If you have never been to the National Concert Hall before - check out our virtual tour below.
Music for the virtual tour was graciously supplied by RTÉ, from the 'Classical Sounds Orchestral and Vocal Favourites' CD (RTÉ Music Publishing Ltd) featuring the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Check out a virtual tour of the NCH
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Launch of interactive Christmas eCard
We are very excited about the launch of our interactive drag & drop Christmas eCard !Designed by award winning digital agency vStream ; the interactive e-card allows the user to ‘make their own Christmas card’.
Giving the user creative control adds a personal touch, therefore making it more likely for them to pass the card on, thus adding to its virability.
Click here to view the eCard. You can send it on to up to 5 friends - its free and easy to do! Enjoy!
The National Concert Hall relaunches our monthly ezine!
We have redesigned our monthly ezine.
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Shannon Murray from Longford Wins The National Concert Hall ‘Snowman Art Competition for Children 2008’
Shannon Murray (12) from Co. Longford, is named the winner of the National Concert Hall’s ‘Snowman Art Competition 2008’. With close to 1,500 entries for the competition to choose from, Shannon’s painting entitled ‘The Entertainer’ depicts the snowman performing with carols singers and a band. The competition, run in conjunction with the Irish Daily Star Sunday, Dublin’s 98 and An Post, was established to encourage children around Ireland to tap into their imagination and demonstrate their creativity in bringing ‘ The Snowman’ to life in a painting or drawing.
The number of entries received was unprecedented and the standard was very high, resulting in a difficult decision for the judges. A number of entries were selected as runners up and their paintings/drawings are available to view online. The runners up are; Ella Love, age 5 from Dublin, Caitlin Daly, age 7 from Co. Cork, Sadhbh McHugh, age 11 from Co. Dublin, Chloe McManus, age 11 from Co. Louth, Cora McCloskey, age 12 from Co. Offaly, Cormac Kinsella, age 11 from Co. Dublin, Katelynn Murray, age 7 from Co. Dublin, Sean Keane, age 7 from Co. Clare, Anthony Stewart, age 8 from Co. Roscommon, Aisling Cowman, age 6 from Co. Wexford, Ellena Brady, age 4 from Dublin 4, john Sharkey, age 6, from Co. Dublin, Sean Darnell, age 10 from Co. Kerry, Oonagh Pierce, age 11 from Co. Limerick, Sophie Harman, age 7 from Co. Wicklow, Aoife Brown, age 3 from Co. Dublin, Sallymay O’Mahony , age 8 from Co. Kerry, Anthony Pinkowski, age 6 from Co. Wexford, Ray Lawless, age 10 from Co. Meath, Ella McGrane, age 10 from Co. Dublin, Elena Ryzove, age 7 from Co. Dublin, Megan Kane, age 10 from Co. Longford, Aoibhe Curley, age 8 from Co. Kildare, Juliette Hennessy, age 10 from Co. Cork, Matthew O’Leary, age 11 from Co. Dublin, Patrick Thomas, age 11 from Co. Wexford, Aidan O’Halloran, age 10 from Co. Kerry and Luke Horner, age 12 from Co. Dublin.
The winner will be awarded tickets her family to attend the Snowman Movie Live Concert with Craig Doyle at the National Concert Hall this Christmas season. Her entry will also be used as the front cover design of the Snowman Concert Programme which will be printed for the run of 9 shows at the National Concert Hall. The winning design will also be announced in the Irish Daily Star in early December with a full list of runners up printed on a later date. Every child who entered the competition will receive a Certificate to acknowledge their participation in the competition.
NOTE to Editor:
The National Concert Hall this year will stage Howard Blake’s quintessentially Christmas masterpiece ‘The Snowman Movie – Live Concert’. The Family Christmas special will feature the animated movie on big screen accompanied by live orchestra. Narrated by TV broadcaster Craig Doyle the shows will also feature seasonal favourites and will run on Sunday 14 December 12noon, 2.15pm; Monday 15 December 11am/2.30pm/7.30pm; Thursday 18 December 5pm/7.30pm and Saturday 20 December 11am, 1. 30pm, 4. 30pm and 7. 30pm.
A magical stage setting along with a full orchestra will create a magical Christmas spirit with children from the Spotlight Stage School singing popular Christmas carols. This family Christmas show will also include some seasonal favourites such as Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride and Christmas Festival Overture.
Tickets from €15and available on www.nch.ie or 01 417 00 00.
ENDS
For further information contact: Sinead Doyle, Marketing & Pr Manager, National Concert Hall, Tel: 01 417 0057 or e-mail: Sinead.Doyle@nch.ie
The number of entries received was unprecedented and the standard was very high, resulting in a difficult decision for the judges. A number of entries were selected as runners up and their paintings/drawings are available to view online. The runners up are; Ella Love, age 5 from Dublin, Caitlin Daly, age 7 from Co. Cork, Sadhbh McHugh, age 11 from Co. Dublin, Chloe McManus, age 11 from Co. Louth, Cora McCloskey, age 12 from Co. Offaly, Cormac Kinsella, age 11 from Co. Dublin, Katelynn Murray, age 7 from Co. Dublin, Sean Keane, age 7 from Co. Clare, Anthony Stewart, age 8 from Co. Roscommon, Aisling Cowman, age 6 from Co. Wexford, Ellena Brady, age 4 from Dublin 4, john Sharkey, age 6, from Co. Dublin, Sean Darnell, age 10 from Co. Kerry, Oonagh Pierce, age 11 from Co. Limerick, Sophie Harman, age 7 from Co. Wicklow, Aoife Brown, age 3 from Co. Dublin, Sallymay O’Mahony , age 8 from Co. Kerry, Anthony Pinkowski, age 6 from Co. Wexford, Ray Lawless, age 10 from Co. Meath, Ella McGrane, age 10 from Co. Dublin, Elena Ryzove, age 7 from Co. Dublin, Megan Kane, age 10 from Co. Longford, Aoibhe Curley, age 8 from Co. Kildare, Juliette Hennessy, age 10 from Co. Cork, Matthew O’Leary, age 11 from Co. Dublin, Patrick Thomas, age 11 from Co. Wexford, Aidan O’Halloran, age 10 from Co. Kerry and Luke Horner, age 12 from Co. Dublin.
The winner will be awarded tickets her family to attend the Snowman Movie Live Concert with Craig Doyle at the National Concert Hall this Christmas season. Her entry will also be used as the front cover design of the Snowman Concert Programme which will be printed for the run of 9 shows at the National Concert Hall. The winning design will also be announced in the Irish Daily Star in early December with a full list of runners up printed on a later date. Every child who entered the competition will receive a Certificate to acknowledge their participation in the competition.
NOTE to Editor:
The National Concert Hall this year will stage Howard Blake’s quintessentially Christmas masterpiece ‘The Snowman Movie – Live Concert’. The Family Christmas special will feature the animated movie on big screen accompanied by live orchestra. Narrated by TV broadcaster Craig Doyle the shows will also feature seasonal favourites and will run on Sunday 14 December 12noon, 2.15pm; Monday 15 December 11am/2.30pm/7.30pm; Thursday 18 December 5pm/7.30pm and Saturday 20 December 11am, 1. 30pm, 4. 30pm and 7. 30pm.
A magical stage setting along with a full orchestra will create a magical Christmas spirit with children from the Spotlight Stage School singing popular Christmas carols. This family Christmas show will also include some seasonal favourites such as Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride and Christmas Festival Overture.
Tickets from €15and available on www.nch.ie or 01 417 00 00.
ENDS
For further information contact: Sinead Doyle, Marketing & Pr Manager, National Concert Hall, Tel: 01 417 0057 or e-mail: Sinead.Doyle@nch.ie
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
No Strings Attached: €10,000 to be won by Violin Students
No Strings Attached: €10,000 to be won by Violin Students as part of The National Concert Hall Young Musician’s Award 2008
The National Concert Hall launches its first-ever ‘Young Musician’s Award 2008’ this December. Open to violin students between 13 and 17 years of age, this award gives young musicians the opportunity to win a cash prize of up to €10,000 in total. The cash award will go towards music tuition, instrument upgrade, travel or other costs faced by students as they develop their musical studies. The deadline for receipt of entries is 30th January 2009.
Katie Wink, Learn & Explore Manager for The National Concert Hall comments :
“This competition is just one way in which The National Concert Hall can support young musicians as they continue with their music careers. The substantial cash award will go a long way to help those young students who may not have the financial support they need to further their studies ordinarily. It is in the spirit of excellence and commitment to music education, that the Learn & Explore programme at the National Concert Hall have developed the ‘Young Musician’s Award 2008’ to support the development of young musicians in Ireland”.
The award will be given biannually and for its inaugural year (2009) will be open to violinists.
Upon review of all submitted application forms, a panel of judges will select a shortlist of candidates who will be invited for audition and interview. One or two candidates may receive the award in each cycle, with the number of winners and the amount of the cash award(s), up to €10,000 total, to be at the judging panel’s discretion.
All entries to be received by 30th January 2009. Application forms are available to download here.
ENDS
For further information please contact: Sinead Doyle, Marketing & PR Manager, Tel: 01 417 00 00 or www.nch.ie no booking fees.
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