Eimear McGeown

Classical & Irish Flute

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BELFAST TELEGRAPH ARTICLE

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http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/features/the-girl-who-took-the-geek-factor-out-of-classical-music-here-14912728.html

 


EIMEAR RETURNS TO CLANDEBOYE TO PERFORM IN THE SOLOIST'S EXTRAVAGANZA CONCERT 

Eimear will be performing the CPE Bach Concerto in D minor with Camerata Ireland conducted by Barry Douglas at the Clandeboye Festival 2010. 

http://www.camerata-ireland.com/clandeboye.html

 

Soloists’ Extravaganza

Friday 20th August

7.30pm

Camerata Ireland – directed by Michael d’Arcy

Soloists :

Graf Mourja-Violin
Nobuko Imai-Viola
Andres Diaz-Cello
Michel Lethiec-Clarinet
Richard Watkins-Horn
Eimear McGeown-Flute

Golijov - “The dreams and prayers of Isaac, the Prophet“- clarinet and strings

CPE Bach - Flute Concerto in D minor

Tchaikovsky - Andante Cantabile for cello and strings

Tchaikovsky - Valse-Scherzo for violin and strings

Glazunov - Idyll for horn & strings

Gershwin - “An American in Paris” for clarinet and strings

 

Tickets: £25

Concession: £22

Box Office: 0800 977 6074 or +44 (0) 28 90 9039 4234

http://www.camerata-ireland.com/clandeboye.html


RECENT AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

In the prestigious 58th Royal Overseas League Competition 2010, Eimear successfully progressed through three rounds to become one of the four Finalists to perform in the public final in the Princess Alexandra Hall, London. 

She was also offered a full scholarship to the Flute Masterclass and Orchestra Residencies at the Banff Centre in Canada for the Summer 2010.

 

 AMSTERDAM UK TOUR

 Amsterdam are doing a UK Tour in the O2 Academies including The Shepherds Bush Empire London, supporting Wonderstuff in April 2010.

 

 

'AMSTERDAM' SUPPORT THE POGUES IN LIVERPOOL ECHO ARENA

 

 

 

 

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


 

 


  (23rd March 09)
 
 
Flautist Eimear McGeown was born in Northern Ireland, as was the composer of her first piece, Hamilton Harty's elegiac, energetic “In Ireland”, which finished with a joyful jig.

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
 
 
 
 
 
EIMEAR WINS YOUNG ARTISTS PLATFORM AWARD (8th January, 2009) 
 
Eimear is awarded the 'Young Artists Platform Award' by the Arts Council which includes a £5000 bursary, a Concerto with the Ulster Orchestra and a BBC studio recording.

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