Highlights of the Project's Development by Year. Click on a year to skip there directly. 2006
The AIB Better Ireland Award
gives the project a lift off!
September Class sets of 1/4 and 1/2 size
violins are delivered along with ten violas, six cellos and two double
basses!! Joanna Crooks and Nicole Hudson were the initial team of
teachers.
2007
January Some children start to play the
low string instruments viola, cello and double bass. Seamus Doyle and
Eimear O'Grady join the team.
February The project is officially
launched with distinguished guests present.
March The orchestra is formed. St
Agnes' joins the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras (see
www.iayo.ie)
1st Class and 4th/5th class
perform at Cor Fheile na Scoileanna in the National Basketball Arena.
Amy Murray, Amy Leon and
Deirbhile Seville gain places at audition in Dublin Youth Orchestras
(see www.dublinyouthorchestras.ie )
May The school wins the RTE Lyric FM
Moladh an Cheoil award (Music in schools) Sister Bernadette Sweeney,
Joanna Crooks, Chloe Keane and Rachel Clarke travelled down to Lyric
FM, Cornmarket Square, Limerick, to receive the prize. Three Yamaha
portable grand pianos were purchased for the school with the Prize. One
of these is in constant use in the cookery room!
June The Orchestra's summer concert
takes place.
 December The Intermediate Orchestra of the
Royal Irish Academy of Music gave a concert for the whole school in the
School Hall.
The school won an IRISH TIMES
Living Dublin award. An ensemble performed before the Lord Mayor at the
Mansion House, Dublin.
A string ensemble of violins and
violas performed Christmas carols at Ashleaf Shopping Centre, Crumlin,
in aid of Our Lady's Hospice, Harold's Cross.
3rd class along with members of
the Orchestra tell the story of Christmas in words and music at Caritas
Nursing Home, Blackrock
2008
A music marathon raised funds for
the project
February The Orchestra won a Youth
Orchestra Achievement Award, sponsored by the Irish Aviation Authority,
presented at the 2008 Festival of Youth Orchestras at the National
Concert Hall, Dublin
February Dublin Youth Orchestras Junior
String Orchestra gave a concert for the whole school in the school
hall.
March Heather Ronan, Yasmine Byrne,
Rachel Clarke, Chloe Trappe Cassidy, Erin Carolan, Shauna Johnstone,
Claire Hyland and Aishling Greenhalgh gained places at audition in
Dublin Youth Orchestras. (see www.dublinyouthorchestras.ie )
March Boys classes from Scoil Colm Boys
NS and 5th/6th Class girls from St Agnes perform at Cor Fheile na
Scoileanna in the National Basketball Arena.
June Some members of St Agnes’ Community Youth
Orchestra took part in the National Concert Hall Learn & Explore
department’s project along with musicians from several schools in Dublin,
including Ballymun and Ballyfermot – culminating in a performance on June 4th
in the John Field Room at the National Concert Hall, directed by Dorothy
Conaghan.  September
October The Orchestra performed in St
Agnes' Church, Crumlin, at the Crumlin Mental Health Association's
annual concert.
 November The Orchestra gave a concert at
St Brigid's National School, Stillorgan. A Report on the concert was
broadcast on RTE Radio 1 Morning Ireland Programme by Sinead Crowley,
at 8:55 am on Friday 7th November 2008.
December 3rd class along with members of
the Orchestra performed at the Sanctuary Christmas Carols at the
invitation of Sister Stanislaus Kennedy. The concert took place in the
President's Hall, Law Society Buildings, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7, and
was presented by Marty Whelan.
St Agnes' CYO Christmas concert
took place in St Agnes' Primary School.
3rd class along with members of
the Orchestra tell the story of Christmas in words and music at Lorcan
O'Toole Day Centre for Seniors, Crumlin, at Caritas Nursing Home,
Blackrock, and at the School for the Blind, Merrion
A string ensemble of violins and
violas was joined by Rosary College Recorder ensemble for performances
of Christmas carols at Ashleaf Shopping Centre, Crumlin, in aid of Our
Lady's Hospice, Harold's Cross.
2009
The IRISH TIMES published a
feature, written by Arminta Wallace, on St Agnes' Violin Project and
Orchestra.
February St Agnes' CYO performed at the
2009 Irish Aviation Authority Festival of Youth Orchestras in the
National Concert Hall, Dublin, organised by the Irish Association of
Youth Orchestras (see www.iayo.ie ).
March Kayleigh Greenhalgh, violin, Anna
Lettis, violin, Ciara Doyle, violin, Jassjot Pal Kaur, violin, Kelsie
Jones, violin, Melissa Deans, viola, Chloe Keane, viola, Kellie
O'Neill, viola, and Dara Kellett, cello, gain places at auditions in
Dublin Youth Orchestras (see www.dublinyouthorchestras.ie )
St Agnes' CYO were runners-up in
the Primary School Orchestras' Competition at the Inter-Schools Music Festival hosted
by Wesley College.
May The Orchestra gave a concert at
Castleknock Educate Together National School, Castleknock
June Two parents ran in the Dublin
Women's Mini-Marathon in support of the project.
School Leavers' recital took
place. Amanda Carroll, violin, Kayleigh Greenhalghviolin, Jade Kenny,
violin, Dara Kellett, cello, Claire Hyland, double bass, Aishling
Greenhalgh, double bass, all performed. They were joined by past pupils
Yasmine Byrne, Amy Leon and Amy Murray.
St Agnes' Orchestra got 95% in the Primary School Orchestra Examination of the Royal Irish Academy of Music. They played "There Stands a Little Man" from Humperdinck's opera, "Hansel and Gretel", and the Finale from the overture of "Orpheus in the Underworld" by Offenbach, both arranged for string orchestra by Sandra Dackow, and The Day of the Dolphin, a suite for string orchestra by Edward Huws Jones.
Yasmine Byrne obtained a place at audition to study viola with Elisabeth Csibi at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Kelsey McCabe, cello, passed the RIAM audition, and is waiting for a vacancy. Amanda Carroll obtained a place at audition to study violin with Natasha Walsh at Leinster School of Music.  35 adult musicians joined the
Orchestra for a wonderful SIDE BY SIDE concert to conclude the school
year. The 80 strong string orchestra performed a programme which
included arrangements for string orchestra and a original composition
for children's string orchestra called 'The Day of the Dolphin' by
Edward Huws Jones. July Summer camp took place July
1st-10th, with a special emphasis on chamber music
October On October 10th the Orchestra
performed at the Crumlin Mental Health Association's annual concert in
St Agnes' Church, Crumlin
On October 17th the Orchestra
performed at the Famine Memorial opposite The International Financial
Services Centre at an event to mark the United Nations International
Day for the Eradication of Poverty which is also marked in 110
countries round the world. More here...
 On October 11th following a mark
of 95% in the June examination of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, the
Orchestra performed at auditions for the Dublin Region High Achievers
concert.
November On November 1st the Orchestra
performed at the 2009 permanent tsb High Achievers concert in the
Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin, organised by the Royal Irish Academy of Music
(see www.riam.ie).
December On November 12th the Orchestra visited St Mary's Hospital and Residential School, Baldoyle (St Michael's House) and gave a morning concert for their  children in the primary school, with staff members. Mr Tim Maher, Principal, thanks St Agnes CYO at the conclusion of the concert:
November 19th, the presentation of high achiever medals took place in the school with a celabratory concert to mark the occasion, and other important school events. More here Website for St. Agnes Violin Project and St. Agnes' CYO is launched at the High Achiever medal presentation concert in the school. Mon 7th
Children from 3rd Class accompanied by string players performed at The Sanctuary Christmas Carols, at the invitation of Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, in the President's Hall, Law Society Buildings, Blackhall Place, in a programme presented by Marty Whelan. Thursday 10th - St Agnes' Community Youth Orchestra played in the National Gallery in the presence of her Excellency President Mary McAleese in the Royal Irish Academy of Music National High Achiever awards. More here Wednesday 16th School choir broadcast on Lyric FM of school choir Marty At Midday. Results to be announced Wednesday 23rd December. Read more Thur 17th
Orchestra and Junior Training
Ensemble: Christmas Concert held in St Mary's C of I church, Crumlin Village
at 7:30 pm. All proceeds in aid of medical
equipment at Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin. Refreshments after
the concert in the parochial hall close to St Mary’s Church.
Fri 18th
 3rd Class children accompanied by
musicians from the Orchestra perform the Christmas story in words and music for
patients and staff at Caritas Nursing Home, Blackrock, and at the School for the
Blind, Merrion.Mon 21st Musicians from Rosary College Recorder Ensemble with guitars joined up with St Agnes' CYO 1st violins and strings to perform Christmas carols in aid of Our Lady's Hospice, Harold's Cross, from 4 pm to 5:30 pm at Ashleaf Shopping Centre, Crumlin Cross. Thanks to everyone who came along and to those who generously contributed.
Tue
Jan 5th
First broadcast on RTE 1 at 10:15 pm of the four-part documentary Music Changes Lives, featuring the music project based in St Agnes' School. Tue Jan 12th Second broadcast on RTE 1 at 10:15 pm of the four-part documentary Music Changes Lives, featuring the music project based in St Agnes' School. Episodes are available on the RTE Player for three weeks after broadcast dates. Saturday Jan 16th Sixteen of our senior St Agnes' CYO players performed at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, with Dublin Youth Orchestras. It was a great night! Tue Jan 19th Third broadcast on RTE 1 at 10:15 pm of the four-part documentary Music Changes Lives, featuring the music project based in St Agnes' School. Episodes are available on the RTE Player for three weeks after broadcast dates.  Primary School Principals Conference
The St. Agnes' Community
Youth Orchestra performed at the National Primary Schools Principals
Annual Conference in City West Hotel, Dublin, on 28th January. The
orchestra got a fantastic reception, and Sr. Bernadette made a
presentation to principals, with questions and answers. There was a
very high level of interest shown, with many principals enquiring as to
how to develop music in their schools.
 Dáil debate Jan 28th 2010 led by Catherine Byrne TD refers to orchestra project in Crumlin. Read the debate here.February  European Council of Artists visit St. Agnes'
On February 1st an international delegation from the European Council of Artists came to visit St. Agnes’ school, to observe the violin project as an example of an arts project in practice in a school environment. Representatives from Ireland, Denmark, Germay, Romania, Croatia, Malta and Latvia heard the orchestra play, and met afterwards with staff from the school and violin project. The ECA represents artists around Europe. It works for promotion of the arts and to influence European policies of concern to Artists. We were very pleased to have the ECA visit, and we thank them for their warm encouraging words. RTÉ Morning Ireland appearanceSr Bernadette Sweeney and Joanna Crooks were interviewed on Morning Ireland radio programme, RTÉ radio one, Tuesday 2nd February 2010. Cathal Mc Coille, interviewing was very enthusiastic about the violin project, while Joanna and Sr. Bernadette spoke of its positive effects and possibilities. If you missed the programme, you can listen online here. Broadcast of 4th episode 'Music Changes Lives', RTE1 TV, Tuesday 2nd Feb. 2010 Festival of Youth Orchestras IAYO  A
group of St Agnes' players atttended the afternoon Festival concert.
At the evening Sophie Fahey and Joseph McCabe presented flowers.
They received red Valentine roses - here they are on the steps of the
National Concert Hall. St Agnes' Parent Orchestra Tuesday February 23rd - St Agnes' Parent Orchestra was launched after tea/coffee provided downstairs in the small hall. 1st and 2nd violins, violas, cellos and double basses were conducted by Seamus Doyle. Everyone was amazed and delighted. The Parent Orchestra will continue to meet on Tuesday mornings. More ....  
Feature in the IRISH TIMES Music in the Classroom magazine Tuesday February 23rd - Kellie O'Neill, viola, was featured on page 4 of the Irish Times Music in the Classroom magazine. She did a brilliant interview, and mentioned both St Agnes CYO and Dublin Youth Orchestras. More.... Press launch of the Feis Ceoil at the National Concert Hall, Dublin St Agnes' Music Crumlin was invited to attend the Press Launch of the 2010 Feis Ceoil. Five girls from 3rd class, accompanied by Sister Bernadette and Joanna Crooks, represented St Agnes' Music Crumlin. The girls were featured in a lot of photographs and were treated to drinks and canapes in the foyer of the National Concert Hall.  CPSMA Annual Conference, Radisson Airport HotelOn Friday 5th March St Agnes' CYO performed at 7:30 pm in the Killarney Suite of the Radisson Airport Hotel for delegates attending the Catholic Primary School Managers' Association 2010 conference. The Orchestra played quite an extensive programme, including Haydn's St Anthony' Chorale, the Trepak from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, There Stands a Little Man from Humperdinck's ballet, "Hansel and Gretel", Flirtation by Sandra Dackow, The Day of the Dolphin by Edward Huws Jones, Mozart's Sleigh Ride with bells, and the Finale to Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld. 2010 Inter-Schools Music Festival On Saturday February 6th St Agnes' CYO (primary school children only from St Agnes and Scoil Colm) performed at the Inter-Schools Music Festival hosted annually by Wesley College. Under the baton of Seamus Doyle they earned a well-deserved 88%. The Miller Cup for Primary School Orchestra was won by Aravon School, Bray.  2010 Cor Fheile na ScoileannaWell done to all those who performed. Photos here... Rosary College Musical Evening On Monday 15th March St Agnes' CYO opened the Rosary College Musical Evening at 7:30. They were joined for Mozart's Sleigh Ride by the Rosary College Recorder Ensemble. Tuned bells and sleigh bells were played by Kirsty Nolan, Laura Rooney, Danielle Maloney and Sophie Fahey from St Agnes' CYO 2nd violins. Amy Leon and Amy Murray performed Schumann's Two Grenadiers accompanied by Triona English. The Rosary College Orchestra included Yasmine Byrne, violin, Kayleigh Greenhalgh, violin, Amy Leon, viola, Amy Murray, viola, Aishling Greenhalgh, double bass, and Claire Hyland, double bass, all members of St Agnes' CYO. The Rosary Orchestra accompanied most of the items throughout the evening. 2010 DYO auditions Alannah King, cello, Jordean O'Brien, cello, and Nerea Murphy, double bass, got places in Dublin Youth Orchestras at the March auditions. In the season ahead there will be 21 St Agnes CYO players or past players in DYO!  2010 Feis Ceoil St
Agnes CYO made their debut appearance in the Junior Orchestra
Competition at the RDS in the ESB Feis Ceoil. Under the baton of Seamus
Doyle they received 1st Class Honours 85%. Here they are setting off in
the bus in high spirits. Later Seamus Doyle walks onstage to conduct in
the RDS Main Concert Hall.Visit to a rehearsal of the RTE National Symphony Orchestra  On
Friday 19th March, Shauna McCann, violin, Orlagh Doyle, violin, Lucy
Ray, violin, Alannah King, cello, Emma Lynch, cello, and Jordean
O'Brien, cello, escorted by Pauline Cavanagh and Joanna Crooks, went to
the morning rehearsal of the RTE National Symphony Orchestra in the
National Concert Hall. They sat on the edge of the balcony, looking
right down onto the stage to hear violin soloist Nicola Benedetti
rehearsing Tchaikovsky's violin concerto and Tchaikovsky's 1812
overture. RTE1 News Six One and Nine PM Wed April 21st On Wednesday 21st April RTE1 News at Six One and at Nine PM broadcast a report by Samantha Libreri on St Agnes' Parent Orchestra, featuring a Tuesday morning rehearsal and two family groups, Peter Elliott, his daughter-in-law Jacqueline Elliott, and her son Josh and nephew Ben, and the Jones family with Ken and Lisa Jones, Kelsie, Sara, Karl and Daniel. This clip will be available for a limited time. Click here to reach the RTE Player. Then select Six One News for Wed April 21st, and move to 36 min 30 sec into the broadcast. Drogheda Arts Festival St. Agnes' CYO performed as guest artists the 2010 Drogheda Arts Festival ( www.droghedaartsfestival.ie ) in the fabulous new Barbican theatre. The orchestra played a selection of current favourite pieces and gave the audience a chance to get the feel of learning music throught audience particitpation numbers. The concert was shared with the choir of Our Lady's College Greenhills, Drogheda, and the Ballymun project Wind Ensemble. Cello Day  On
Thursday May 13th Aisling Drury Byrne visited St Agnes' Primary School.
All nine cellos in St Agnes' Primary School, Shauna, Jordean, Alannah,
Emma, Michaela, Alaia, Laura, Kelsey and Rebecca, as well as two
cellists from the PARENT orchestra, Mick Deans and Brian O'Hare, and
our three "baby" cellos, Courtney, Caitlin and Michael took part along
with Eimear O'Grady, our cello teacher. It was a wonderful experience.
Perhaps most of all Aisling conveyed to everyone as noone else could
her sheer love of her cello! Read more...Allianz Business To Arts Awards 2010  Amy
Keenan O'gorman (7), Noble Tharayil (7), Jenny Iljina (6) and Nathan
Hynes (7) from St Agnes' Primary School, Crumlin, who performed with a
group of children at IMMA, Royal Hospital Kilmainham at this year's
Allianz Business To Arts Awards. Special guest Jean Butler presented
the Dublin Airport Authority €5000 Arts Award to the project. Crumlin
Credit Union was the nominated business for the Business To Arts
Awards. Nathan Hynes danced for Jean Butler! Photograph from the Irish Independent, Business Section, Tuesday May 25th 2010 Friday June 11th - Primary School Orchestra Examination On Friday June 11th 2010 St Agnes' Community Youth Orchestra took the Primary School Orchestra examination of the Royal Irish Academy of Music and received 92% - a Distinction. Read more...... Sunday June 13th - Side by Side Concert The 2010 Side by Side concert took place on Sunday June 13th at 6:30 pm conducted by Seamus Doyle. Find the photo gallery of the Side by Side Concert here. In addition to the Side by Side Orchestra, the St Agnes' Parent Orchestra made a debut appearance, and the Junior Orchestra also performed for the first time in the end-of-year concert.  VIOLIN Pauline Cavanagh, Mona Curran, Judith Curtis, Dara Daly, Siobhan Doyle, Claire Crehan, Helen Crooks, Anne Harte, Eileen Hudson, Siobhan Keane, Anna Keary, Rachel Lyons, Danielle McGrane, Rosney Nulty VIOLA Marie Louise Bowe, Stefan French, Nicole Hudson, Anthony Mulholland CELLO Jana Grunkova, Colm O'Brien, Eimear O'Grady, Oona Whelan DOUBLE BASS Eimear Saunders PERCUSSION Conor Cavanagh FORMER PUPILS Yasmine Byrne, violin, Kayleigh Greenhalgh, violin, Heather Ronan, viola, Claire Hyland, double bass, Aishling Greenhalgh, double bass. Read more.... Wednesday June 23rd 2010  On
Wednesday June 23rd 2010 the School Leavers' and Chamber Music Recital
to end the school year took place at 7 pm in the cookery room with an
audience of family and friends to listen to music by Bach, Handel,
Schumann, Weber, and a selection of quartets from Sheila Nelson's
"Tunes for my String Quartet". Read more....Thursday September 23rd 2010 St Agnes' Primary School Cello Ensemble perform at the Diocesan Mass for the start of the new academic year in St Bernadette's Church ,Clogher Rd, Crumlin, at 7:30 pm. Members of the Cello Ensemble: Alannah King, Jordean O'Brien, Emma Lynch, Kelsey McCabe, Michaela Pantoja, Rebecca Ross, Alaia Murphy, Laura Darragh, Shauna Johnstone. Tuesday September 28th 2010 Members of St Agnes' CYO give a presentation at St Andrew's Junior School Parents' Association meeting, 7 pm. Sunday October 10th 2010 St Agnes' Parent Orchestra perform at the Crumlin Mental Health Association Concert, 8 pm, St Agnes' Church, Crumlin Village.  Read more. October 12th, 14th, 19th and 20th The documentary MUSIC CHANGES LIVES is broadcast again on RTE1 during RTE's BIG MUSIC WEEK. The documentary is commended (Third place) in the Annual Radharc Awards for documentary films of 2010. Read more Wednesday November 17th - morning concert at Belvedere College  On Wednesday 17th November at 11:30 am Belvedere College hosted a concert attended by six primary schools in the O'Reilly Theatre, sharing the concert programme with St Agnes' Community Youth Orchestra conducted by Seamus Doyle and Belvedere College Wind Band and Orchestra. Read more Friday November 26th - chamber musicians perform in One in Four concert in Kimmage Manor Read more St Agnes' Cello Ensemble and "Plucked String Quartet" opened the annual One in Four concert in the Church of the Blessed Spirit, Kimmage Manor, Whitehall Road, on Friday 26th November. The church was packed. Other performers included the Garda Ladies' Choir and Boys' Choir of Pius X. Members of the cello octet were: Kelsey McCabe, Rebecca Ross, Alannah King, Jordean O'Brien, Emma Lynch (unable to play on that date), Michaela Pantoja, Alaia Murphy, Laura Darragh. They played three Christmas carols, a Polish carol, Infant Holy Infant Lowly, Silent Night and O Come all ye Faithful. Members of the Plucked String Quartet were Jassjot Pal Kaur, 1st vl, Melissa Deans, 2nd violin, Kellie O'Neill, viola, Kelsey McCabe, cello. They played a traditional folktune, Bobby Shafto, arranged for string quartet by Sheila Nelson, and the March by Handel from Judas Maccabeus. Tuesday December 14th - Parent Orchestra plays at Ashleaf SC Musicians from St Agnes' Parents' Orchestra play Christmas Carols at Ashleaf Shopping Centre. The group played a selection of Christmas and other music, in support of the violin project. Tuesday 14th December - broadcast on RTE Lyric FM 96-99 fm The Polish Christmas Carol recorded by the children in St Agnes' 2nd to 6th Class Infant Holy Infant Lowly will be broadcast during Lunchtime Classics with Liz Nolan on RTE Lyric fm on Tuesday 14th December. Conducted by Sister Bernadette Sweeney, this is the St Agnes' entry in Choirs for Christmas. Wednesday 15th December - Musicians from Rosary College Orchestra play Christmas Carols at Ashleaf Shopping Centre, joined by senior players from St Agnes and past pupils of St Agnes. Friday 17th December Third Class in St Agnes go to Caritas Nursing Home, Blackrock, and the School for the Blind, Merrion, to perform the Christmas Story in Words and Music, accompanied by Pauline Cavanagh. Saturday 18th December  The Christmas season all went very well despite some earlier diffuculties with the snow. The Christmas Concert was a spectacular success, with great performances from the Junior orchestra, the senior school orchestra and the parents orchestra. Also performances from within the orchestra by the 'Plucked' quartet and Cello ensemble. There was a great turnout, with VIPs including local politicians, family members young and old and other fans! See below for other Christmas events. Well done to all who took part and helped make all our Christmas events possible. Thanks to all those who shared photos with us on our Facebook page! 2011
 On Tuesday February
8th several groups of visitors converged on St Agnes' and attended
rehearsals of the Parents String Orchestra, St Agnes' CYO and
performances by small groups of children from Junior Infants, 1st Class, 2nd Clas s, 4th class and 6th class. Among
the visitors were Mr Jim Mulkerrins, Head of Social Inclusion and DEIS,
Dept of Education, Athlone, Dr William Halpin, Head of DIT
Conservatory of Music and Drama, Mr Tommy Cooke, DIT Director of
Community Links and Dr Cliona Doris, Head of DIT Conservatory
Orchestral Studies and Terry Clancy, conductor of Sounds Ensemble.
Sister Bernadette Sweeney, Principal, St Agnes' Primary School and
Claire Ni Chianain, Principal of Scoil Colm, accompanied the visitors.  The Plucked Quartet meets the President February 12th The
Plucked Quartet (Jassjot Pal Kaur, 1st vl, Kelsie Jones 2nd vl
replacing Melissa Deans, Kellie O'Neill, viola, Kelsey McCabe, cello)
were invited to perform at the launch of European Volunteering Year. Read moreIAYO Festival February 12th - Rebecca Ross, cellist, performed at the 3 pm concert of the 2011 IAYO Festival of Youth Orchestras in the National Concert Hall on Saturday 12th February with Fingal County Youth Orchestra. See www.fingalorchestra.ie  Sunday February 13th - St Agnes' Cello Ensemble at DYO Chamber Music DayThe Cello Ensemble (Jordean O'Brien, Emma Lynch, Rebecca Ross, Kelsey McCabe, Alaia Murphy, Laura Darragh) took part in the Dublin Youth Orchestras Chamber Music Day at Sancta Maria College Ballyroan, tutored by Adrian Gallagher. Read more Most Recent Saturday February 26th - HAITI Benefit Concert St Agnes Parents String Orchestra with Sounds Ensemble raised €1088 for Haiti at their concert on 26th February in the School Hall at St Agnes. Their programme "Beatles to Beethoven" concluded with "Thank You for the Music". Read more Inter-Schools Music Festival Saturday March 5th - St Agnes/Scoil Colm Primary School Orchestra were runners up in the MILLER CUP (Primary School Orchestra competition) at the Inter-Schools Music Festival hosted by Wesley College on Saturday March 5th. Conducted by Seamus Doyle, they played "The March of the Meistersingers" in an arrangement by Sandra Dackow. Read more Wednesday March 9th - Cor Fhéile na Scoileanna All three of St Agnes' 1st classes go to Cor Fheile in the National Basketball Arena on Wednesday 9th March. Read more Friday March 25th - DEIS School Principals visit St Agnes  More
than 50 schools were presented on Friday 25th March for a presentation
of work by pupils from Junior Infants to the 6th Class Quartet, St
Agnes/Scoil Colm Primary School Orchestra and St Agnes Parents String
Orchestra. Read moreThursday April 7th - String Quartets play at KPMG Central Remedial Clinic Concert at Hotel Conrad 
Three string quartets from St Agnes performed at the concert in the
Ballroom of Hotel Conrad on April 7th 2011. They enjoyed the exciting
lighting and the performances by students from the CRC school.Plucked Quartet (6th Class) : Jassjot Pal Kaur, 1st violin, Melissa Deans, 2nd violin, Kellie O'Neill, viola, and Emma Lynch, cello MJ Quartet (4th Class) Kirsty Nolan, 1st violin, Shannon McGrath, 2nd violin, Jessica McDonald, viola, Kelsey McCabe, cello The Star Quartet (4th Class) Claire Kiernan, 1st violin, Kiva Byrne, 1st violin, Sophie Fahey, 2nd violin, Olivia Roche, 2nd violin, Alanah Caschera, viola, Ellen Donohoe, viola, Rebecca Ross, cello, Michaela Pantoja, cello Friday April 8th - National love:live music Day - RTE Concert Orchestra visit St Agnes Students from Rosary College, Crumlin Youthreach and Scoil Colm joined St Agnes' Primary School pupils from 2nd to 6th class and members of St Agnes' Parents String Orchestra for a unique event on Friday April 8th. RTE Concert Orchestra gave a concert in the School Hall, and played two pieces with St Agnes/Scoil Colm Primary School Orchestra. Read more Wednesday April 13th - Music Generation At a meeting in the City Wall Space, Dublin Civic Offices, Seamus Doyle was elected to represent Dublin South Central on the Steering Committee of the CDVEC Dublin City Music Education Partnership. Tuesday May 3rd - Coffee morning for parents of "new" DYO players An informal coffee morning took place in the cookery room where parents of players who have just got into th Dublin Youth Orchestras at the recent auditions could meet and chat with parents whose children had been members for a year or more and pass on a few tips - the big message was - "Don't miss rehearsals!" Tuesday May 3rd - First meeting of the musical society - planning to do Oklahoma! The performances of Oklahoma are planned for March 24th and 25th 2012. A group of more than 30 are involved. Auditions for the six big solo parts are scheduled for September 12th. Read more Wednesday May 11th - RTE Vanbrugh String Quartet workshop at St Agnes  This was a memorable day when RTE Vanbrugh String Quartet
came for a workshop and concert, playing works by Haydn, Mozart,
Bartok, Borodin, Shostakovitch and Moeran. Read moreSunday May 29th at 4 pm - St Agnes' Parents String Orchestra with Sounds Ensemble - 2011 TEDDY BEARS CONCERT - visit the photo gallery here Sunday June 19th - 2011 SIDE BY SIDE CONCERT More than 100 musicians took part in the 2011 Side by Side concert including guest players from the RTE National Symphony Orche  stra, RTE Concert Orchestra and several Dublin amateur orchestras.
Read moreThursday June 30th - Thursday July 7th Summer camp including a lunch time concert on Wednesday 6th July at Christ Church Cathedral. Read more here. Saturday October 8th - Crumlin Mental Health Association concert Members of the "Oklahoma!" chorus sang at the Crumlin Mental Health Association concert on Saturday 8th October in St Agnes Parish Centre, Crumlin Village. Their programme was accompanied by Pauline Cooper, piano, and conducted by Joanna Crooks, deputising for Eimear O'Grady. A string quartet from the Parents Orchestra led by John Whelan also performed at the concert. Friday November 11th - Sister Bernadette attends the evening reception at Dublin Castle following the Inauguration of Ireland's 9th President, President Michael D Higgins Saturday November 20th - St Agnes' Parents String Orchestra with SOUNDS Ensemble - family concert in Navan ....... Saturday December 3rd 12 noon to 3 pm - St Agnes' Christmas Market The first annual Christmas Market took place on Saturday December 3rd and raised over €3000 for the School Violin & Orchestra project. Santa Claus arrived by fire engine and the Christmas Market was opened by Miriam O'Callaghan, who stayed to enjoy a cup of coffee in the Christmas Corner Cafe. Read more Thursday December 8th - Christmas lights ceremony at Aras an Uachtarain Fifteen children were chosen to sing at the Ceremony for the turning on of Christmas Lights at Aras an Uachtarain, escorted by Sister Bernadette Sweeney and Adrienne Ni Cheallaigh. A photograph appeared in Saturday's Irish Times Read more Sunday December 11th - Dundrum Town Centre  Members of St Agnes Musical Society Chorus sang Christmas Carols from 4:00-5:30 at Dundrum Town Centre, raising funds for the School & Violin Project. Monday December 12th - Visit of President Michael D Higgins The School was excited and delighted to receive a phone call from the office of newly elected President Michael D Higgins, to announce that the President would like to visit the music project at St Agnes. A guard of honour from Scoil Colm, Rosary College and Crumlin Youthreach as well as from the Early Start and Infant Classes greeted the President on his arrival at St Agnes. All other children in the school were waiting for the President in the hall, along with St Agnes/Scoil Colm Primary School Orchestra, St Agnes' Parents String Orchestra and members of Sounds Ensemble.There was considerable media coverage. Read more. The President was greeted on arrival by School Principal, Sister Bernadette Sweeney, the Archbishop of Dublin and the Chairman of the Board of Management, John Mooney. Photogallery Wednesday December 14th - Microsoft Lunch On Wednesday December 14th a group of players from St Agnes' Scoil Colm Primary School Orchestra played at the Sandyford offices of Microsoft Ireland, for the staff Christmas lunch. In addition they were given tours in small groups. On departure Microsoft gave an XBox 360 with Kinect as a gift to the school. Thursday December 15th 6 pm - St Agnes/Scoil Colm Primary School Orchestra with St Agnes' Parents String Orchestra ~ Annual Christmas Concert The Christmas Concert took place on Thursday 15th December at 6 pm under the baton of Seamus Doyle and was a very happy occasion. Wednesday December 21st - Bank of Ireland Walkinstown On Wednesday December 21st a group of players from St Agnes' Parents Orchestra played Christmas music in the Bank of Ireland, Walkinstown, who were collecting on behalf of the Make-a-Wish-Foundation. 2012
Three groups of players (21) started lessons with Nicole Hudson after school on Wednesday afternoons as part of the new Piano/Keyboard programme, another initiative of St Agnes Community Music Centre. Read more Saturday February 4th - 2012 Festival of Youth Orchestras (Irish Association of Youth Orchestras) A group of players from St Agnes/Scoil Colm Primary School Orchestra attended the 8 pm concert of the 2012 IAYO Festival escorted by Joanna Crooks, Pauline Cavanagh and Sister Bernadette Sweeney. The School Orchestra received an IAYO Youth Orchestra Achievement Award for Development, for the 2011 summer camp project which integrated adult and school players. A highlight of the summer camp was a lunch time concert in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. Sunday February 26th - St Agnes' Parents' Orchestra with SOUNDS Ensemble The concert on Sunday February 26th was conducted by Eimear O'Grady and Terence Clancy. Admission was free but the proceeds went to Pieta House. Joan Freeman, CEO of Pieta House, was there to address the audience briefly. Saturday March 3rd, Sunday March 4th - Mahler at St Agnes On Saturday March 3rd and Sunday March 4th the Royal Irish Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Cavanagh rehearsed throughout the day in the School Hall at St Agnes, prior to their performance of Mahler's 2nd Symphony, "The Resurrection Symphony" on Monday 5th in the National Concert Hall, Dublin. Read more Wednesday March 7th - Large group photograph for the International Eucharistic Congress  On
Wednesday 7th March at 6:30 pm a large group photograph was taken by
Photocall Ireland of players in St Agnes/Scoil Colm Primary School
Orchestra and St Agnes' Parents String Orchestra. The photograph will
be used for all general PR purposes and in particular for the website
and programme of the International Eucharistic Congress. Read more
about the performance on Saturday June 16th at the IEC hereSaturday March 24th, Sunday March 25th  First
production by St Agnes Musical Society, "Oklahoma!" directed by Eimear
O'Grady. There were four performances on Saturday March 24th and Sunday
march 25th at 3 pm and 7:30 pm, which played to full houses. The
audience thoroughly enjoyed the show, and the theatre cafe! Read moreThursday April 19th, 9:30 am Members of St Agnes/Scoil Colm Primary School Orchestra and St Agnes' Parents String Orchestra performed at the opening of the NEWB conference in Croke Park Conference Centre (National Education Welfare Board). Attendance included the Minister for Children, Frances Fitzgerald. Photographs appeared on front cover of METRO, and in THE IRISH TIMES of Friday 20th April Read more  Saturday May 5th, Arts in Action Weekend, OPW, Phoenix Park Members of St Agnes/Scoil Colm Primary School Orchestra and St Agnes' Parents String Orchestra perform at Farmleigh, Phoenix Park, in a weekend of events organised by the OPW called Arts in Action Read more Saturday May 26th, Drimnagh Arts Festival Members of St Agnes/Scoil Colm Primary School Orchestra and St Agnes' Parents String Orchestra perform in the Community Hall, Mourne Rd, Drimnagh, as part of the 2012 Drimnagh Arts Festival  Monday June 4th (Bank Holiday) Women's Mini Marathon A record number of runners (including Jackie Byrne in a clown costume!) took part in the 2012 Flora Women's Mini Marathon raising funds for St Agnes School Violin & Orchestra Project. Read more Friday June 15th, concert 7 pm Members of St Agnes/Scoil Colm Primary School Orchestra and St Agnes' Parents String Orchestra gave a lconcert in St Agnes' School Hall - a dress rehearsal for the performance next day on Saturday June 16th at the International Eucharistic Congress. The Armagh Quartet, Jassjot Pal Kaur, 1st vl, Melissa Deans, 2nd vl, Kellie O'Neill, viola, Emma Lynch, cello) gave a performance during the concert. These four girls are studying chamber music at DIT Conservatory of Music with Gillian Williams and Arun Rao. The concert opened with the Piano/Keyboard group and included the Junior Orchestra players. Read more Thursday June 14th, 10 am St Agnes/Scoil Colm Primary School Orchestra got a DISTINCTION 94% in the Royal Irish Academy of Music Primary School Orchestra examination. Following the orchestra exam, some students, including secondary school pupils took individual Grade exams, Grades 3 to 5, in violin, viola and cello. All received Honours and there were three Distinctions. Saturday June 16th, 3:30pm - 4:30 pm Members of St Agnes/Scoil Colm Primary School Orchestra and St Agnes' Parents String Orchestra perform at the International Eucharistic Congress in the RDS Concert Hall. Read more. Tuesday June 19th, the first "in-house" examinations For the first time, every child in St Agnes/Scoil Colm Primary School Orchestra took an inhouse examination, covering scales, pieces, aural tests, sightreading and theory questions. The results were very satisfying after a lot of hard work. Thank you to the examiners, Romey Doyle and Eimear O'Grady. Certificates were presented in St Agnes on Thursday 21st June and in Scoil Colm on Wednesday 27th June. Sunday June 24th, 9-1 pm CAR BOOT SALE Members of St Agnes Musical Society organised the Car Boot Sale to raise funds for the 2013 production of "The King and I". Car boot sales continue monthly from September 2012 to keep funds coming in Read more 2012 summer camp Fri June 29th - Friday July 6th Members of St Agnes/Scoil Primary School Orchestra, St Agnes Parents' String Orchestra and past pupils in secondary school took part in the 2012 summer camp, which concluded with a wonderful concert in Christ Church Cathedral on Thursday 5th July and a chamber music concert on Friday 6th July. Read more Friday July 27th, Project String Power Project String Power from East Texas, USA, who were touring in Ireland, visited St Agnes on Friday 27th July for a social evening, which was an enormous success. This is a similar group to St Agnes Music Crumlin, based in Panola County, Texas. The American visitors got a great Crumlin welcome. Read more. Saturday September 15th, CEILÍ NIGHT A family CEILÍ NIGHT to raise funds for St Agnes Violin & Orchestra Project took place as an experiment on Saturday 15th September. CEILÍ nights will be held once a term from this point, with the next CEILÍ night on Saturday October 20th. A big feature of the CEILÍ night is the Cafe for refreshments. Once set up, the cafe was all ready for the Car Sale next morning on Sunday 16th September. Find out more about the CEILÍ nights here Monday October 22nd, Launch of National Fire Safety Week St Agnes/Scoil Colm Primary School Orchestra and St Agnes' Parents String Orchestra perform for the launch of National Fire Safety Week in the school. Attendance by the Lord Mayor of Dublin. Sunday November 18th, NAVAN CONCERT St Agnes Parents String Orchestra - concert at Newgrange Hotel, Navan Saturday December 1st 2012 Christmas Market to raise funds for St Agnes Violin & Orchestra project Wednesday December 12th Thursday December 13th 6 pm CHRISTMAS CONCERT at the school - with both orchestras Sunday December 16th 3 pm Fifteen members of St Agnes/Scoil Colm Primary School Orchestra from 5th and 6th class performed at a concert in THE ARK, Temple Bar, directed by Pauline Cavanagh. Other performers came from Kylemore College of Music and a guitar school called THE BASE. Tuesday December 18th 6 pm Girls from St Agnes 3rd class gave three performances of THE CHRISTMAS STORY in words and music, at 11 am in the School Hall for parents and classes from 2nd to 6th, then at 2 pm in Caritas Nursing Home, Blackrock, and at 3:15 pm in the School for the Blind, Merrion. Saturday January 5th 2013 Christmas String Quartet Day Wednesday January 23rd 2013 11:30 am Belvedere College Saturday January 19th 2013 7:30-9:30 Ceili Sunday January 20th 2013 January Car Boot Sale Thursday February 7th 2013 Pub quiz at the village Inn Sunday February 24th 2013 St Agnes Parents String Orchestra concert in aid of Crumlin Scouts For coming events see next events
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