School of Creative Arts

If Words Are Water is a new composition (music by Assist. Prof. Evangelia Rigaki; text by Prof. W. N. Herbert, Professor of Poetry & Creative Writing, Newcastle University) for mezzo soprano and water percussion. This work will celebrate its world première on 25.2.2020 at 7.30pm in Christ Church, Taney, Dundrum, Dublin before touring to New York University, Aaron Copland School of Music and the Lehman College School of Music on 11-12.3.2020. The original composition will be performed by the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Professor Richard O'Donnell.

The School of Creative Arts warmly congratulates Eímear Noone, an alumna of Music, on her selection as the first woman to have the unique privilege of conducting the Oscars ceremony live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on 9th February 2020. Eimear graduated in 2001 after completing a Music degree in Trinity. She is best known for her award-winning work on video game music. Her composing and conducting work includes 26 film and video game titles. She has conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic, l'Orchestre symphonique de Bretagne, the Sydney Symphony, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, and several other national orchestras. Eímear has triumphed in the world of conducting and all staff in the School of Creative Arts wish her well as she conducts excerpts from nominees in the Original Score category at the Oscars ceremony.

In February 2020, a group of fifteen Senior Freshman Film students will attend the 70th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). The trip builds on a focus on the history and functions of film festivals in their second European Cinema module, taught by Assistant Professor Jennifer O'Meara. As part of their festival accreditation, the group will attend screenings, events and the European Film Market - one of the world's key meeting places for the film and media industries.

In memory of the first female academic member of staff to be appointed in Trinity, the FAHSS Constantia Maxwell Postgraduate Scholarship will be available to the strongest applicant for the School of Creative Arts' M.Phil. programmes. One award of €3,000 will be available to the applicant who demonstrates proven academic merit and/or their relevant life/work experience and potential within the field of creative arts in their application. Applicants must have an unconditional offer to an M.Phil. programme in Trinity's online application portal by 30.6.2020 to be considered for this award.