The Artane School of Music
Annual Sh owcase of Talent 2015
Introduction to Music Group
The Artane Recorder Ensemble
Gavin de Roiste Jamie Grainger Ryan Kent Louis Martin Rory O’Donnell Fionn O'Faolain Patrick O’Tierney Ross McCormack
Realtin Brennan Thomas Munslow Tyler Murray Ciaran O'Leary Finn Pierotti Ciaran Watt Niamh Hannan Scott Lyons Glen Kennedy Jessica O’Leary
The Artane Junior Band Heather Dreeling Emma Flynn Sinead Forbes Anne Fox Mallon Janet Hodson Michael Kelly Robert Moran Tara Murphy Emmanuel A Tablante
Yasmin Raymond Dylan Richards John Robinson France Takaichvili Philip Walshe Meghan Kelly Jacques Bosonnet Sadhbh Brennan
Alex Coleman Ava Dinnigan Caoimhe Dunne Owen English Hannah Green Joseph Lee Cian lumley David McCarthy Susan Marmion
The Artane Band Daniel Boon Ciaran Carter Evan Clarke Katie Clarke Keith Coleman Oisin Connell Jason Crowley Mikey Cullen Sean Cunningham Aisling Dillon Conor Doyle Eve Dreeling Sarah English Rachel Fitzgerald Cathal Folan Conor Gaffey Daire Gaffey Sarah Garrett Ian Graham Daniel Grant Thomas Grant Eoin Hardiman Gavin Hodson Ava Johnston Allanah Kane Patrick Kavanagh Ian Kelly Niamh Kelly Ellen Kennedy Aoife Lee Ryan Lennon
Aoife McArdle Ciaran McArdle Patrick McCaw Lee McCormack Emily McDonnell Aoife Moore Ellen Munslow James Murphy Nicole Murray Ceireann O’Flaherty Donal O’Gralaigh Conor O’Reilly Adam O’Shaughnessy Fionn O’Reilly Liam Owens Eyna Reilly Caitlin Rice Murphy Daniel Rice Murphy Michela Roche Ronan Timmons Lauren Tyrrell Aisling Williams Emily Battle Daire Clarke Alex Coffey Lauren Coffey Sean Comiskey Alex Connell Ava Cunningham Rachel Dobbs Niamh Doyle Eoin Dreeling
Dara Duffy Eve Elward Abigail Fitzsimons Sorcha Green Robyn Hughes Tadhg Johnston Michael Joyce Clare Kelly Daniel Kinnane Sean Lumley Dylan Lumsden Sarah McGuinness Padraig Mongey Ellen Moran Frances Munslow Sean Murphy Kevin O’Reilly Ciaran O’Shaughnessy Enda Owens Ciara Quinn Thornton Nathan Reilly Sophie Rice Murphy Ben Robinson Deirbhle Shepherd Luke Shiels
ARTANE SCHOOL OF MUSIC Director of Music RONAN O’REILLY Our Director of Music, Ronan O’Reilly studied piano, oboe, organ and composition at the College of Music, Dublin. Appointed Director of Music of the Artane School of Music/Artane Band in 1998. He coordinates and conducts, composes and arranges music for the various ensembles incorporated within the school. The Artane Band regularly perform nationwide and participate in live radio and TV broadcasts, including the annual GAA football and hurling championships. More recently they have performed at the Six Nations rugby games and international soccer matches, all at Croke Park. The bands have toured extensively across the USA and the UK. Ronan is also conductor of Dublin Youth Orchestras – Concert Orchestra and has toured extensively throughout Europe with this ensemble over the last decade. He also holds the position of Principal Conductor of the Greystones Orchestra, and has been a regular wind, brass and percussion tutor to the National Youth Orchestras of Ireland for over a decade. In August 2007 Ronan was appointed Principal Conductor/Artistic Director of the Irish Youth Wind Ensemble ( Ireland’s premier wind band ) and has featured some of Ireland’s leading instrumentalists as soloists with this ensemble. No stranger to the concert hall platform, he has made a name for himself as a conductor whose musical experience comfortably strides the worlds of Classical, Opera, Jazz, Pop and Musical Theatre.
ARTANE SCHOOL OF MUSIC Manager KEITH KELLY
Keith began his career in 1991 as a member of the Artane Band, where he played clarinet. His relationship with the Artane School of Music has lasted over 24 years, having been a member of many of the schools ensembles, as well as a teaching staff member. In 2004, Keith joined the Defence Forces School of Music and was posted to Band 2 Brigade, Athlone where he has served as principal clarinetist for over 10 years. He regularly features as a soloist throughout the midlands on both clarinet and saxophone. Keith has been influential in founding and developing a number of bands and music schools in the midlands. He is the Band Director of the Clara Town Band, an organisation which he helped to found in 2006. This band has become one of the finest examples of town bands in Ireland, having won major awards at the National Band Championships and South of Ireland Band Championships in recent years. In 2014, Keith was appointed as chairperson of the Irish Symphonic Wind Orchestra. This national organisation represents some of the finest musicians from around Ireland, many of whom are band directors, conductors and teachers themselves. Through his work with ISWO, Keith helps to promote the work of community bands and their importance to the Irish music scene. Keith is looking forward to returning to the Artane School of Music in his new capacity of Manager. He is excited about the future of the school and looks forward to helping it grow and develop in the coming years.
THE ARTANE SENIOR BAND Sean Brennan Wayne O Reilly Dave Reed Niall Daly Donal Kenny Stephen Mooney Brendan Desmond Darren Finn Mark O Keffee Cian Murphy Barry Reilly Connor Walsh Stephen Moore Paul Curren Connor Donahue Niamh Comiskey Neil Murphy Lauren Keegan Brian Murray Lenny Forgarty Kevin Forgarty Dominic Slater Cormac Conroy Ken Healy Colm Scully Frank Duff Gary Burke Vinny Mc Cormack Ray Mc Donald Glenn Gillard David Duffy Pat Troy Dave O Brien Ciaran Duffy Nick Holden Pat Lynch Saoirse Mooney Keith Connolly Adam Kenny Mark Hogan Conall Mooney Sean Donahue John Hannan
FRIENDS OF ARTANE
if you would like to help in the further development of the Artane School of Music we would encourage you to become a “Friend of Artane”. As a “Friend of Artane” your donation will assist in the purchase of new instruments, uniforms and help support local outreach programmes that bring music into schools and the wider community. Your contribution will also help keep alive a proud tradition of supporting musical talent in the community. The Artane School of Music is a registered Charity (CHY 10025). Donations over €250 are subject to tax relief, which can be refunded directly to the Artane School of Music, so there is a double benefit to the school. If you are interested in becoming a “Friend of Artane” please contact the office on (01) 8318929 or via this link http://artanemusic.ie/the-artane-bands-2/
We would like to welcome our special guests, St. Fiachras SNS, who have been involved in our Schools Outreach Programme. This gives both schools the opportunity to engage in tailor made music education programmes and to offer the opportunity to St. Fiachra’s students to engage in their first musical performance with the Artane Band. Every single member of the Artane Band, no matter what instrument they play has been a member of the recorder group, and it is the first formative experience for all our musicians. For these young students, It is their first experience of performing with others of a similar age, and the outreach programme teaches the basic skills of the recorder, such as blowing, breathing, hand positions and the general hand eye co-ordination required to successfully master an instrument. The Schools outreach programme has been an amazing success and we would like to take the opportunity to thank all of the students involved, their parents , teachers and the ASM School outreach programme.