Eimear McGeown
Classical & Irish Flute
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EIMEAR WINS 1ST PRIZE BEST PERFORMANCE AT SIR JAMES GALWAY MASTERCLASS
Eimear was voted unanimously to win the 1st Prize Best Performer at the Sir James Galway Masterclasses in Weggis, Switzerland July 2009. The award was a Nagahara 18K Gold headjoint with platinum riser.
Photographer: Frits van der Deen
ULSTER ORCHESTRA CONCERTO DEBUT
To listen to the BBC NI recording of the Liebermann Concerto go to:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lg884/b00lg7yq/Sounds_Classical_28_06_2009/It is one hour after the programme starts.
ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELD'S RECITAL REVIEW (April 09)
The lunchtime recital promoted by the Concordia Foundation Series at St Martin-in-the-Fields on April 20 was given by the outstanding young Ulster-born flautist Eimear McGeown with Alexsander Szram pianist. The programme unusually for such a venue and time, concentrated upon modern works, in which Katherine Hoover’s Kokopeli for solo flute and Mel Bonis’s Sonata for flute and piano made very strong impressions – particularly the Scherzo of the latter work, a reminiscence, perhaps, of the Scherzo from Mendelssohn’s Midsummernight’s Dream music. Both were quite brilliantly played, and the recital ended with the premiere of a new version of Dave Heath’s Home from the Storm for flute and piano, a most lyrical and melodically attractive short study. This was preceded by a traditional Irish reel, played on a traditional Irish flute; the programme began with JS Bach’s Sonata in E minor, most musically and intelligently phrased by these very gifted artists.
Robert Matthew-Walker
Reviewed for 'Classical Music Opinion' - Britains Oldest Classical Music Magazine
The talented and versatile musician showed her classical credentials with a Fauré test piece and a favourite Bach Sonata.
But most of this recital was devoted to traditional forms and new music, including the première of a Romance by Jeffery Wilson, butterfly flute darting around above the wind-stirred foliage of the piano accompaniment [Aleksander Szram].
Canadian composer Katherine Hoover evoked the wide open spaces in her Kokopeli, influenced by Native American music, and ending with a dying diminuendo, beautifully controlled. Ian Clarke's Hypnosis was predictably soporific, with a minimalist piano part, while his ingenious Great Train Race was an exhilarating exploration of the instrument. The Sonata by French pianist/composer Mel Bonis was a varied, constantly engaging piece, with a delicate accompaniment.
Eimear's Irish flute featured in the gentle Give Me Your Hand, and some toe-tapping reels, whilst her two whistles [one in D, one in B flat] were used for a couple of slip jigs and Mahoney's Reel.
The audience rightly demanded more from these two charismatic musicians, and we were rewarded with Phil Coulter's sentimental Home Away from Home.
Michael Gray
She is performing the Liebermann Concerto with the Ulster Orchestra on 19th June 09 in the Ulster Hall, Belfast and is using the bursary to attend the Sir James Galway Masterclasses in Switzerland and Banff in Canada.
BBC RADIO ULSTER LIVE RECITAL RECORDING (Nov 08)
Eimear is performing a recital at Belfast Festival at Queen's and it is being broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster's Sounds Classical Programme on 2nd November as part of the programme's 9 O'Clock concert with Marie-Louise Muir.
Radio Ulster is 92 - 95 FM online and on digital.
Programme:
J.S Bach Sonata in E minor
Theobald Boehm - Elegie
Ian Clarke - Hypnosis
Gabriel Faure - Fantaisie