Irish Chamber Orchestra and Irish Arts set to reach new global audience. The Irish Chamber Orchestra’s Beethoven 7 concert, in front of 500 people at the University Concert Hall in Limerick on Thursday 20th October, is set to reach a global audience of more than 35 countries in HD via the web.

Following the renewed calls at the Global Irish Economic Forum last week for Ireland to reach out to it’s Diaspora and a wider global audience, a new partnership between the Irish Chamber Orchestra and platformireland.ie will bring Irish culture and arts to an online audience of thousands.

This is the first time in the world that a live cultural event will be available on PC and smartphone with the help of Arts Council funding, marrying Ireland’s innovative use of state-of-the art digital technologies with it’s rich cultural and musical traditions.

Speaking ahead of the event Jessica Fuller, founder-director of platformireland.ie and producer of the evening’s broadcast said, “This is the start of new creative era for Irish Arts and I’m delighted that the Irish Chamber Orchestra has partnered with us to broadcast the best of Irish creative talent to an audience abroad and domestically to people who may not be able to attend in person.”

In addition to broadcasting online, platformireland.ie is also using its expertise in live digital productions to show the event on large screens in 4 venues across the country.

The event is hugely significant for the Irish Chamber Orchestra as they unveil a new composition by celebrated composer Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11 prior to departing on a tour of the United States the very next day with legendary pianist Leon Fleisher.

The event will be compered by Katy Kelly and will feature live interviews.

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VENUES BEING SHOWN NATIONALLY:

Creative & Performing Arts Department, The Chapel, College St. Campus, College St, Waterford

The Dock, St George’s Terrace, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim

Tech Amergin Community Arts and Education Centre Waterville, Co. Kerry

National Rehabilitation Hospital, Rochestown Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

ABOUT PLATFORMIRELAND.IE:

Platformireland.ie was founded in 2005 and is the brainchild of arts director Jessica Fuller.
Platformireland.ie is the world leader in providing live HD arts events to domestic Irish and international communities and was the first  production company to live stream Irish opera to the world.

The live event on 20th October featuring the ICO is funded by Still Point, the ICO and The Arts Council, HEAnet, UCH, and is supported by the partner venues.

ABOUT THE IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA:

The Irish Chamber Orchestra is a highly distinguished national institution fulfilling a broad remit both in Ireland and internationally, and remains passionate about reaching younger audiences and promoting up-and-coming Irish talent in its programmes. Through its comprehensive community engagement programme the ICO introduces children to a world of creativity, innovation, understanding and openness. The ICO is based in the University of Limerick.

In October, the ICO feature two of the country’s brightest young stars:

Belfast-born pianist Michael McHale performs Prokofiev’s demanding left-hand Piano Concerto, which was commissioned by the concert pianist Paul Wittgenstein who lost his right arm in World War I. 

Pádraic Keane (Uileann Pipes) was recipient of the 2011 TG4 Young Musician of the Year award.  He performs a new work, TERMŌN, by celebrated composer and pianist Micheál Ó Suilleabháin.  Composed for String Orchestra and Uileann Pipes, TERMŌN commemorates the 10th Anniversary of 9/11.