The Center for Irish Music is hosting an open mic night for Duos & Trios! Come share a song or tune with a supportive community at the Celtic Junction. All are welcome to attend, whether performing or just sitting back and watching the show. Tickets are $5 each (youth 18 & under get in free), and all proceeds support the Center for Irish Music.
Recitals will be hosted in person at the Celtic Junction Arts Center's Main Performance Studio. Masks will be required for attendees. Performers may remove their masks when they are performing.
Each recital will be livestreamed, so you can invite family and friends from all over the world to watch!
Solo Irish Set Dances Tunes, Their Origins, and the Dancing Masters who Composed the Dances. This 2 hours intensive workshop is for anyone. 75% Lecture/Demonstration, 25% participation if you'd like. to play or dance along.
Center for Irish Music students are headed to St. Louis, MO to compete in the Midwest Fleadh Cheoil!
The Midwest Fleadh Cheoil (pronounced 'flah') is the main regional traditional Irish music competition, hosted annually by a Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann branch that is based in the Midwest. In 2022, the fleadh will be hosted by St. Louis Irish Arts at the Ballpark Hilton hotel in St. Louis, Missouri on May 13-15th.
Deadline for financial aid applications for Summer Term and Minnesota Irish Music Weekend.
Visit our Financial Aid page to learn more and apply.
Join fully-vaccinated flute player Norah for an opportunity to play the 2020 and 2021 Common Tunes outside, at regular session speed. Formalized as a class for safety and structure, we'll meet outside the Celtic Junction on Tuesdays from 8-9pm (max 10 musicians). Musicians will lead the group on one set each week, so this is a great way to practice leading sets at a session. Accompanists and melody players at an intermediate to advanced level are welcome! Meeting dates are April 26, May 3, May 10, and May 17.
Recitals will be hosted in person at the Celtic Junction Arts Center's Main Performance Studio. Masks will be required for attendees. Performers may remove their masks when they are performing.
Each recital will be livestreamed, so you can invite family and friends from all over the world to watch!
Summer Registration Deadline for Returning Students, Group Classes & Family Discount
This class is for musicians interested in improving their rhythm, dancers interested in understanding the music they dance to, and for anyone interested in learning some basic Irish dance steps. In this intensive, two-hour workshop Danielle will discuss jig, hornpipe, polka, and slide rhythms. As a dancer, Danielle knows how vital it is that these tune types are played with *a* right swing and emphasis. This workshop will begin to explore what that means. Danielle will introduce a few tunes, discuss their phrasing, and teach some basic steps to practice to feel the nuance of the tune type in your body. You can dance with your feet, seated with your hands, or watch and learn.
The Center for Irish Music is closed for Memorial Day.