraiser to be part of our vision, please visit our “support” page.
Musici Ireland interview on German radio, talking about our concerts in Frankfurt 15-17th March 2024.
Guest violinist Rachelle Hunt representing Musici Ireland.
PRESENTING
A COLLABORATION OF IRELAND'S LEADING CHAMBER MUSICIANS
Still I Rise Artwork by Bimbi Urquhart
Formed in 2012, Musici Ireland have performed hundreds of concerts across Ireland and have been broadcast across the world.
Musici consists of a core of players that welcomes collaborations with nationally and internationally celebrated musicians.
Over the last decade we have created lasting relationships with venues and guest artists, performing regularly at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, debuting at the Kilkenny Arts Festival in 2019, and enjoying a successful partnership with RTE Lyric FM through regular broadcast of our performances. Live concert broadcasts have been aired on BBC Radio 3 and 12 countries worldwide.
In 2022, we celebrated our 10th anniversary, with celebrations which included an ambitious concert series featuring music by women composers. “Still I Rise” at St Anns Church, Dawson St, showcased the versatility of Musici Ireland, with concerts for wind quintet, piano quintet, guitar and voice. With music from the Baroque period to World Premieres, they champion the works of women throughout the ages. We took the name from the Maya Angelou poem
In 2022, Musici Ireland welcomed 20 outstanding young musicians from around Ireland to join us in concert. This project, in partnership with Music For Wexford, gave young musicians a professional concert experience, performing Grieg Holberg Suite and Vaughan Williams’ “Variations on a theme by Thomas Tallis” alongside our world class musicians. Musici Ireland are passionate about encouraging the next generation of musicians to learn more about the profession by gaining hands on experience.
In January 2023, we premiered our first original production “A Mother’s Voice” , a fully immersive audience experience dedicated to the many women affected by the Mother and Baby homes in Ireland in the 1900s. Most significantly, the performance features the recorded testimony of three survivors, bringing the piece to life. We have now performed “A Mother’s Voice” in Ireland, Luxembourg and Germany, with multiple performances in America for Summer 2024.
In 2024, Musici Ireland made our German debut as part of Zeitgeist Irland 24, an initiative of Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland in Germany. We performed three concerts, showcasing many Irish composers including: Liam Bates, Ailbhe McDonagh, Linda Buckley, Irene Buckley and Paul Frost.
Works in development | 2024:
- Musici Ireland are artists in residence at the Belltable/Limetree Theatres in Limerick for the duration of 2024. We are working with scriptwriters and actors Jimmy Kavanagh and Emma Finnegan to develop a family show with environmental themes. We are excited to be receiving mentorship from Theatre Lovett. This is a continuation of our 2023 residency at the Backstage Theatre in Longford.
- Musici Ireland is developing a new multidisciplinary work exploring unseen disability. Including new music by Libby Croad, script by Caitlin Kearns, choreography by Ali Clarke and Directed by Katie O’Halloran. Presentation is planned for May onwards in 2025.
A Mother's Voice is a commemorative dedication to the many women affected by the mother and baby homes in Ireland during the 1900s. It is a multidisciplinary production in honour of these women, a collaboration between artists and living survivors to shed light on this veiled era of Ireland's recent history. Marking Musici Ireland’s first original production it has been described as "beautiful, evocative, heart-wrenching" and "profound, emotional".
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“Fantastic event- lovely to see an all female ensemble, you are all so inspirational, we loved the show”
— Qute Source
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You can help play a vital part in the future of Musici Ireland. We welcome your financial support to ensure that we can continue doing what we do best. Your funding contributes to the planning and programming of our diverse chamber music concerts and series.
We rely on generous donations to plan and commission new works, collaborate with Irish composers and artists, and to help us continue to offer affordable concert tickets. Find out more about how you can support Musici Ireland.
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