b'2014has been an amazing year for music generationMusic Generation recently hosted over 200 delegates in DublinComposed by Brian Irvine and five young Sligo composers, the for a special Music Education Conference and a packed Galaconcerts featured over 200 young musicians and singers in a Concert, with over 400 young people performing in the presencewonderful ensemble performance. of President Michael D. Higgins at the National Concert Hall.Music Generation is going from strength to strength, with twomusic generation cork cityoperates 14 programs new additions to the local partnerships in Clare and South Countyacross 32 citywide urban centers, offering a variety of workshops Dublin. Here is a selection of some of the latest initiatives andand performances to over 1,400 participants.A 2014 highlight was highlights from the local Music Education Partnerships: the performance by the Barrack St. Youth Band of a Presidential Salute for the entrance of President Michael D. Higgins at the Gala music generation louthhas launched the publicationConcert in the National Concert Hall Dublin.Songlines, a new collection of ten childrens songs celebrating the growing cultural diversity of the county, while the Pipe Upmusic generation laoisUilleann Pipers, Stampede roadshow, a county-wide initiative of MG Louth in association withDrummers and School of Rock and Pop impressed visitors at the Na Pobair Uilleann, has been established to promote uilleannpacked National Ploughing Championships in September. Music pipe teaching.Generation Laois innovative music tuition program for children and young people with special needs has proven to be hugely musicgenerationmayos partnerMayoCountysuccessful with programs operating in schools across the county.Library, won the prestigious Best Library Service 2014 Award for the Music Instrument Lending Scheme. 20 awards weremusicgenerationwicklows extraordinary grantedtoyoungmusiciansundertheExceptionalMusic Choral Music Program joined forces with the RT SymphonyStudent Bursary Scheme.Orchestra to perform Blue Bottle, a specially commissioned piece by Brian Irvine, featuring over 500 young singers, animation and spoken musicgenerationsligo presentedtwocosmic word, to a packed Bord Gis Energy Theatre in November. 20 youngperformancesofBigBangtopackedhousesattheWicklowMusicGenerationparticipantsalsoperformedNeilHawksWellTheatre,SligoandaspartoftheGalaMartins Vanished Lands in the National Concert Hall in October ConcertattheNationalConcertHallinOctober. as part of the National Conference. connect2015 | 33'