The results of the Music Generation Waterford songwriting workshop at Newtown School will soon be revealed as the finishing touches are currently being applied to the songs which were written and recorded at the school last month. Newtown transition year students working on their songwriting with Music...
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Rethinking of the Theatre Royal aims to put Waterford ‘back on the touring map’
Rethinking of the Theatre Royal aims to put Waterford ‘back on the touring map’
Eoghan Dalton A rethinking of the Theatre Royal is aiming to put Waterford firmly back on the touring map for national musicians and emerging local acts alike. It’s thanks to a conversion of the venue’s main auditorium into an intimate venue, by using the full space of the stage for seating instead...
Mad Ferrit at Theatre Royal – A Wild Saturday Night Beer Supernova
Mad Ferrit at Theatre Royal – A Wild Saturday Night Beer Supernova
Liam Murphy Fans and friends gathered for the show in the Theatre Royal with the ace Waterford Oasis tribute band – Mad Ferritt. People were hyper and happy as they greeted friends they might not have seen in years. The anticipation was fizzing, and the band, augmented by three string players, two brass and a...
BVOF/RIAM Next Generation Awards
BVOF/RIAM Next Generation Awards
Blackwater Valley Opera Festival and the Royal Irish Academy of Music have announced a transformative new music prize to support the studies of two Masters students every year at Ireland’s National Music Conservatoire. The largest bursary of its kind in Ireland, the BVOF/RIAM Next Generation Awards will select...
‘The Sunday Series’- A Celebration of Sondheim with Rory Walsh
‘The Sunday Series’- A Celebration of Sondheim with Rory Walsh
Christ Church Cathedral Proudly Presents ‘The Sunday Series’- A Celebration of Sondheim with Rory Walsh “Could it be? Yes, it could. Somethin’s comin’, somethin’ good” – The wonderful words of Mr Stephen Sondheim, and how right he is! Welcome back the return of local musical theatre and join...
REMEMBERING ERIC SWEENEY
REMEMBERING ERIC SWEENEY
Liam Murphy The Symphony Club of Waterford and Waterford Music presented a musical tribute to Eric Sweeney in Christ Church Cathedral that was streamed for wider access. The late composer and academic had a long association with all three organisations, and his work enriched them, especially in their fledgling and...
Waterford International Organ Festival
Waterford International Organ Festival
Liam Murphy It is great to have another festival in the South East, and the time was so right to create a Waterford International Organ Festival to celebrate organ music and for Christ Church Cathedral to commemorate the legacy of the late Eric Sweeney, composer, educationalist as well as being organist and...
Conor Walsh wins O’Carroll Family Bursary
Conor Walsh wins O’Carroll Family Bursary
The winner of this year’s O’Carroll Family Bursary is WIT student Conor Walsh. The bursary is an annual event and is sponsored by Waterford Lions Club in collaboration with Waterford Institute of Technology. The purpose of the bursary is to assist students at WIT School of Music pursue their academic...
Teada featured on TG4
Teada featured on TG4
Excellent music and conversations are the backbone of Comhluadar Ceoil, a new music series hosted by Dáithí Ó Sé on TG4. Waterford group Téada were Dáithí’s guest for the third programme in the series which aired on March 28th. Téada, first came to national prominence over 20 years ago and have been travelling and...
Pretty Yende / La Traviata – Online Vienna Staatsoper Premiere
Pretty Yende / La Traviata – Online Vienna Staatsoper Premiere
Liam Murphy On their own website and app, the Vienna Staatsoper premiered the Simon Stone designed and produced version of Verdi’s La Traviata, possibly the most popular of the ‘big sing’ operas. Starring Pretty Yende as Violetta, the South African soprano, who is establishing herself with the big...
Resurgence 25X For The Arts Webinar
Resurgence 25X For The Arts Webinar
(Wednesday 7th April, 11am) Building on the extraordinary success of the initial Resurgence 25X event in association with Waterford Chamber of Commerce earlier this year, ATPO and Theatre Royal Waterford will present a webinar dedicated to a vibrant recovery for the arts from COVID-19 on 7th April. Resurgence 25X for...
Central Arts presents Robocobra Quartet
Central Arts presents Robocobra Quartet
This Friday the 13th, Central Arts presents one of the most exciting live acts around as the amazing Robocobra Quartet take to the stage at Central Arts on Friday next, February 13th. Dubbed ‘Fugazi meets Mingus’ and comprising two saxophonists, bass and drummer-vocalist, Robocobra Quartet’s unmatched live...
