KERRY SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Classes take place every week at Scoil Realta na Maidine. For those seeking information, the public office in High St, Tralee is open five days a week from 9.30am to 5pm and can be contacted at 066 7125690, by email at kerrymusicschool@eircom.ie , on Facebook or by visiting our website at www.kerryschoolofmusic. where regular updates and news on forthcoming events are provided. Please also visit and like Kerry Chamber Choir and KSM Dance Academy on Facebook.
MONSTER BAR-B-Q
A huge shout out to all those who contributed to the success of the Holiday BarB-Q held last Saturday in the School to raise matching funds for a €10,000 grant from the Department of Arts for the replacement of the windows in the School's Fleischmann Wing. Barbequers John O' Mahoney, Joe Buckley and Sean Fitzmaurice played a blinder and must have sweated off thousands of calories in the heat ofthe afternoon's Mediterranean weather. A special thank you to teacher Eric Heaslip for providing his sound system and to Grainne O' Carroll fo her track selection. Aisling O' Carroll also organised children's games. Thank you to Kim who raided the local businesses in Tralee for the largest number of spot prizes I've ever seen at any one event.
The salads and desserts all donated by friends and families were simply epic. Finally a big thank you to Myra and Eileen who put the whole thing together.
27TH ANNUAL SUMMER SCHOOL
The Summer School takes place over two weeks in July and, like the very popular Annual Easter Camp, introduces young people to the entire range of musical instruments through the medium of sing, dance, story-telling. visual art and drama. The Kerry School of Music Summer School has the distinction of being the longest established summer school in the county and has introduced thousands of children to the entire family of instruments.
KERRY SCHOOL OF MUSIC YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS' CD
This CD featuring this years finalists and Killarney Rotary Young Music Winner 2014, Doireann O' Carroll was recorded last Sunday week in the Fleischmann Studio by sound engineer/recordist and KSM guitar teacher Shane Murphy. It will be release later in June at a special launch concert featuring the nine finalists and will include performances by previous KSM musicians of the Year winners.
KSM JUNIOR ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Congratulations and really well done to the members of the KSM Junior Orchestra and director Lucy Tanner who gave a wonderful concert in the Fleischmann Studio last Saturday, May 23rd at 5pm. There were some many fine individual performances and the orchestra sounded superb.
The Junior Orchestra's final engagement of the year takes place this Thursday night at Moyderwell Primary School when they perform with the participants in the Colourstrings Programme, a unique collaboration between Moyderwell and the School of Music.
SENIOR ORCHESTRA CONCERT FOR HOSPICE
The School's Senior Orchestra will join with the Southern California Children's Choir in a concert for Hospice on June 30th in St John's Church of Ireland, Ashe St. Tralee at 8pm.
INAUGURAL KERRY CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Inaugural Kerry Chamber Music Festival will take place in the Week commencing Monday, August 11th. Resident tutors Lucy Tanner, Stephen O' Halloran, Maira O' Connor, Ermelinda Xigheri and Aidan O' Carrol will be joined by guest ensemble the multi-award-winning Chiral Quartet to give players of every age in Kerry an opportunity to study and perform chamber music. Watch this space for further information in the coming weeks.