Kerry-born composer and educator Dr Declan Townsend has been honoured by Cork School of Music, an establishment he has a long association with. He writes here about how music has long been a central part of his life
Winds Of Change to resonate through the School Of Music
A five-piece woodwind ensemble might not be the first thing that comes to mind when the ordinary listener thinks of classical music, but a Cork-based crew of internationally-experienced players continues to showcase new and old work for the instruments. Downtown catches up with Ciara Glasheen-Artem ahead of their live stream for Cork Orchestral Society.
Winds Of Change: A quintet from the Cork School of Music.
Mike McGrath Bryan
Music is a small world in many ways - living in any city’s music scene will, in short order, reveal any number of personalities who are working away in multiple capacities, whether they’re getting started and garnering experience, and working away with the grá for their craft in mind. It’s (relatively!) easy to come across people with similar influences, outlooks and ambitions, and that’s half the fun of it, really - trying new things and collaborating with like-minded people.