We Must Create: Transformation and Youth Choral Music, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin

Venue details

Symposium: 11am–5:30pm, Whyte Recital Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music

Performance/Album Launch: 7-8pm, Whyte Recital Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music

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This one-day symposium gathers practitioners, researchers, and practice researchers working with children’s and youth choirs to explore how practice and scholarship can intersect on topics such as social responsibility, artistic citizenship, democracy, reflective practices, participatory practices, and decision-making. Throughout the day, presentations and discussions will focus on how these concepts can be considered in relation to the creation of choral music with young people.

In 2024, we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This symposium responds to this significant milestone by inviting music educators and musicians to gather and reflect on how their practices can both contribute to and support young people in creating a better world. This collaboration, between the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin City University, and Dublin Youth Choir, highlights how practice research and inter-disciplinary insights can enhance our understanding and support us in harnessing the transformative power of choral singing.

The event also marks the release of an album of repertoire for children’s and youth choirs by Dr Seán Doherty, performed by Dublin Youth Choir, entitled ‘We Must Create’. The symposium will culminate in the official launch of the recordings with a performance by Dublin Youth Choir, conducted by Dr Lynsey Callaghan.