Description
Book SynopsisSince its foundation in 1875, the activities of St Patrick’s College Drumcondra and its graduates have been closely woven into the educational and cultural fabric of Irish society. This volume charts how music and music education have fulfilled a major role throughout the history of the Dublin-based establishment that began as a teacher training college and later evolved into a college of education and liberal arts. Graduates of St Patrick’s College have taught hundreds of thousands, if not millions of pupils across the country, have made significant contributions to various facets of professional and amateur music activity, and have had an invaluable influence on the wellbeing of individuals, the development of communities and the advancement of the nation as a whole.
The book records and interprets key musical developments, appraises the work of major contributors, and captures the activities of students, staff and visiting musicians at St Patrick’s College up to its incorporation into Dublin City University in 2016. It represents a major scholarly work that details the progress of music at a university college in Ireland, and it is envisaged that its varied chapters and themes will evoke further memories and discussions among graduates of the College and others.
Table of ContentsContents
List of Contributors
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
John Buckley and John O’Flynn
Chapter One: Fluctuating Fortunes: St Patrick’s College, 1875-2016
Daithí Ó Corráin
Chapter Two: Music Performance at St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra
John Buckley
Chapter Three: Music in Education and Humanities
Patricia Flynn and John O’Flynn
Chapter Four: Composition and the College
Rhona Clarke
Chapter Five: ‘All are welcome’: Irish traditional music at St Patrick’s College
Teresa O’Donnell
Chapter Six: Vocal and Choral Music
John O’Flynn 127
Chapter Seven: The Kodály Connection
Yvonne Higgins
Ceol Phádraig: Music at St Patrick’s College
Chapter Eight: Engagement and Research
John O’Flynn
Chapter Nine: Music and Tourism: Mapping Popular Music from St Patrick’s College
Áine Mangaoang
Chapter Ten: The Fidelio Trio Residency
John O’Flynn
Chapter Eleven: Graduate Perspectives
Introduced by John Buckley
Afterword: St Patrick’s College Music Department and its place in Irish musical life
Niall Doyle
Appendix A: List of full-time music lecturers in St Patrick’s College, 1883-2016
Compiled by John Buckley
Appendix B: Programmes of lunchtime concerts given by guest performers, November 2003 - March 2016
Compiled by John Buckley
Appendix C: Participation by choirs of St Patrick’s College at the Cork International Choral Festival, 1972-2015
Compiled by John O’Flynn
Appendix D: Music and music education dissertations and theses, 2000-2016
Compiled by John O’Flynn
Appendix E: List of events during the Fidelio Trio residency and festivals, 2012-2016
Compiled by John O’Flynn
Index
