Music Matters

Inclusive Community Choir

Newsletter September 2014

Musical Director: Grinne OGrady www.facebook.com/inclusivechoir e: info@musicmatters.ie www.facebook.com/musicmatters2012 M: 087-9803020 www.musicmatters.ie www.twitter.com/InclusiveChoir www.musicmatterschoir.blogspot.ie

Rehearsal Venue: MACRO Building, 1 Green St, Dublin 7 (Every Wednesday 7.00 9.00 PM)

August was a busy and interesting month for Music Matters Inclusive Community Choir! Our Wednesday evening rehearsals resumed after our Summer Break We are learning new songs: Its Time by Imagine Dragons and Happy by Pharrell Williams, as well as rehearsing some old favourites such as Ho Hey and Something inside so strong Preparations are underway for the Launch of our Debut Album Music Matters: Celebrating 140 Characters which will take place at Axis Ballymun We performed at our First Ever concert outside Dublin the Moynalty Threshing Festival in Co. Meath, and had a fabulous time taking in the sights and sounds of the countryside

Music Matters: Celebrating 140 Characters The countdown has started! It is now just 22 Days until the launch of our Debut Album!

Music Matters: Celebrating 140 Characters

SAVE THE DATE!

Axis Ballymun

Tuesday 23rd September 2014,

Meet some of the characters involved from 7.00 PM Show starts at 8.00 PM

Tickets:

22.00 (includes audience ticket & 1 copy of the CD) 15.00 (audience ticket only)

There were a total of 140 Singers aged from 9 to 90 involved, with songs ranging from Carrickfergus, to Royals by Lorde, to original compositions it is sure to be the most eclectic album you have ever heard!

We are delighted to announce our MC for the evening:

Karl D Dawson

Special Guests: Jimi Cullen (Singer/Songwriter) & Fifth Element (Hip Hop duo) This project has been proudly supported by the Community & Social Development Service and Arts & Culture Department of Dublin City Council. We would also like to thank the staff at Axis Ballymun for their support, advice and enabling all of our members to participate to their full potential.

Moynalty Steam Threshing Festival

On Sunday 10th August 2014, Music Matters travelled for our first ever performance outside Dublin at the Moynalty Steam Threshing Festival in Moynalty, Co. Meath. Around 30,000 people attended this event, which had food stalls, arts and crafts stalls, a dog show, animals, steam engines, a children's fun fair, and 7 hours of live entertainment - ending with the Irish country singer, Nathan Carter. We would like to thank Margaret Farrelly, our "Secret Millionaire", who has remained such a wonderful friend to all of us at Music Matters, for inviting us to this festival. Our heartfelt thanks and appreciation also go out to Peter Gaynor and the Moynalty Threshing Committee, who organised a free bus (from the Flexibus company in Navan, Co. Meath) to transport many of our members to and from Moynalty. We would be delighted to perform at the festival next year and we hope that our performance will become an annual event! The raindrops never dampened our spirits, as we stormed the stage!

As the afternoon wore on, the rain turned so heavy, that we started a sing-song in the white marquee - where festival goers enjoyed their tea and lunch. Willie also played a few tunes, such as Frank Sinatra's "I did it my way" on accordion and Dave sang traditional Irish folk songs. Our friends Margaret and her husband Leo dropped in! We had a special gift for them! Margaret is Managing Director of Clonarn Clover, which is Ireland's largest independent supplier of free range eggs. Another product which is manufactured at the factory in Mullagh, Co. Cavan is O'Egg- a liquid whole egg and separated egg white products which are available in many supermarkets throughout Ireland. Bearing this in mind our members spent 3 hours making a chicken-themed mural to be displayed on the factory wall!

The Forget-Me-Nots Choir, Baldoyle

The Forget-Me-Nots Choir welcomes Older People, and is specifically welcoming to those affected by dementia, their families, friends, neighbours and carers. This choir returns from their Summer Break on Tuesday 2nd September. New members welcome NO audition necessary! All you need is a smile and to love the joy of singing together in harmony! Baldoyle Community Hall (beside old church on the coast) Every Tuesday: 11.00 AM 12.30 PM