Summer greetings from the Center for Irish Music,
Summer has finally arrived and the
Minnesota Irish Music Weekend is just twelve days away, from June 13th-16th. Tickets are selling fast for the Master Artists Concert on Saturday, June 15th featuring Pauline Conneely, Randal Bays, Sheila, Anna and Clare Friel, Brian Miller and Christian Stevens. Purchase your tickets online
here!
At our eleventh Annual MIM Weekend, we are thrilled to be hosting the largest ever teen program, with students traveling from Baltimore, Chicago and Seattle. Registration for the adult workshop, lecture & interview offerings are a little lower than usual. Please help us spread the word, and be sure to register yourself! Take a look at the selection of lectures, song & instrument workshops, percussive dance classes, interviews and more
here...
Summer is the perfect time to try a new instrument, so why not sign up for private lessons or try something new with a summer camp or class? Contact Hannah to sign up!
Finally, keep your eyes open for our upcoming summer fundraising campaign, coming soon, to help the Center for Irish Music end the fiscal year on a strong note. From investments in rental instruments, new programs to build our student base, and initiatives to bring traditional music into the community, we need your support.
I hope to see you this weekend at St. Anthony Park Arts Festival, Grand Old Day at Irish On Grand (we'll be there with Rince na Chroi, Irish Fair and more...), or at the Como Lake Pavillion on Wednesday, June 12th for a performance of the award-winning Advanced Youth Ensemble.
Thank you for being a part of the CIM community,
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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Summer Term Registration is Open!
June 10-August 18
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Registration is now open for summer classes and private lessons at the Center for Irish Music! Try one of the new group classes or camps below, or browse our full selection of summer camps and classes on our
online registration site.
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Monday-Friday, July 22-26 | Instructors: Mary Vanorny, Norah Rendell, and more!
$195 before June 1, $205 after June 1st
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Calling ALL youth ensemble members and anyone who is interested in being in one some time in the future at the Center for Irish Music! This camp will include sessions, a new tune each day, guided listening, trad youtube videos focussing on two musicians from each county each day and more sessions....! Bring your bag lunch and we'll take a jaunt over to Newell park, weather-permitting around noon each day.
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Monday-Friday, July 15-19 | Instructor: Danielle Enblom
$149 before June 1st, $159 after June 1st
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Irish music is joyful and full of great rhythm and spirit! Come to the Center for Irish Music for this fun camp to learn songs, play games, listen to music and learn more about the Irish instruments. If you already play an instrument, bring it along each day. We will put together a performance to share with families and friends on Friday at 11:30am.
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Thursdays, June 20-August 22 | Instructor: Dáithí Sproule | $96
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Dáithí Sproule will select songs from the recorded repertoire of Paddy Tunney (1921-2002), a singer with roots in Donegal and Fermanagh. He was renowned for his wide repertoire and his fine and distinctive style of singing, inspired by his mother Brigid, herself one of the great source singers.
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Mondays, June 10-24 | Instructor: Dáithí Sproule | $48
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The 60s were an amazing era for growth in Irish music. Dáithí is looking forward to walking down memory lane and playing and teaching some of the music from the time and telling the story of the folk clubs and folk and traditional acts of the era (some now little known or forgotten in America), an era that laid the foundations for everything that has come since.
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Other group classes for youth:
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Other group classes for adults:
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Celtic Cuties (ages 0-4)
June 21-Aug. 2 | 9:30-10:15 am
Fridays | 6 classes | $75
Instructor: Alisa Mee
Tin Whistle Troupe 1 (ages 6-9)
June 20-Aug.15 | 5:30-6:15 pm
Thursdays | 8 classes | $100
Instructor: Iain Dove Lempke
Starling Ensemble
Intermediate, ages 12-15
June 12-Aug. 7 | 4:45-6:15 pm
Wednesdays | 9 classes | $156
Instructor: Mary Vanorny
Swallowtail Ensemble
Intermediate, ages 10-14
June 20-Aug. 8 | 5:00-6:00 pm
Thursdays | 6 classes | $105
Instructor: Norah Rendell
Wren Ensemble
Intermediate, ages 14-17
June 10-Aug. 12 | 5:00-6:00 pm
Mondays | 10 classes | $123
Instructor: Dáithí Sproule
Advanced Youth Ensemble
Advanced, ages 13-17
June 12-Aug 7 | 4:45-6:15 pm Wednesdays | 9 classes | $176
Instructor: Brian Miller
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FairPlé Fiddlers Circle
June 10-July 29 | 2-3 pm
Mondays | 7 classes | $112
Instructor: Mary Vanorny
Irish Pub Songs
June 9-Aug. 13 | 7:30-8:30 pm
Tuesdays | 6 classes | $96
Instructor: Todd Menton
Irish Myths & Legends
June 15-Aug. 19 | 7:30-8:30 pm
Mondays | 5 classes | $80
Instructor: Dáithí Sproule
Young Adult Ensemble
June 18-Aug. 6 | 7:00-8:30 pm
Tuesdays | 6 classes | $102
Instructor: Norah Rendell
An Luan Ensemble
June 12-Aug. 7 | 7:15-8:45 pm
Wednesdays | 6 classes | $102
Instructor: Brian Miller
Open Sky Ensemble
June 10-Aug. 5 | 6:30-8:00 pm
Mondays | 7 classes | $119
Instructor: Brian Miller
Uisce Gorm Ensemble
June 11-Aug. 20 | 7:00-8:30 pm
Tuesdays | 8 classes | $136
Instructor: Dáithí Sproule
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WORKSHOPS · LECTURES · CONCERT · SESSIONS
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The 11th Annual Minnesota Irish Music Weekend, presented by the Center for Irish Music, is a unique festival that pairs world-class traditional Irish musicians and teachers with learners of all ages for a weekend of workshops, lectures, and much more. Each of the visiting artists is recognized for their musical mastery, and will offer insights and techniques to help learners tap into the deep roots of traditional Irish music.
Register for workshops today!
Package Discount
Register for 5 or more adult workshops, lectures or interviews and receive 15% off! Just enter code MIM5+ at checkout when registering online.
Valid through June 7th.
Food Orders
Food orders (box lunches for Saturday and Sunday, as well as the Saturday evening dinner) are due by June 7th.
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Opening Reception | Thursday, June 13th, 7 pm
Featuring a conversation with the Friel Sisters and Dáithí Sproule followed by tunes and refreshments. $15 (free for Trad Immersion or Teen Program registrants).
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Great Session Experience |
Friday, June 14th, 7-9 pm
FREE! Join in the fun as we fill every nook and cranny of the Celtic Junction with tunes and songs.
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Master Artists Concert | Saturday, June 15th, 7:30 pm
The signature event of Minnesota Irish Music Weekend, featuring visiting artists.
Get your tickets now
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Trad Album Release: Unwelcome Visitors
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Check out this new release from Unwelcome Visitors, featuring traditional Irish music from CIM instructor Rosa Wells on fiddle, Buddy Ferrari on bouzouki, and Ryan Behnke on uilleann pipes.
Available for purchase
here
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Upcoming CIM Student & Instructor Events
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SATURDAY, JUNE 1 | 10:00 AM
CIM Advanced Youth Ensemble
SUNDAY, JUNE 2 | 11:00-1:30 PM
CIM Ensembles at Grand Old Day
11:00am-11:35am - Young Adult Ensemble
11:45am-12:20pm - Open Sky Ensemble
12:30-1:30pm - Advanced Youth Ensemble
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 | 7:00-8:00 PM
CIM Advanced Youth Ensemble
THURSDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 13-16
Minnesota Irish Music Weekend
THURSDAY, JUNE 13 | 7:00 PM
MIM Opening Reception featuring an interview with the Friel Sisters & session
Location: 755 Prior Avenue
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FRIDAY, JUNE 14 | 7:00 PM
MIM Great Session Experience
SATURDAY, JUNE 15 | 7:30 PM
MIM Master Artists Concert
SUNDAY, JUNE 16 | 7:00 PM
Brass Lassie (CIM instructors Mary Vanorny, Danielle Enblom) at
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 | 11:25-11:40 AM
CIM Starling Ensemble at the Robbinsdale School District Cultural Exchange Expo
THURSDAY, JULY 25 | M
CIM Ensemble (TBA) at the St. Paul Saints
SATURDAY, AUG. 3 | 1:00-4:00 PM
CIM Ensemble (TBA)
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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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