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Listen: A Celebration of Irish Music
The Kennedy Center's Irish Festival incorporated a variety of musical experiences. One highlight was a musical exhange program, sponsored by the Kennedy Center's Education Department, the U.S. Department of Education, the Department of Education in Northern Ireland, and the Irish Department of Education. Teachers from the United States traveled to Ireland to receive training and plan for collaboration. Musicians from around Ireland worked with all the participating schools there and then traveled to the U.S. to work with the schools here.
The following teachers and musicians participated in the project:
| Teachers
|
Musicians |
| Jayne
Karsten,
humanities teacher Key School, Annapolis MD |
Ronan Browne, piper. |
| Mary
Jane Ayers,
music/voice teacher The Duke Ellington School for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC |
Kevin Glackin, fiddler. |
Sheri
Maeda,
humanities teacher |
Mary Green, singer |
| Fran
Tompkins, music teacher North Springfield Elementary School, Springfield, VA |
Tommy "Spoons" Hayes , percussionist |
Ann
Billingsly,
teacher |
Conal Ó'Gráda, flutist |
The Irish Fetival also included a wealth of musical performances from Irish musicians. Listen to some of the notable performances that took place on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage:
Virtual Exhibits || Storytelling || Lesson Plans || Music Exchange || Online Resources
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