Crossing Green Fields music concert upcoming at Dundalk IT

Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) says it is excited to announce an upcoming and exhilarating performance on campus, themed “Crossing Green Fields”, which celebrates the transatlantic connections in music between Ireland and America, in the MacAnna Theatre, DkIT on Tuesday 14 March at 7pm

From the endlessly celebrated ‘Danny Boy’ to the energy of Riverdance, music continues to connect, inspire, and showcase cultural connections.

This concert involves students from the BA (Hons) Music and BA Musical Theatre programmes at DkIT, who will perform a mixture of traditional repertoire, bluegrass-tinged ballads, and musical hits drawing on Finian’s Rainbow amongst others.

All of the performers will join with the DkIT Choir to perform arrangements of well-known songs, including a special performance conducted by the Michael Van Dessell Choral Conducting Scholar, Dylan Thomas.

Students on the new Musical Theatre programme say they are excited about their involvement in their first Spring concert, adding a new dimension to musical activities at DkIT.

DkIT says their performances demonstrate the hugely influential role that Irish emigrants have played on the genre and evoke the memory of headline performers such as Bing Crosby, Maureen O’Hara, Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.

Students on the BA (Hons) Music programme are no strangers to the USA, having previously toured to perform in New York and Kansas, as well as celebrating Irish-American musical links in past concerts.

The current students follow in the path of recent graduates, such as the RTÉ Radio Folk Award nominees Alfi, in exploring the American influence on contemporary Irish traditional music.

The rehearsals are well underway for this exciting and collaborative recital, and DkIT says that all the participating students are looking forward to performing some timeless and iconic pieces of music together.

Crossing Green Fields takes place in the MacAnna Theatre, DkIT on Tuesday 14 March at 7pm. Tickets are free, but booking is necessary through creativearts@dkit.ie.