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Dealing with Performance & Exam Anxiety
Join experienced composer, performer, teacher and examiner, Tamara Niekludow as she delivers her workshop on managing anxiety in relation to performance and exam pressure. Of particular interest to those nervous of playing in public or entering in-person exams
Deadline – 28th April 2025
From Trad to Classical… and back!
Have you considered a transition from trad to classical, or from classical to trad?
Explore the options with Dr Benjamin Erringonton Benjamin began his musical career after studying Traditional Irish Music with the renowned Clare-born
fiddle player Brendan Mulkere, and viola with Susan Urschitz. He went on to study at several of the world’s most musical prestigious institutions including Chetham’s School of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK and the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria where he studied under Veronika Hagen and Thomas Riebl. He has gone on to have a remarkable career spanning Trad, Classical and Academics, performing with many of the world’s leading orchestras including the National Symphony Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra and the RTE Concert Orchestra and is founder of Celtic Viola & Fiddle. He has a PhD in Musical Aesthetics (Trinity College Dublin).
Deadline – 28th April 2025
Would you like to find out more about Traditional Piano Accompaniment?
Join Cathal Culliney as he guides you around traditional Irish piano accompaniment.
Cathal Culliney is a fiddle and piano player who hails from the ancient Conmhaícne region, a historically vibrant region of Irish music which encompasses South Leitrim and County Longford. Cathal has been passionate about Irish traditional music from a young age and has recently completed a masters in Irish traditional music in Maynooth University. His research examines how the piano has developed a collaborative role in traditional music. He has received numerous awards and medals at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann throughout the years, most recently winning the All-Ireland Accompaniment competition 2025. Cathal has played all over Ireland for many years, with most recent highlights being the Fleadh Cheoil and Maynooth University.
Deadline – 28th April 2025
Composition with Tamara
Tamara Niekludow is a multi-award-winning concert pianist, piano lecturer, and examiner at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, as well as a competition adjudicator, conductor, and composer based in Dublin, Ireland.
Tamara’s name will be recognized by many budding pianists, as her delightful compositions, are a regular feature in the RIAM exam repertoire. After adjudicating our Festival Competition Classes, in the afternoon, Tamara will facilitate a composition workshop, sharing her methods and inspirations with young musicians.
Deadline – 28th April 2025