Young Musicwide

Young Musicwide is a unique professional development scheme designed to assist a selected group of Ireland's brightest young musicians at the beginning of their professional career. Through an annual audition process, an Irish or Ireland based ensemble, with a proven interest in performance is selected annually to participate in the Young Musicwide Award programme for three years.

Modeled on international examples, Young Musicwide is designed to provide up to three ensembles annually with an incentive to pursue a professional career in music performance, and to provide promoters nationwide with access to the very best of emerging Irish talent.

The main features of the award are:

  • Performance opportunities with Music Network promoters in Ireland.
  • An agreed fee and expenses for each concert.
  • Marketing tools such as professional photoshoot; professionally designed posters, fliers and programmes and PR support around concert activity and CD launch
  • Professional support and advice towards the development of participants’ careers as professional musicians.
  • Masterclass/workshop opportunities.
  • Subsidised production of CD and CD launch event
  • Inclusion for one member of the ensemble on Music Network continuing professional development courses
  • A Dublin showcase concert.
  • After a 3year period, an invitation to the group, subject to agreement, to join the Music Network artist roster

Previous recipients of the award are as follows:

  • The Callino Quartet (2001)
  • Voice and piano duo Ailish Tynan and Deborah Kelleher (2002)
  • Clarinetist Carol McGonnell (2003)
  • Organics jazz trio (2004)
  • Traditional group Slide (2005)
  • Piano, cello and violin trio The Syrius Trio (2006)
  • Harp, flute and viola trio, Triocca (2006)
  • Trihornophone jazz quartet (2007)
  • Fidil traditional Irish group (2008)
  • Piano quartet, the Cappa Ensemble (2009)

Further Information:

  • Young Musicwide 2010 is open to jazz ensembles. Application form here. For further details contact Andreas Ziemons.

Publicity:

  • Irish Times (06/07/07) article about the first 6 years of Young Musicwide. More details
  • RTÉ lyric fm (02/06/07) Artszone sound clip about the Organics and Triocca experiences as part of Young Musicwide. More Details