Dear Center for Irish Music supporters and students,
Happy Saint Paddy's Day season! In the virtual entertainment industry, instructors and students are busy shooting music videos for the IMDA's Pajama Party, dance school shows, and festivals across the country.
Thank you for showing enthusiastic support for CIM at Éigse CIM, A Virtual Gaela Event. On February 20th, over 400 fans tuned in, made home-cooked meals and enjoyed our 2-hour show - a hearty celebration of Irish traditional music education - with live musical performances by Danny Diamond, Brian Miller, Anna Lethert and Todd Menton, emceeing by Máirtín de Cógáin, and a stellar silent auction.
In the bustle of the evening, I did not announce our decision to take a year off the Timothy "Fitz" Fitzgerald awards. Today marks 11 years since he left this world. The tradition of celebrating outstanding musicians in our community in Fitz's honor will be revived at Éigse 2022.
After you sign up for your spring music class at CIM, be sure to purchase the two albums being released by CIM instructors this month:
- Mary Vanorny & John McCormick, with Brian Miller - In the Tap Room (virtual release party this Sunday at 6pm
- Danny Diamond & Brian Miller - Let Fly
Thank you, always, for being a part of the CIM community. We miss seeing you, and look forward to a time when we can all be together again in person.
Norah Rendell
Executive Artistic Director
Center for Irish Music
*CIM students: The "students" webpage is updated on a weekly basis. We request that current students bookmark this page and check in regularly to find out about upcoming dates, deadlines, events and student-related announcements. Thank you!
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Register Now for Spring Mini Classes |
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Spring Term at the Center for Irish Music is underway, and we have a series of mini classes starting in April! Click the links below to learn more, and email Lily Gaetgaeow, registration coordinator, with questions or to enroll in private lessons on any of the 16 instruments we teach! |
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Instructor: Alisa Mee
Friday, 9:30-10:15 am
4/16 - 5/28 | $88
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Instructor:Danielle Enblom
Tuesday, 5:30-6:30 pm
4/13 - 5/25 | $112
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Instructor: Chad McAnally
Tuesday, 7:30-8:30 pm
4/13 - 5/18 | $96
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Instructor: Seán Gavin
Wednesday, 5:15-6:15 pm
4/14 - 5/26 | $112
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Instructor: Danny Diamond
Wednesday, 6:30-7:30 pm
4/14 - 5/26 | $112
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Instructor: Brian Miller
Thursday, 8:00-9:00 pm
4/15 - 5/27 | $96
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Instructor: Dáithí Sproule
Thursday, 7:00-8:00 pm
4/15 - 5/27 | $112
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Registration Fee Please Note: A $20 annual registration fee will be added to the cost of all group classes & private lessons for new students. Registration fee lasts from 9/1 through 8/31.
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Thank you for a successful Éigse CIM, a Gaela Event! |
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Thank you to everyone who made Éigse CIM, a Virtual Gaela Event a success on February 20th! We weren't sure what to expect from our first ever virtual fundraising event, and we were blown away that so many of you showed up to support the Center for Irish Music.
Because of you, we surpassed our $40,000 goal and raised as much as we did at last year's record-breaking in-person event. Thank you for helping us hand down the tradition!
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UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS |
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STREAMING MARCH 6-20
Bring the Kickin’ It Irish dancers and band into your own home! Stream "Kickin’ It Irish! 2021" from March 6-20 and celebrate St. Paddy’s Day Irish style while helping to support the talented artists in this fabulous show of Irish dance, music, and song. Featuring the dance and musical talent of CIM instructors Cormac O'Sé, Brian Miller, Todd Menton, Randy Gosa, and Mary Vanorny.
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Join CIM instructors John McCormick (button accordion) and Mary Vanorny (fiddle) for a Facebook Live CD release for their new album, In the Tap Room!
After the concert, join them for a few tunes over Zoom. The session will start at around 6:30pm and can be accessed with this link.
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STREAMING MARCH 12
Aonach Mhacha (Armagh), the Celtic Junction Arts Centre, and Traditional Arts Partnership (South Armagh) have teamed up with many friends and guests for Seachtain na Gaeilge le Energia to produce Anamchairde, an online event bringing together speakers, musicians, singers, and other performers to commemorate and celebrate the linguistic and cultural friendship between Ireland and peoples of the First Nations of America/Canada.
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STREAMING MARCH 13
The Rince na Chroi Irish Dancers present “From the Screen to your Couch,” which takes the place of their yearly “From the Stage to your Heart” performance until we can all safely gather again. The show will feature dancers as young as 3 up through adults, performing choreography prepared by the Rince na Chroi staff and accompanied (pre-recorded) by the Two Tap Trio Dance Band and the Wild Colonial Bhoys.
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MARCH 14th | 2:00 PM
The IMDA and Landmark Center present a special Irish edition of Music From the Porch from Landmark Center’s Market Street entry “porch” on Sunday, March 14 at 2:00 p.m., featuring live music from CIM instructor Todd Menton.
Fee and open to the public. The show will be live-streamed for those unable to attend in person.
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MARCH 17th | 8:30 AM -
The Irish Music and Dance Association invites one and all to their streaming St. Patrick’s Day Pajama Party 2021, featuring music, dance, and theatre performances. Featuring a virtual "Celtic Cuties" class led by Alisa Mee, as well as music by CIM student ensembles and instructors Chad McAnally, Charlie Heymann, Norah Rendell, Brian Miller & Mary Vanorny, Iain Dove Lempke, and Rosa Wells.
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Taking Flight Collective Virtual Concert
Friday, April 16, 7:30 pm
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Join the Taking Flight Collective for a live stream performance of locally-produced traditional music!
The Taking Flight Collective is a cohort of 3 award-winning musicians and Center for Irish Music students, Joe De Georgeo (fiddle), Ian McKenna (accordion) and Adrienne O’Shea (flute & vocals). They will be joined by guitarist and bouzouki player Brian Miller, who is their mentor for this year-long project.
Read more about the musicians and the Taking Flight Collective on CIM's education blog.
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Minnesota Irish Music Weekend @ Home
June 10-13, 2021
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Save the date for Minnesota Irish Music Weekend @ Home, presented by the Center for Irish Music!
This ground-breaking virtual festival pairs world-class traditional Irish musicians with learners of all ages for a weekend of workshops, lectures, sessions, and streaming concerts.
Each of our master artists is recognized for their musical expertise, and will offer insights and techniques to help learners tap into the deep roots of traditional Irish music.
Watch your inbox and visit centerforirishmusic.org/mim in coming months for program details, artist announcements, and a full schedule of events! |
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The Center for Irish Music is a 501c3 nonprofit, and we depend on your support to continue passing down the tradition of Irish music and song. Please consider joining us as a volunteer or making a gift to the CIM today!
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This activity is made
possible by the voters of
Minnesota through
a Minnesota State Arts
Board Operating Support
grant, thanks to a
legislative appropriation
from the arts and
cultural heritage fund.
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