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April 2015 Newsletter for Music Matters Inclusive Community Choirs, (Dublin, Ireland)
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Inclusive Community Choir Newsletter – April 2015
One Choir, One Community, No Divides, ALL Abilities Musical Director: Gráinne O’Grady www.facebook.com/inclusivechoir e: [email protected] www.facebook.com/musicmatters2012 M: 087-9803020 www.musicmatters.ie www.twitter.com/InclusiveChoir www.musicmatterschoir.blogspot.ie www.youtube.com/musicmattersdublin www.flickr.com/music-matters-dublin https://www.pinterest.com/musicmatters01/ https://www.scribd.com/MusicMattersChoir
Music Matters – Celebrating 3 Years! This month, Music Matters Inclusive Community Choirs celebrate our 3rd Birthday When we started our first inclusive community choir at the National League of the Blind of Ireland (NLBI), just 3 years ago - we never imagined the amazing journey Music Matters would make! Now, we have projects in all areas of Dublin, which include members across the entire lifespan - community choirs for adults with and without disabilities, choirs for older people and those with dementia, a new community choir for members of the Transgender Community (starting soon!), as well as joint initiatives in the areas of Youth Arts - with our friends in Axis Ballymun, Ossia Youth Choir, and the Rainbow Junior Arch Club We have many exciting projects for this year and beyond – watch this space!
The icing on the cake is our newly revamped Music Matters website We are very grateful to Rachel Gallen, our new web designer, for designing this site with such exceptional detail, taking care to include all of our choir projects and upcoming events. The site is also fully compatible with PC, mobile and tablet screens. The font is very user-friendly and can be enlarged or decreased, depending on user's individual needs. Visit the new website at: www.musicmatters.ie
Pub Quiz @ The Black Sheep, Thursday 16 April Music Matters invites you to join our first non-music fundraising event! Put your general knowledge to the test by taking part in a good old-fashioned Table Quiz! When: Thursday 16th April, 7.00 - 9.30 PM Where: The Black Sheep, Capel St, Dublin 1 Table of 5: €50, Individuals: €10 Book in advance, by emailing: [email protected] or come along on the night All funds raised will support the ongoing development of our inclusive community choir projects - Approximately 200 people PER WEEK benefit from the choirs; many of them people with intellectual & physical disabilities, older people, homeless people, and people with dementia. Visit our Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/699315613512914/
Concert at St John of God Carmona Services On Wednesday 25th March, Music Matters joined the St John of God Community Choir and Musical Memories choirs, for a concert at Dunmore House, Glenageary, Co. Dublin. We performed to a full house, as the crowds braved the wet and wintry weather to join us! Congratulations to all involved - Music Matters, St John of God Community Choir & Musical Memories choir - be very proud of yourselves! Thank you to William Byrne, our guest musician, and to the St John of God Carmona Services for hosting us. We are also grateful to David Frain for photographing this wonderful occasion!
“That’s a Rap” – with Temper-Mental MissElayneous "That's a Rap" was a 5 week rap and performance project for people with intellectual disabilities. Developed by Axis Ballymun in association with Music Matters, this exciting new youth arts project gave young people with intellectual disabilities (15 - 27 years) the opportunity to dive into the world of Hip Hop and rap by working with the well-known hip-hop artist and poet, Temper-Mental MissElayneous. “That’s a Rap” was generously funded by the Communications Workers Union
Some of the young rappers took part in the LiFT Youth Arts Festival Gala Showcase on Wednesday 25th March, including Cian “Crazy C” O’Connor, who is pictured here with Temper-Mental MissElayneous There is also a short promotional video, recorded & edited by Jonathan Ho, Youth Artist in Residence at Axis Ballymun – available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUpTZ8Q9jQ0
New Dublin 12 Community Choir Dublin City Council and the Crumlin Centre for Music & Arts are delighted to announce the creation of a new community choir – for those living in the Dublin 12 area This fun choir will run for 16 weeks initially and is for older people, with a particular welcome for people with dementia or memory loss, their family members, neighbours or friends The choir will be directed by Gráinne O’Grady – who also has experience directing the Musical Memories Choirs & Forget Me Nots Choir The choir will commence on Wednesday 13th May in the Community Centre for Music & Arts (behind St Agnes’ Primary School), Crumlin More info or to join the choir, please contact: Miriam or Tom at Dublin City Council, Crumlin Area Office Ph: 01-222 5504 Places in the choir are limited. Please register if you want to get involved
Transgender Community Choir We are currently looking for members to join a new community choir, which is inclusive of people who identify as Transgender. This choir is believed to be the first of its kind in Europe. No audition necessary! Rehearsals will begin at Dublin City University in April 2015 For more info, please email Grainne O'Grady at [email protected] (phone: 087 980 3020). Alternatively you can email Mel Duffy (DCU), School of Nursing & Health Sciences: [email protected]
