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Breathwork
September 28th-30th 2023
The Cube, Project Arts Centre
Part of Dublin Theatre Festival
Éna Brennan: No way Out
Beware! The well is poisoned. The sea is infected. Everything has been consumed. Lamentation is too late. Guilt has no positive outcome. An opera about a dystopian world affected by some form of destructive force.
This intimate new opera by the multi-talented Éna Brennan (aka Dowry) — composer, arranger, violinist and graphic designer — is a statement of horror and protest in response to the destruction of our environment. Breathwork, with a text by Olivier award-winning director David Pountney, offers a foretaste of a larger operatic collaboration that will premiere at Austria’s Bregenz Festival next year.
Running time 15-20 minutes.
Six performances daily.
Sung in English.
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‘Breathwork’ is a companion work to a larger composition ‘Hold Your Breath’ by Éna Brennan and David Pountney which has been commissioned by Bregenzer Festspiele
Relaxed Performance
October 14th 2023, 2.00pm
The Drum, Brent Civic Centre
Angie Newman, BSL Interpreter
Musicians from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
October 20th, 7.30pm
Stoller Hall
Anne-Marie O'Farrell: Rann Dó Trí
Aratiunian: Trumpet Concerto
Coult: La Follia (Vivaldi)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
Relaxed Performance
October 23rd, 3.00pm
The Hexagon, Reading
Angie Newman, BSL Interpreter
Dogs Don't Do Ballet!
Beach: Bal Masque
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Op 71: 2: March
Elgar: Enigma Variations: No 11.
Leach: Dogs Don’t Do Ballet!
Herold/ Lanchbery: Clog Dance from La fille mal gardee
Delibes: Coppelia Waltz
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite Op 20 3. Danse des Cygnes
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite Op 20 1. Scene
Leach: Cheer Up!
Leach: Biff
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Op 71: 8 Valse des Fleurs
This concert is inspired by the book, Dog Don’t Do Ballet by Anna Kemp (Author), Sara Ogilvie (Illustrator).
Orchestras of the Future
November 26th – December 1st, 2023
National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
With Marin Alsop in association with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, and the National Concert Hall, Dublin
The Rite of Spring is as exhilarating as it is complex, as rewarding as it is challenging. Metaphors, perhaps, for what it is to be a conductor.But what does it take to lead an orchestra in the 21st century? That is the question we will be asking on this 6-day course.
CHRISTMAS
with Ailish Tynan
St. Mary’s Cathedral
December 16th 2023, 7pm
St. Edan’s Cathedral, Ferns, Co. Wexford 7:00pm
Karen Ní Bhroin, conductor
Ailish Tynan, soprano
Corelli: Concerto Grosso op.6, No.8 Christmas Concerto
John Tavener: The Lamb
Finzi: Dies Natalis, Op. 8 ‘Wonder’
Mozart: Exultante Jubilate
Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Adam: O, Holy Night
Anon.: Adeste Fideles
Mohr/Gruber: Silent Night
The Barbican Centre, London
Smyth: The Wreckers
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 with soloist Clare Hammond
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Relaxed Performance
February 3rd 2024, 2.00pm
Sunderland, Firestation
Angie Newman, BSL Interpreter
ENERGY
February 6th 2024, 1.30pm & 7pm
Derby Theatre, Derby UK
Join us on a musical expedition to a brighter future led by brilliant young minds from Derby. Energy explores innovative solutions to the energy and climate crises through brand-new music and classical pieces performed by our orchestra and local students.
Energy is a collaborative production by Sinfonia Viva, Derby Museums, Rolls-Royce plc and Derby & Derbyshire Music Partnership, uniting forces to inspire a brighter, more sustainable future.
FESTIVAL
February 10th 2024
National Concert Hall, Dublin
Part of IAYO Festival of Youth Orchestras.
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (1919 version)
STUDENT CONCERT
March 10th 2024, 2.30pm
The Refectory, Leeds, UK
Smyth: The Wreckers Overture
Gershwin: Cuban Overture Lee Reynolds
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Relaxed Performance
March 6th, 2.00pm
Scunthorpe, Bath's Hall, UK
Angie Newman, BSL Interpreter
STUDIO SESSIONS
March 21st - 26th 2024
FAMES Institute, Skopje, Macedonia
in association with FAMES
It is vital for a musician today to be as comfortable in the studio as they are in the concert hall. But the rhythm and vocabulary of recording is very different to that of performing. So how do you get your first experience of working when the red light is on?
And Other Duties, in collaboration with FAME’S is offering a rare chance for eight conductors to spend five full days in one of the world’s busiest orchestral recording studios.
FAMILY CONCERT
April 12th, 3pm
Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon, UK
A family adventure through the whizzpopping stories of Roald Dahl.
Once upon a time…four of the most magical words in the English language! But what happens when you add music to a story? We’ll be finding out when some of Roald Dahl’s most famous texts are set to music. Join the West of England Youth Orchestra for a captivating musical celebration of beloved author Roald Dahl’s work. We’ll hear Paul Patterson’s fantastic setting of Little Red Riding Hood, music from Tim Minchin’s record-breaking West End musical Matilda, plus plenty more surprises – all conducted and presented by WEYO favourites Karen Ní Bhroin and Tom Redmond. This concert is fun for the whole family!
Music Recording Masterclass for European classical musicians offering an intensive orchestral program with participation in training, mentoring, rehearsal, and performing sessions in at FAME’S studios, Skopje, Macedonia.
The Venue,
Leeds Conservatoire, UK
Guest Conductor
Verdi, Macbeth
Lismore, Co. Waterford, Ireland
Assistant Conductor to Killian Farrell and Chorus Director
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Karen will tour with BBC NOW around Wales, bringing the BBC Ten Pieces to over 10 schools, 1,000 students in one week.
Excerpts from:
Brahms Symphony No. 1
Dvorak Symphony No. 9
Beethoven Symphony No 5 & 9
https://nospr.org.pl/pl/kalendarz/projekt-symfonia-edukacyjne-koncerty-symfoniczne
With thanks to the Arts Council of Ireland, as a Taki Alsop Mentee, Karen will be observing rehearsals, performances and recordings with Marin Alsop in Vienna and Paris.
On Tour
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) masterclass with Marin Alsop as a Taki-Alsop Mentee.
Brahms, Symphony No. 1
Bacewicz, Overture for Symphony Orchestra
Zubel, Streets of a Human City
Play-in Day with Ulster Youth Orchestra
Strauss, Die Fledermaus Overture
Schubert, Rosamunde Overture
Music Literacy Ireland is delighted to collaborate with conductor Karen Ní Bhroin who will lead and deliver ‘Conducting in the Community’. This workshop explores the basics of conducting and the role of the conductor, while providing you with practical experience and tips to adapt to your musical setting.
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TRNC Presidential Symphony Orchestra
26.01.2023 Perşembe | Thursday, 20:00
DAÜ RRD-KKS Mağusa
27.01.2023 Cuma | Friday, 20:00
YDÜ AKKM Lefkoşa
Beethoven, Coriolan Overture
Wagner, Siegfried Idyll
Beethoven, Symphony No.7
Celebrate new year in sparkling fashion in the company of WEYO and three rising stars of the classical music world. Karen Ní Bhroin, whose career on both sides of the Atlantic is attracting attention wherever she conducts, is joined by two fabulous young singers for an evening of opera and musical theatre. From La bohème to Beauty and the Beast and from Carmen to Cabaret, this showcase of brilliant young talent is the perfect way to usher in 2023
Christmas Concert with the BBC Philharmonic and children’s chorus which will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio Manchester Christmas Day.
Guest Assisting
Fauré, Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Bruch, Concerto per Violino E, Op. 26
Sibelius, Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46
Fames – European Orchestral Performing Institute
Guest Assisting and Producing for an audio recording.
Karen will be a resident at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, France for the month of August studying French on an artist language bursary award. Thank you to Centre Culturel Irlandais for this award and support.
Bursary recipient to study with Bramwell Tovey (RIP) replaced by Thomas Rösner and Yannick Nézet-Séguin working with Orchestre Symphonique de Québec and members of the Orchestre Métropolitain.
WEEK 1
Brahms, Symphony No 1
Stravinsky, Petrushka
Rossini, La Scala Di Seta
Mozart, Die Zauberflöte Overture
Beethoven, Symphony No 9, III, IV
Sarasate, Zigeunerweisen
Sibelius, Violin Concerto, 1st movement
WEEK 2
Mendelssohn, Symphony no. 3
Debussy, Prélude à l’Après-midi d’un faune
Rachmaninov, Symphonic Dances
Boulanger, D’un matin de printemps
Gabriela Lena Frank, Leyendas: An Andrean Walkabout, Toyos, Himno de Zamponas, Chasqui
With a growing profile in the United States, one of Ireland’s most exciting young conductors, Karen Ní Bhroin, returns to the National Symphony Orchestra (having made her professional debut with them in 2017)
NSO 2022
Lunch Time Concert
Copland, Fanfare for the Common Man
Leroy Anderson, Jazz Pizzicato
Morricone, Arr. Angela Morley, Cinema Paradiso
Copland Danzón cubano
Sondheim arr. Kelehan Send In The Clowns
John Williams, Fiddler on the Roof
Copland, Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz; Buckaroo Holiday; Corral Nocturne; Hoe-Down
Karen will share the stage with conductors following a week of masterclasses with Jac Van Steen and Kenneth Woods.
Mahler, Kindentotenlieder
Matthews, Symphony No. 9
Schumann, Symphony No. 4
Igudesman & Joo
Happiness! Is that not what we are all looking for? Well, look no further, because classical music’s comedy megastars Igudesman and Joo are brining their hilarious brand of musical mayhem to Winston-Salem with this unmissable show entitled, simply, Happy. The ultra-virtuosic violin and piano duo have reached an audience of millions thanks to their brilliant YouTube videos that combine all your favourites from Strauss, Beethoven, Mozart and Tchaikovsky (often all at the same time) with their own signature humour. The list of artists Igudesman and Job have worked with read like a GRAMMY awards list – everyone from Billy Joel and Hans Zimmer to John Malkovich.
Karen will be sharing the stage with Assistant Conductor Finalists as part of the Grand Rapids Symphony Assistant Conductor Search.
Assistant Conductor Finalist Concert
Mozart: Rondo in C for Violin and Orchestra, with soloist Eric Tanner
Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 3 ‘Scottish’, IV
North Carolina’s GRAMMY-winning, cutting edge bluegrass stars return to the Winston-Salem Symphony stage for a night of foot-stomping favourites, plus a few new recently released barn burners to boot. Riding high on their latest chart-busting release, Arm in Arm, the Rangers are sure to get you our of your seats and dancing in the aisles. It’s gonna be a big ol’ time.
Elgar, Salut d’Amour
Schubert, Rosamunde Overture
Assistant Conductor to Simon Carrington
Chorus master, Christopher Gilliam
From Batman to Bong, and from Darth Vader to Jaws, you can be sure that it’s the heroes and villains who get all the best music! After our sell-out film concerts of 2019, we return to the music of the big screen for this celebration of the very best of Hollywood. Put on your superhero costume – or summon the dark side if you’d rather – get your popcorn ready, and enjoy an evening of film favourites.
Opera by Mark Lanz Weiser
Libretto by Amy S. Punt
*World Premiere
Kristine McIntyre, director
Karen Ní Bhroin, conductor
Diana Thompson-Brewer, Eden
Lindsay Kesselman, Ada Lovelace
Amanda Lynn Bottoms, Katherine Johnson
Sarah Nordin, Annie Jump Cannon
Scott MacLeod, producer
Brad Barlow, planetarium director
Galaxies In Her Eyes will make its world debut at the High Point University Culp Planetarium on April 1, 2, and 3, 2022.
This short, family-friendly opera tells the story of a young girl who dreams of going to the stars. She imaginatively weaves together the stories of astronomical pioneers Annie Jump Cannon, Katherine Johnson, and Ada Lovelace, whose work helps to make that journey possible. Across time and space, she discovers a sisterhood of science which is defined by collaboration, perseverance, a fascination with the unknown – and the importance of doing your math homework.
Galaxies In Her Eyes is made possible by generous support from the HPU Department of Music, the Winston-Salem Symphony, The National Science Foundation, the HPU Cultural Programs Committee, and the Stephen and Linda Stone family.
Synopsis: 12-year-old Eden, a math and science whiz, dreams of travelling to Mars. But her dreams get derailed when she loses her mother unexpectedly. In the midst of her despair, a young Ada Lovelace appears with her flying machine designs, preparing to visit her own convalescing mother. Applying their math and science skills, Eden and Ada journey through space and time to find their mothers. Their adventures lead them to famed scientists Katherine Johnson and Annie Jump Cannon, who help them on their quest using their groundbreaking discoveries that changed the world. The opera concludes as adult Eden awakens on Mars.
Prep and Cover Conductor for Michael Butterman
Hovhaness, Symphony No. 2
McTee, Circuits
Prokofiev, Selections from Romeo and Juliet Suites
Cover Conductor for Stephen Mulligan
Gershwin, An American in Paris
Adams, Saxophone Concerto with Branford Marsalis
Still, Symphony No. 4 ‘Autochthonous’
Andrew Harris, The Star’s Above
Chris Pyle, Dances with Incandescence.
Vivaldi, Winter from the Four Seasons
Saint-Saëns, Cello Concerto in A minor
Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet Overture
Dvorak, The Golden Spinning Wheel
Mary Starling Education Concerts
Copland, Hoedown
A.J. Potter, Finnegan’s Wake
Brahms, Hungarian Dance No. 5
Strauss, Thunder and Lightening Polka
Sowande, African Suite, V, Aklina
Saint-Saëns, Danse Bacchanale from Samson et Delila
Bernstein, Mambo
Marquez, Conga Del Fuego
Spinning Wheel
Clyne, Overflow
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Assistant to JoAnn Falletta for Greig Piano Concerto with Alexandra Dariescu and Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4.
A Carolina Christmas with soloist Timothy McDevitt and Camel City Jazz Orchestra
WSS Youth Symphony
Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Sandresky, Tria
Ticheli, Serenade for Kristin with soloist, Jaren Atherholt
Margaret Sandresky, GAUDEAMUS
W.A. Mozart, Symphony No. 15, Allegro
L V Beethoven, Congratulations Minuet
Hagen, Overture in F
G. Bizet, L’ Arlesienne Suite, Farandole
A. Beach, Bal Masque
J. Sibelius, Andante Festivo
F. Price, Suite of Dances
A. Copland, Three Latin American Sketches (II Paisaje Mexicano & III Danza de Jalisco)
C. Vardell, Joe Clarke Steps Out
Overture for Orchestra by Grażyna Bacewicz
Joaquín Rodrigo, Concierto de Aranjuez, soloist Harry Ngo
Prep conductor and cover conductor for Robert Franz.
Copland, Appalachian Spring Suite for 13 Instruments
Vaughan Williams, Variations on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Elgar, Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Op. 20
Brahms, Hungarian Dance No. 1
De Falla, Danza ritual de fuego from El amor brujo
Wray, The Reflecting Pool (2021)
Kelly, The Old Hunting Grounds (2021)
Harris, Down Stream (2020
Respighi, Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite N0. 3
Suk, Serenade for Strings, Op. 6
Haydn, Symphony No. 22 (‘The Philosopher’)
Ravel, Mother Goose Suite, V. le jardin féerique
Mozart, Marriage of Figaro Overture
Piazolla, Libertango, Kevork Andonian
A Carolina Christmas Unwrapped
Sharing the stage with conductor Timothy Redmond.
Hindemith, Five Pieces for String Orchestra, Op. 44
Barber, Adagio for Strings
Bologne, Symphony Concertante in G Major
Bologne, Violin Concerto in G Major, Op. 2, No. 1 with soloist Lady Jess.
Stravinsky, Octet
Corelli, Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 4
Bartok, Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68 BB76
Mozart, Divertimento in F Major, K138/135c
Grieg, Holberg Suite
Rimsky Korsakov, Scheherazade, Mvt 1
Ravel, Mother Goose Suite
Chorus Master for Mozart Requiem
Pops concert with the Akron Symphony Orchestra