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Six weeks into the first lockdown in April 2020, the Ulster Orchestra was confronting the same question as every other orchestra, theatre, opera company and dance group in countries across the world. How can we keep doing the thing we really love, to keep connected with audiences, and with creativity, at a time when we can t be in a room together?
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TWO Fermanagh musicians have been awarded the Young Musicians’ Platform Award, supported by National Lottery funding through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and BBC Northern Ireland. Opera singer Andrew Irwin, and composer and multi-instrumentalist Rose Connolly, are two of six young musicians from across Northern Ireland (NI) to have been selected for the prestigious award. The other four award recipients include classical awardees, cellist, Angus McCall and pianist, Justine Gormley; traditional music awardees, Jack Warnock; and singer-songwriter awardee, Roisin Donald (ROE). The biennial awards, which are run by the Arts Council in collaboration with BBC Northern Ireland, aim to showcase and support the development of young musicians from the region by providing individual funding awards of up to £5,000.
Funeral of the late Sir William Verner to be held in Co Armagh
Thursday, 28th January 2021, 10:00 am
The remains of the deceased Sir William Verner, Baronet, who had for “so long and so worthily” filled the officer of Member of Parliament for Armagh, Grand Juror for Armagh and Tyrone, and County Grand Master of the Orangemen of Armagh, was to be interred in the family vault at Loughgall, reported the News Letter in January 1871. Sir William had died at Eaton Square, London on January 20. He had a remarkable life and had been injured during the Battle of Waterloo.
The News Letter noted: “According to the present arrangements, the remains will be conveyed from Belfast by the Ulster Railway, so as to arrive at Armagh station at 10.30am on that morning [Friday, January 27, 1871].”
Northern Irish musicians receive Young Musiciansâ Platform Award to further their careers
The award, which is worth up to £5,000, will help young musicians for the future
Rose Connolly was one of six musicians to receive the Young Musiciansâ Platform Award
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