Details
$145 general / $115 membersDate(s)
Jul 8, 2020 – Aug 12, 2020
6:00pm
Contact
info@irishartscenter.org
Location
Our summer 2020 term will be held online.
This class will be conducted via Zoom, a widely used and free application that works well for online learning. Upon registration, you will receive a link and instructions for downloading the program. Laptop, desk computer, or tablet with video and audio ability is required.
Overview
Carrie Erving, Wednesdays, 6pm—7pm
6 weekly sessions beginning July 8
Participants will learn to sing traditional Irish songs in the aural tradition, the way in which they were originally passed from one singer to another. We will explore the historical, literary. and geographical background of songs originating from different regions of Ireland. Beginners welcome!
Our Supporters
Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; the Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; the Irish Institute of New York; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; M&T Bank; the Dead Rabbit; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; and thousands of generous donors like you.
