Learning & Participation | January to March 2019

LEARNING & PARTICIPATION January-March 2019 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS MUSIC STUDENTS AND MUSICIANS OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLBEING BURSARIES AND AWARDS

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Event Overview

JANUARY 11 Tea Dance Tunes p 12 12 Mini Music Term 2 p 1 12

Family Concert with the WhistleBlast Quartet: Snow White and the Seven Short Stories p2

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Quavers to Quadratics: Music and Science Workshops

p 5-6

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Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland – History and Evolution 1

p 12

20 Insights: Chanticleer p 13 21

Choral Workshop with Chanticleer

p 10

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Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland – History and Evolution 2

p 12

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Gamelan Ensembles Term 2

p 15

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Percussion Lab Term 2

p 14

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Sing Out! Choir Term 2

p 15

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Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland – History and Evolution 3

p 12

FEBRUARY 5

Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland – History and Evolution 4

p 12

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On a High Note! – Music workshops for Primary School Students

p7

6 Insights: Paul Lewis p 13 7

Piano Masterclass with Paul Lewis

p 11

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Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland – History and Evolution 5

p 12

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Insights: Nikolaj Znaider and Robert Kulek

p 13

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Talk Series: Choral Music in Ireland – History and Evolution 6

p 12

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One Day Junior Songschool

p2

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Baby Bop and Toddler Twist

p3

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Youth Workshops: Let’s Drum & Gamelan

p3

25 Bring Along a Baby p 4 26 Special Schools Sing-Along p 7

MARCH 9

Family Concert: Mystical Menagerie with the Echo Band

p4

11 Special Schools Sing-Along p 7 15 Tea Dance Tunes p 12 23

Insights: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

p 13

25 Bring Along a Baby p 4 30

Insights: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

p 13

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Fostering creativity, sharing experiences, and expanding horizons.

Mini Music

Mini Music An action-packed music workshop experience for babies and young children aged 3 months to 8 years old.

Term 2: January 12, 19, 26 February 2, 9, 16 March 2, 9, 23, 30

Term 3: April 6, 13, 27 May 4, 11, 18, 25 June 8, 15, 22

Mini Minors 10.20am: 3-12 months Mini Majors 11.00am: 1-2 years Mini Mezzos 10.20am & 11.40am: 2-3 years

Mini Muchos 12.20pm & 1.50pm: 3-4 years Mini Maxis 1pm & 1.45pm: 4-5 years Mini Maestros 1-1.45pm: 5-8 years

Full Price: €120 per 10-week term / €155 per 10-week term (Mini Maestros) Young Maestros: €96 per 10-week term/€130 per 10-week term (Mini Maestros).

Second child discount available

Important booking dates for 2018/2019 classes Term 2 General sales open at 10am on 10 November 2018 Term 3 General sales open at 10am on 16 February 2019 Bookings available through our box office in person or by phone at 01 417 0000. nch.ie | 01 417 0000

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Snow White and the Seven Short Stories

Junior Songschool

Family Concert with the WhistleBlast Quartet: Snow White and the Seven Short Stories

One Day Junior Songschool

Saturday 12 January, 12pm & 1:30pm

Junior Songschool is for students aged 8 -12 years old who are interested in writing and recording songs, performing them in concert, learning about music technology, and meeting people who love music as much as they do...not to mention forming bands and having fun!

John Field Room

Join The WhistleBlast Quartet for a musical adventure through popular fairy tales and children’s stories. Listen out for some favourite familiar pieces including selections from Carmen and Sleeping Beauty, and meet Amadeus Mozart as one of the Three Little Pigs!

See how music can bring a story to life, with plenty of opportunity for participation in this engaging concert for all the family.

Thursday 21 February, 10.30am – 2.30pm Free concert for family and friends at 2pm The Studio

Make music and new friends!

Please bring your instrument and a packed lunch.

Tickets: €20 20% discount for Young Maestros

Tickets: €12 Child: €10 Family ticket (family of 4 with max. 2 adults): €37

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WORKSHOP DAY

Baby Bop

Let’s Drum & Gamelan

Baby Bop & Toddler Twist Saturday 10 February, from 10:15am Room 107

Saturday 23 February, 10:45am and 12pm

Have fun with your little one in these engaging workshops and learn a range of tunes and techniques to continue their musical journey at home. This session uses folk songs and lullabies from around the world, together with easy and accessible musical activities for you to share together. All workshops are 50 minutes in duration.

Baby Bop (3-12 months), 10:15am & 1pm Toddler Twist (1-2 years), 11:30am & 2.15pm Prices: 1 Adult & 1 Baby/Toddler: €15 1 Adult & 2 Babies/Toddlers: €19.50 Adults: €8 Child: €7

Youth Workshops: Let’s Drum & Gamelan Various rooms

Discover the world of rhythm in our introductory percussion workshops!

From the drumming traditions of West Africa, Brazil, and the Caribbean to the magical sounds of the Javanese Gamelan, these workshops are a great way to play music in an ensemble, even with little or no previous experience.

Parents/guardians are welcome to relax in our chill room with tea/coffee during the workshops.

Let’s Drum Junior (ages 8-12), 10:45am Let’s Drum Senior (ages 13-16), 12pm Senior Gamelan (ages 13-16), 10:45am Junior Gamelan (ages 8-12), 12pm Tickets: €12.50 for one workshop €20 for two workshops (Let’s Drum and Gamelan) *Ticket price includes parent/guardian access to chill room.

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Bring Along a Baby

Mystical Menagerie

Bring Along a Baby Monday 25 February, 10:30am & 12:30pm Monday 25 March, 10:30am & 12:30pm John Field Room

Family Concert: Mystical Menagerie with the Echo Band Saturday 9 March, 11:30am & 1pm

Bring Along a Baby is an informal, relaxed, accessible chamber music recital, aimed primarily at parents, while babies or very young children sleep, feed and play.

Tickets: €13, babies go free!

Presented by the NCH in association with Classical Kids

John Field Room

Take flight with a dragon, prowl with the lions, and leap like a lemur at our interactive family concert with the Echo Band! Enjoy a fantastic variety of songs featuring creatures both real and imagined...the beasts and critters can’t wait to meet you! Lots of participation promised to keep your little wildlings involved and entertained.

Tickets: €12 Child: €10 Family ticket (family of 4 with max. 2 adults): €37

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SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS Enhancing musical experience, encouraging engagement, and supporting curriculum.

Quavers to Quadratics

Quavers to Quadratics: Music and Science Workshops Monday 14 January – Friday 18 January 2019, 9:45am – 2pm Various Rooms

Can we see sound?

How high a note can you hear?

What have music and science got in common? Quite a lot as it happens!

We invite your school to collaborate with the National Concert Hall, University College Dublin, and Trinity College Dublin, in bringing this unique and innovative programme to Ireland’s young students.

Quavers to Quadratics sees primary school children from 3rd-6th class play with ideas common to music and science. They are led in their play by undergraduate students from music and science, working in partnership with the children’s teachers.

If your school takes-part in Quavers to Quadratics, undergraduate facilitators will work with each school teacher to co-teach a series of lessons in their class, as well as a day-long immersive workshop at the National Concert Hall, exploring the worlds of music and science.

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The programme sequence is as follows: Teacher CPD workshop (22 November 2018) Teachers from participating schools attend a collaborative workshop with UCD and TCD undergraduate facilitators, working in partnership to co-plan the school-visit workshops.

This is a vital part of the programme, so a teacher from each participating class must be able to attend. Please note this workshop will take place during the school day.

School visits (dates tbc) Our facilitators will visit your school on 2 occasions before the visit to the NCH, including once before the Christmas break. These visits will be co-taught by the facilitator and class teacher. These sessions will introduce the programme contents to the participating children, and prepare for the NCH visit through an engaging programme of activities.

NCH workshop (week beginning 14 January 2019) In a workshop at the NCH, lasting the full school day, participating groups and their teachers will join our facilitators in a fascinating exploration of the worlds of music and science. Moving through three rooms: Making Sound, Feeling Sound, and Seeing Sound, the children, teachers and facilitators will explore a range of experiments to bring physics and sound to life.

The workshop concludes with an impromptu ensemble performance using the children’s own instruments, made during the morning from found materials provided by the NCH. Post-NCH visit (date tbc) Soon after the NCH workshop, our facilitators will return to your school for a final visit.

This co-reflective session will help to embed the learning from the NCH workshop, and co-plan ways to continue the exploration of music and science in the classroom.

This is a free but ticketed event for DEIS schools, early booking is advised. Please note you will need your school roll number when booking. Any remaining spaces will be opened to non-DEIS schools at 10am on 19 November 2018.

Presented by the NCH, University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin Schools of Education.

Generously supported by Science Foundation Ireland and Dublin Port Company.

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On A High Note!

Special Schools Sing-Along

On a High Note! – Music Workshops for Primary School Students Wednesday 6 February, 9:30am, 11am & 12:30pm Room 103

Tutor: Mary Curran Designed to support and compliment the primary school music curriculum, these fun and interactive music workshops provide an introduction to the world of rhythm, melody, singing, rap writing, and percussion. Available for booking to primary school groups.

Tickets: â‚Ź8 per student, complimentary tickets for teachers.

Special Schools Sing-Along Tuesday 26 February, 11am Monday 11 March, 11am John Field Room

We invite special schools (pupils with moderate, severe and profound general learning disabilities) to join us for this interactive, multi-sensory concert-workshop.

Using music as a medium to communicate, we aim to engage and entertain with a lively and varied programme. With plenty of opportunity to join in, sing along, or play together with the musicians, we will explore familiar themes in an inclusive and welcoming environment.

Free but ticketed event, early booking is advisable.

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The Art of Tradition

The Art of Tradition: Inside Irish Music Through live performance and presentations, Dr. Martin Tourish of the band Altan brings to life the traditional music components of the Junior and Leaving Certificate courses, covering areas including the harp tradition, the song tradition, regional styles, tune-types, ornamentation, fusion and the debate around tradition and innovation.

Martin presents the workshop at your school with fellow international performers.

Students will receive a booklet with a wealth of material for guidance through the workshop, and revision before their final exam.

For more information please see www.theartoftradition.ie

Tailor-Made Workshops for Schools The National Concert Hall’s schools workshops are an ideal opportunity for students to learn informally and to link into many aspects of both the primary and post-primary curricula. We can cater for your school’s individual requirements, providing a memorable, creative and social musical experience for your students.

Whole classes or smaller groups can choose which workshops they want to take part in. The five options include percussion, singing, song-writing, gamelan, and improvisation.

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Percussion Discover the world of rhythm with a group percussion workshop. Our skilled facilitators will take you on a rhythmic journey, exploring the drumming traditions of West Africa, Brazil and the Caribbean. No previous experience is required and all instruments will be supplied.

Singing This workshop uses the one instrument that we all possess: the voice. Group singing is one of the easiest ways into music participation, and our facilitators are experts at getting everyone involved, joining in, and having a good time.

Song-writing Participants collaborate in the writing process and record their own newly-crafted piece, guided by experienced facilitators.

They also perform for one another throughout, culminating in a performance event at the end of the workshop.

Introduction to Gamelan Experience the magical sound of the Javanese gamelan! This unique set of tuned percussion instruments are great for getting to play music in an ensemble, even with little or no previous experience. Due to the size and number of instruments, this workshop is currently only available at the National Concert Hall and workshops are limited to a maximum of 20 participants.

Improvisation Build confidence and explore your musical intuition through improvisation! Our experienced facilitators are equipped with a variety of games, exercises and approaches to get you performing and creating on the spot!

For booking and further details, please email education@nch.ie

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MUSIC STUDENTS AND MUSICIANS Augmenting skills, fostering development, and building futures.

Chanticleer

Choral Workshop with Chanticleer Monday 21 January, 2-4pm Various rooms

We invite secondary school choirs to participate in this choral workshop lead by members of GRAMMY® award-winning ensemble Chanticleer.

Called “the world’s reigning male chorus” by the New Yorker, Chanticleer is known for its seamless blend of twelve male voices ranging from soprano to bass and its original interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to jazz and popular genres, as well as contemporary composition.

To apply, please submit your choir’s musical CV along with the repertoire you would present in the workshop no later than Friday 14 December to education@nch.ie.

Participant fee: €30 per choir

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Paul Lewis

Piano Masterclass with Paul Lewis Thursday 7 February, 10:30am-1:30pm Kevin Barry Recital Room

Internationally acclaimed as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of the central European classical repertoire, English pianist Paul Lewis offers this masterclass to advanced piano students.

To apply, please submit your musical CV along with the repertoire you would present in the masterclass no later than Thursday 17 February to education@nch.ie.

Observer ticket: €5 Participant fee: €40 for 40min tuition

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OUR COMMUNITY Encouraging participation, widening access, and supporting lifelong learning.

Choral Music in Ireland

Choral Music in Ireland: History and Evolution 3 Tuesdays 1:10 – 2pm Kevin Barry Recital Room

Tea Dance Tunes

Tea Dance Tunes - Dementia Friendly Concerts Friday 11 January, 3pm Friday 15 March, 3pm John Field Room

We invite people living with dementia, their carers and families to enjoy a concert of favourite songs and music.

“Each one, even the most reserved guests, brighten and react with the music, in their own individual way. And then, when the concert is over, there is an atmosphere of contentment and calm.” - Nancy Previs, Journalist Tickets: €2.50 Kindly supported by by Michael and Loret O’Brien and Dublin City Council North Central Area.

NCH and Chamber Choir Ireland continue their popular Tuesday lunchtime lecture series curated by Stuart Kinsella, exploring the broad history of Irish choral music, both amateur and professional. Talks will include musical illustrations by members of Chamber Choir Ireland.

• 15 January - Stuart Kinsella Considering Choral Music in Ireland • 22 January - Susan O'Regan Choral Societies in nineteenth-century Cork • 29 January - Anne Barry From Solo Song to Ensemble Setting: Traditional Melodies in Irish Choral Music • 5 February - Una Hunt Moore's Irish Melodies & the Unknown Part Songs by Sir John Stevenson • 12 Febuary - Seamus Crimmins Interviews Colin Mawby 'Raised Voices': RTÉ's Choral Bloom, 1984-1990 • 19 February - Mark Fitzgerald Irish Choral Music Since 1945 Tickets: €5 per lecture, or €25 for the series

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Insights Pre-concert talks Unlocking the mystery behind the music Insights is a series of pre-concert talks given by respected figures in Irish music education and performance, and is linked to the International Concert Series.

Taking a thematic approach, each talk uses the repertoire and performers as a departure point from which to explore musical themes that will have much to offer anyone with an interest in augmenting the concert experience, or expanding their understanding of classical music.

Information on the speakers is on our website www.nch.ie. Free to concert ticket holders.

Join us for many evenings of musical enlightenment!

Chanticleer

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Insights: Chanticleer Sunday 20 January, 6:45 – 7:30pm

Insights: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Saturday 23 March, 6:45 – 7:30pm

Pre-concert talk with Majella Hollywood, CEO of Chamber Choir Ireland

Kevin Barry Recital Room

Insights: Paul Lewis Wednesday 6 February, 6:45 – 7:30pm Kevin Barry Recital Room

Insights: Nikolaj Znaider and Robert Kulek Thursday 14 February, 6:45 – 7:30pm Kevin Barry Recital Room

Pre-concert talk with Sarah Sew, Head of Strings and Chamber Music at the Royal Irish Academy of Music

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Insights: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Saturday 30 March, 6:45 – 7:30pm Kevin Barry Recital Room

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Community Ensembles A frequent regret expressed by many adults is that of never having played music.

The ensemble programme provides a range of ensembles where the emphasis is on participation and enjoyment – discover your inner musician!

Percussion Lab

Percussion Lab Tuesdays - Beginners: 6:30pm, Level 2: 7:30pm, Level 3: 8:30pm Term 2 starts 22 January Book your place from 30 November

Percussion Lab is a drumming ensemble for anyone over the age of 16 where you are encouraged to join in and experience the rhythms of the world. Focusing on the rich traditions of Africa, Brazil and Cuba, Percussion Lab will have you up and drumming in no time (but hopefully in time!).

No previous experience is required to join Beginners level - all you need to bring is your enthusiasm! If you are interested in joining Level 2 or Level 3, please contact education@nch.ie.

Course fee: â‚Ź65 per 8-week term

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Gamelan Ensemble

Sing Out!

Gamelan Ensembles

Sing Out!

Tuesdays 6pm & 8:15pm Term 2 starts 22 January Book your place from 30 November

Wednesdays 7.45pm – 9.15pm Term 2 starts 23 January Book your place from 30 November

The Gamelan is a terrific instrument for both learning and performing, and a rewarding musical and social activity. This fascinating instrument consists of a wide variety of gongs, bells, and xylophone-style instruments and produces a magical sound when played.

Sing Out! is a singing group open to anyone over the age of 16. Its motto is: come together and find your voice!

Using a wide range of songs and styles, participants will develop their singing in a supportive and encouraging environment.

There is no requirement of previous musical experience for the ensembles – for each class time, new members will be incorporated with existing members to create a dynamic orchestra!

There are no auditions or other criteria for enrolment, other than an open mind and the will to sing!

Tenors and Basses are particularly welcome. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Course fee: €65 per 8-week term Course fee: €65 per 8-week term

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Blow the Dust Orchestra

Blow the Dust Orchestra The Blow the Dust Orchestra is our resident community orchestra for older people, or those returning to playing. The ensemble is open to players of any level, instrument or style and aims to empower older people to rise to the artistic and physical challenges of playing their instruments while creating a musically orientated social community, with the National Concert Hall as its own 'clubhouse.'

We are always delighted to hear from prospective members, and we encourage you to contact us soon, as places are limited due to the ensemble's popularity!

Email blowthedust@nch.ie for further information, or give us a call on 01 417 0077.

Membership contribution: â‚Ź80 per annum

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HEALTH AND WELLBEING Enriching lives, supporting special needs, and promoting wellbeing.

Kids’ Classics

Health and Harmony

Music in Children’s Hospitals – Kids’ Classics

Health & Harmony

Kids’ Classics brings music out of the NCH and into Ireland’s children’s hospitals. The programme offers distraction and relaxation for young patients undergoing stressful treatment, and helps to improve the quality of life for patients, families and staff.

Health & Harmony is an outreach music programme specially developed to meet the needs of those individuals and their families living with dementia.

This programme brings professional musicians into nursing homes and care settings around Ireland for bi-monthly performances.

Music in Children’s Hospitals is generously supported by Brackaville Investments and Michael O’Brien.

This programme is generously supported by the Lauritzson Foundation and the Community Foundation for Ireland.

Music in Mind

National Rehabilitation Hospital

Music in Mind is an initiative designed to bring music participation to people with mental health difficulties. In partnership with Mental Health Ireland, the programme provides percussion and choir workshops to clients of mental health support centres in Dublin and beyond.

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BURSARIES AND AWARDS Recognising potential, celebrating success, and supporting careers.

Sinead O’Kelly

Bernadette Greevy Bursary Award for Singers Each year, the National Concert Hall awards one singer a bursary of €5,000, in honour of Irish mezzo-soprano Dr. Bernadette Greevy. The winner of the Bernadette Greevy Bursary gives a recital at the National Concert Hall at the end of the following year, featuring a new Irish work commissioned for the occasion by the National Concert Hall.

The National Concert Hall was delighted to announce young mezzo-soprano Sinead O’Kelly as winner of the Bernadette Greevy Bursary Award for 2018.

The National Concert Hall wishes to acknowledge the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for its kind support of the Bernadette Greevy Bursary for Singers.

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Christopher Moriarty

Jerome Hynes Young Composers’ Award The Jerome Hynes Young Composers’ Award is for the commission of a new work for our development orchestra, SinfoNua. As winner of the 2018 award, clarinetist and composer Christopher Moriarty will premier his new work in summer 2019, giving the young composer a platform to showcase his talent.

The Young Musician Award for Strings The Young Musician Award at the National Concert Hall supports the development of talented young string musicians in Ireland. This biannual award provides bursaries for young musicians up to a total of â‚Ź10,000 which may be used toward tuition, instrument upgrade, travel or other costs faced by student musicians as they develop their potential.

Application details for 2019 Bursaries and Awards will be announced in March 2019 at www.nch.ie.

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NCH CHRISTMAS APPEAL Working with people of all ages in Health & Wellbeing Donate to our Christmas Health & Wellbeing Appeal and support the delivery of four essential projects that reach more than 8,000 people in 20 counties each year. All year round, the NCH strives to bring the magic and joy of live music to those who cannot attend our concerts: Music in Mind – supporting the recovery, through music, of people living with mental health difficulties.

Health & Harmony – sharing the joy of live music with people living with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

National Rehabilitation Hospital – bringing music to people with acquired brain injury.

Music in Children’s Hospitals – relieving stress and bringing joy to the wards and classrooms of paediatric hospitals.

What does your donation do?

Your generous donation is crucial in ensuring the continuation of these essential services which improve people’s lives every day. Your donation will make it possible to bring joy and improve wellbeing through music this Christmas.

Donate today by going to www.nch.ie/appeal Other ways to help: • Donate by phone on 01 417 0000.

• Cash or credit/debit card donations can be made at our Box Office.

• Donate by post. Cheques are made payable to “National Concert Hall” and can be posted to Friends Office, The National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2.

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We would like to thank the following for their continued support of Learning & Participation at the National Concert Hall: The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht The Community Foundation for Ireland The Lauritzson Foundation Science Foundation Ireland Brackaville Investments Michael and Loret O’Brien Dublin Port Company Dublin City Council North Central Area Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) Friends, Patrons, and Corporate Associates of the National Concert Hall

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