EDUCATION EVENTS JUNE-AUG ABOUT THE ARTIST WRITING SPACES PROJECT The Artist Writing Spaces initiative seeks to further expand the work of the Residencies for classical music organisations by adding space for those working in contemporary song-writing. The project plans to provide space to artistically acclaimed song-writers who seek to engage with the programme of the Hall and to develop programme platforms with those artists at the Hall. A pilot programme is running from May 2013 to May 2014, where five artists are provided with one writing space each for 12 months. Artist selected for the Pilot Phase are the following: Cathy Davey is an Irish singersongwriter. She has released three albums, Something Ilk (2004), Tales of Silversleeve (2007) and The Nameless (2010). Her second album garnered her a Choice Music Prize nomination, and Meteor Award for Best Irish Female. The Nameless was the top selling album in Ireland upon the week of its release. It was also nominated for the Choice Music Prize. Neil Hannon is a Northern Irish singer and songwriter, best known as the creator and frontman of the chamber pop group The Divine Comedy. Hannon has also collaborated with Thomas Walsh, from the Irish band Pugwash, to create a cricket themed pop album under the name The Duckworth Lewis Method. In April 2012, Hannon’s first opera commission, Sevastopol, was performed by the Royal Opera House.
James Vincent McMorrow is an Irish folk singer and songwriter. His debut album Early in the Morning was released in February, 2010 to widespread acclaim. His follow up album Post Tropical was released in February 2014. Paul Noonan is a song-writer best-known for his work with his band, BellX1, who premièred their new album Chop Chop at the Hall last summer. Upcoming projects include an album of pared back collaborations with female vocalists like Martha Wainwright, Joan Wasser and Gemma Hayes which will be premiered at the Hall on 24 May as part of ESB Live 2014.
Composer and electronic musician Glenn Keating is a member of the band Jape and performs with The Redneck Manifesto, Somadrone amongst others.
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