Please join us on Sunday, October 2, 3-6pm for an All-School Meeting. This invitation is open to ALL CIM students, parents, instructors, staff, and board members and we hope you'll join us for this opportunity to meet all together. Students should plan to bring their instruments for a session led by recent CIM grads Carmen Pasquerella and Liam O'Shea!
This year, we are excited to introduce CIM's brand new song book and CD for each of the four seasons. Each student will receive their Fall book and CD on their first day of class. The cost for these materials ($20) is included in the tuition fee. Please wear comfortable clothing and be ready to sit, stand and move around.
The Center for Irish Music is seeking youth percussionists and a pianist to play with their youth céilí bands. Percussionists must fit into one of two age categories: Under 18...
Join us this Give to the Max Day for a special lunchtime session from 12:00-1:00pm at the Center for Irish Music. Bring your lunch, an instrument, and join in the fun! Don't forget to schedule your donation starting November 1st at givemn.org! Gifts made on GiveMN are eligible for $100,000+ in prize grants through Golden Ticket drawings and "Power Hours".
Make a donation now! https://www.givemn.org/organization/Centerforirishmusic
Join us for the annual Youth Ensembles Holiday Concert, featuring award-winning musicians from our Advanced Youth Ensemble, with an opening set by the Starling Ensemble. Celebrate the beauty and variety that Irish traditional music offers including solos, duets and trios and large ensemble arrangements of reels, jigs, an O'Carolan composition and some modern tunes. The Beginning Ensemble will perform pre-concert music in the lobby, and the Redwing Ensemble will play in the intermission while refreshments are served.
Support the next generation of musicians in our community and invite all of your family and friends!
Tickets $5. All proceeds go towards the event. The concert will also be live-streamed.
CIM closed for Thanksgiving Break
The 60s were an amazing era for growth in Irish music, with the development of new ways of presenting and arranging the music and the incredible popularity of folk and traditional music among the general public — everybody knew and sang the songs. Dáithí is looking forward to walking down memory lane and playing and teaching some of the music from the time and telling the story of the folk clubs and folk and traditional acts of the era (some now little known or forgotten in America), an era that laid the foundations for everything that has come since.
Fall Adult Student Open Mic
Join us for our Fall Term youth recitals at the Celtic Junction Arts Center!
Join us for our Fall Term youth recitals at the Celtic Junction Arts Center!
Join us for our Fall Term youth recitals at the Celtic Junction Arts Center!
Join us for our Fall Term youth recitals at the Celtic Junction Arts Center!
The Center for Irish Music is closed for Winter Break.
Flute player and uilleann piper Seán Gavin has listened to thousands of hours of recordings of traditional Irish music with an incredible ear for intricate musical details that define personal and regional styles. In this listening class, Seán will guide students to listen and learn from iconic duets and trios whose playing has shaped the Irish music tradition.
Spring Term registration deadline for returning students to keep their private lesson time
Spring financial aid deadline
Spring Term Registration Deadline for Group Classes & Family Discount
The Center for Irish Music is closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Make up week for Fall Term private lessons.