Under the direction of Harry Long, Rig-a-Jig, our traditional music group, was the winner of the New School Ensemble Prize in 2003. The group is open to students of all instruments, of intermediate standard (approximately Grade III) and above, with or without experience playing Irish music. It selects, arranges and performs traditional music and song in an innovative and dynamic way. In addition to the vast repertoire of Irish music and song, some material from other traditions (such as those of Brittany, Galicia, Scotland, Newfoundland etc.) may be selected. The group will be encouraged to discuss and experiment with musical arrangements, and the possibilities for composition of new music and song in a traditional style will also be explored.
2010-2011 Schedule & Fees
To come.
Harry Long, Director
Harry Long has devoted a lifetime to the study and teaching of Irish history and traditional music, in all its forms. He has played tin and low whistles for over two decades and performed with the Irish National Folk Company at St. Enda’s National Historic Park, in international music and dance festivals and throughout Ireland both solo and in sessions. As a teacher he has guided hundreds of students at both private and national schools in Dublin, Co. Wicklow and Co. Meath. Harry has composed and recorded music for RTÉ radio and television documentaries, including Head Waters (1991) on the area where Turlough O’Carolan was born and A Change of Heart. He has also taught Past Presence: Traditional Music of Ireland, as well as low whistle, at the New School and has taught tin whistle beginners from all over the world in our summer courses. His solo whistle playing can be heard on the Waltons double CDs, Ireland’s Best Tin Whistle Tunes, Vols. 1 & 2, and he is author of The Waltons Guide to Irish Music and Ireland’s Best Tin Whistle Tunes for Children.
Enrolment for this ensemble requires a completed enrolment form and full payment of tuition fees.
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