Wednesday 29 May 2013

National Concert Hall

The National Concert Hall, based in Dublin’s city centre, is rated by performing artists as one of the finest concert halls in Europe.   With a range of lunchtime and evening performances covering classical, opera, traditional, jazz, musicals, popular music and education, the National Concert Hall is a venue catering for all musical tastes young and old. 

Summer at the National Concert Hall
To download the NCH's calendar of events for June to August 2013, click here. 

I had a scan through the events and some that caught my eye that kids might like include the following:-

Global Express: A Family Concert for Young Children, NCH - 2nd June at 3pm (€10 for a child)
Waltons New School of Music - Student Concert - 24th June at 7.30pm (€5 for children under 12)
National Youth Orchestra of Ireland: Summer Proms - 29th July at 8pm (€9 for kids under 18)
Meitheal's Award-Winning Traditional Musicians - 3rd August at 1.05pm
Yes to Young Talent - 23rd August at 1.05pm (€5 for Children under 12)

The NCH also offers a wide range of programming and learning opportunities for children and families. 

Mini Music is an action-packed music workshop experience for babies and young children aged 3 months to 5 years old. 30-minute workshops take place on Saturdays at The National Concert Hall.

Ama-Zone: for Children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions is a multi-sensory installation created by sound artist Slavek Kwi. The next Ama-Zone session will be on Saturday 7th September - tickets will be on sale in the coming weeks. 

Kids can also join the NCH's Young Maestros Club (costs €50 a year)

The National Concert Hall will host music summer courses aiming to provide first rate interactive experiences for music students and musicians across Ireland.

Songschool - Five day summer course for secondary school students aged 13-18 who are interested in writing and recording songs, performing them at a concert, making a video, learning about music technology, and meeting people who love music
Monday 17th - 21st July,
Monday 29th July - 2nd August,
Tuesday 29th October - Friday 1st November

Junior Songschool - Five day summer course for 8-12 year olds.
Monday - Friday 22nd - 26th July

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