Conor Arkins Email & Phone Number

Cork, Ie

Tramore Road Campus Cork City

Course director for QQI level 5 award in Irish Traditional MusicVocational Training Opportunities Scheme Coordinator, Cork College of FET, Tramore Road Campus

Tramore Road Campus Cork City

Director of Irish Traditional Music (QQI level 5) and Social Studies (QQI level 5) at Cork College of Further Education and Training, Tramore Road Campus.

Ireland

Co-opted by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment to the Senior Cycle Music Development Group

Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Taught Junior and Senior Cycle music curricula as well as conducting five choirs. Represented the school nationally at choral competitions winning the several cups and awards in various categories.Developed a joint SATB choir in collaboration with CBS Kilkenny. Served as Musical director for Loreto Kilkenny’s production of Legally Blonde

Dublin, Ireland + Barcelona, Spain

Oversaw a unique project in which Irish and Catalan musicians exchanged traditional repertoire which I then compiled for a book; Creative Connexions, published by Artscope Ltd.I regularly liaise in a consulting capacity with the Artistic director to plan and develop international collaborative arts events as part of Creative Connexions as well as other well established arts programs.

Ireland

Supervised Junior and Leaving Certificate examinations for The State Examinations Commission.

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Ireland

Underground Cathedral, by Martin Tourish and Conor Arkins is a musical journey into thesubliminal psyche of Ireland. The title comes from a metaphor by the Abbot of Glenstall AbbeyMark Hederman OSB that artists have always had a place in accessing and communicating theworld of the spiritual and presenting visions of what it is to be human.The sub genre of Irish music that does this is the practice of air playing, described by TonyMcMahon as: “The slow air can put us in… Show more Underground Cathedral, by Martin Tourish and Conor Arkins is a musical journey into thesubliminal psyche of Ireland. The title comes from a metaphor by the Abbot of Glenstall AbbeyMark Hederman OSB that artists have always had a place in accessing and communicating theworld of the spiritual and presenting visions of what it is to be human.The sub genre of Irish music that does this is the practice of air playing, described by TonyMcMahon as: “The slow air can put us in touch with our Irishness like no other art form. It cantouch the pulse of ancestral memory allowing us to revisit our feelings of what it is to be Irish. It cansoothe the trauma and strain of our existence. It can adorn a moment of joy or soothe a moment ofsadness. It is possessed with the veiled eroticism of tenderness”.Taking as their sources the music of visionary artists from Clare and Donegal. UndergroundCathedral weaves a spell from sensuous intimacy to the soaring peaks. Show less

County Cork, Ireland

Cashel, Co. Tipperary

Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Founded a 40 piece orchestra made up of traditional and classical performers based in Kinsale College. Main roles include sourcing funding, arranging music and conducting performances.

St Pauls Special School Cork

Berrings, Co. Cork

Developed a music curriculum and book for Primary Schools in Cork City inconjunction with school staff and TradTime coordinators. – Introduced children to the rudiments of Irish Music, Irish songs, instruments & taught children to play the tin whistle. In Berrings N.S. Special Education Unit, I worked extensively with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD and Low Cognitive Function and developed a programme tailored to their specific needs.

County Dublin, Ireland

- Identified as one of the most promising young Irish musicians and selected for participation in the orchestra.- Selected for violin and featured as solo saxophone player in 'Macalla' and 'Legecy', two newly composed suites of music written and directed by Michael Rooney and Tom Doorley, respectively.- The Orchestra has performed sold out venues across Ireland and the United Kingdom, including the Barbican Hall, London.- Line up for the orchestra included over fifty talented… Show more - Identified as one of the most promising young Irish musicians and selected for participation in the orchestra.- Selected for violin and featured as solo saxophone player in 'Macalla' and 'Legecy', two newly composed suites of music written and directed by Michael Rooney and Tom Doorley, respectively.- The Orchestra has performed sold out venues across Ireland and the United Kingdom, including the Barbican Hall, London.- Line up for the orchestra included over fifty talented musicians from Ireland, England and the USA. Show less

County Cork, Ireland

-Developed a music curriculum for seven primary schools in conjunction with school staff and TradTime co-ordinators-Conducted weekly music lessons on the basis of this curriculum.-Introduced the children to the rudiments of Irish music-Taught children in mainstream and special needs schools to play the tin whistle -Prepared children for school performances such as concerts and religious services

Cork, Ireland

Taught a variety of instruments and prepared students for Grúpaí Ceoil and Céilí Band competitions. Organised branch workshops bringing tutors from all over the country to Co. Cork.

County Cork, Ireland

- Arranged weekly concerts, music sessions, fundraisers and the 2016 Cork Traditional Music Festival. - Sought sponsorship, secured venues, hired adjudicators, performers and technicians.- Managed the society's facebooks account and website and used it to promote events, post pictures and videos of performances.- Invited societies from other universities to collaborate on joint projects.

Murroe, Co. Limerick

Director of Glenstal Chamber Orchestra, taught violin, fiddle, piano, and preparedstudents for Leaving and Junior Certificate practical examinations.

Ballincollig, Cork

I have piloted programmes specific to the special needs sector. In Our Lady of Good Counsel School I delivered a programme to students aged 4-18 which incorporated play and inclusivity through the medium of music

Master Of Research, Irish Studies, Historical Musicology And Ethnomusicology

Activities and Societies: MA Excellence Scholar Dissertation title: At Casey’s Altar: Exploring the Life and Music of Bobby Casey.

Postgraduate Diploma, Education

Professional Masters Of Education, Music Education, 1St Class Honours

Thesis topic: Tuning in to Creativity: A Pre-Service Teacher's Exploratory Self-Study of Creativity Fostering in Post-Primary Education.

Bachelor Of Music (Bmushons), Music, 1St Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Quercus Creative and Performing Arts Scholar. Traditional Music Society

Batchelor Of Music And Irish (Ba Hons), Music And Irish Language, 1St Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Quercus Creative and Performing Arts Scholar Chairperson of Irish Traditional Music Society (2015-2016)

Diploma, Educational Law And Leadership

Study Abroad, Music Theory And Composition

Activities and Societies: Performed at the Irish American Writers and Artist's Salon organised by Prof. Éamonn Wall, Smurfit-Stone Endowed.

High School, Leaving Certificate

Activities and Societies: Glenstal Choir Captain (2013-2014)