Departure Suite Serenades: Shannon School Band Spectacular 2012

Swinging Strings 2012

Harp, Sax , Cello

Fiddles at the ready

Pizz perfect Group 1

Mr Moloney Director 

Ms McMahon's Boys

Cellos and Pink Blur

Super Group Above Kieran lends a hand

They will have  music wherever they go: Bus Stop Serenade

Ms de Buitleir and her band

Good Listeners too



Ennis NS Band and Swinging Strings
Group 1
Greensleeves        
    Music Box Dancer  
          Blues  Solo 
Ashokan Farewell    Tacet  String Gp.
Ode to Joy featuring cello solo


Group 2
Jumbalaya
You'll Never Walk Alone 
               Foxtrot Solo 


Grand Finale   Massed Bands
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Ireland's Call 
Amhran na bhFiann






Knockanean Joan McNamara
 Planxty Hewlett/Maguires March , Canin Pachelbel , Latika's Theme Polks Set
Milford NS Deirdre Chawke Leahy's Set Dance, Slip Jig, Fix You, Eleanor Plunkett, Rolling in the Deep 

I had an early start this morning as all the fiddles had to be tuned  before we set off for Shannon Airport . I had lots of help with opening cases and rosining and at ten o clock it was time to board the buses for the airport.   In no time at all the fiddles were set out ready to play and it was time to sit back and enjoy the Knockanean and Milford programmes. Ennis National School were last on. All our announcers had one thing in common. They all like myself  had  red hair .   

Well done to all the Swinging Strings. It was a great debut. 

We were given a warm welcome by everyone at Shannon Airport. Dorothy Quinn looked after all the details and Director of Operations, Niall Maloney came down specially to hear and talk to us all.

The departures terminal at Shannon Airport is one of the largest spaces in  the region. It made a brilliant performing arena  for our young performers and we hope some of the travellers passing through enjoyed the performance. Thanks to all the parents, grandparents, travellers  and friends who stopped to listen. I have no doubt it will be a day all  the Swinging strings participants will remember will remember for a long time to come . 

BRAVO TUTTI!!


How do you get to Shannon Airport. Practice. Practice Practice !

 

Learn and Explore Visit to Swinging Strings

Swinging Strings @ennisns welcome

Dorothy Conaghan 

National Concert Hall String Expert.

Today we welcomed a visitor from the Education Dept at the National Concert Hall.  

NCH "Learn and Explore" Visit

Sunday, 11 March 2012 16:08

On Wednesday, March 7th, Dorothy Connaghan of the ‘Learn and Explore’ programme at the National Concert Hall arrived in Ennis N.S. She had come to work with the three 4th classes who form our current Swinging Strings ensemble. Dorothy is an award-winning violinist and violin tutor, who specialises in group strings projects for young people. She has performed and taught at home and abroad for over 25 yea

  On this occasion, Dorothy rehearsed tunes with our 4^th class pupils, gave them tips on violin-playing technique and spoke to them about the correct etiquette for public performance. She played some fun games to illustrate aspects of good practice in violin playing, one of which involved holding the bows the wrong way round!