John Buckley is a composer whose catalogue of original compositions extends to over 100 works. These have been performed and broadcast in more than fifty countries worldwide. He is a graduate of St Patrick’s College Drumcondra and was a lecturer in the Music Department there between 2001 and 2016. He is a member of Aosdána, Ireland’s academy of creative artists.John O’Flynn is Associate Professor of Music at Dublin City University and was formerly Head of Music at St Patrick’s College. He has occupied various roles in the advancement of music education and musicology in Ireland, and is author of numerous publications in the areas of music in Ireland, film music, popular music and music education; he is also active as a choral conductor and baritone recitalist.

• ContentsList of Contributors List of Figures Abbreviations Acknowledgments IntroductionJohn Buckley and John O’Flynn Chapter One: Fluctuating Fortunes: St Patrick’s College, 1875-2016Daithí Ó Corráin Chapter Two: Music Performance at St Patrick’s College, DrumcondraJohn Buckley Chapter Three: Music in Education and HumanitiesPatricia Flynn and John O’Flynn Chapter Four: Composition and the CollegeRhona Clarke Chapter Five: ‘All are welcome’: Irish traditional music at St Patrick’s CollegeTeresa O’Donnell Chapter Six: Vocal and Choral MusicJohn O’Flynn 127Chapter Seven: The Kodály ConnectionYvonne Higgins Ceol Phádraig: Music at St Patrick’s CollegeChapter Eight: Engagement and ResearchJohn O’Flynn Chapter Nine: Music and Tourism: Mapping Popular Music from St Patrick’s CollegeÁine Mangaoang Chapter Ten: The Fidelio Trio ResidencyJohn O’Flynn Chapter Eleven: Graduate PerspectivesIntroduced by John Buckley Afterword: St Patrick’s College Music Department and its place in Irish musical lifeNiall Doyle Appendix A: List of full-time music lecturers in St Patrick’s College, 1883-2016Compiled by John BuckleyAppendix B: Programmes of lunchtime concerts given by guest performers, November 2003 - March 2016Compiled by John Buckley Appendix C: Participation by choirs of St Patrick’s College at the Cork International Choral Festival, 1972-2015Compiled by John O’Flynn Appendix D: Music and music education dissertations and theses, 2000-2016Compiled by John O’Flynn Appendix E: List of events during the Fidelio Trio residency and festivals, 2012-2016Compiled by John O’Flynn Index

John Buckley is a composer whose catalogue of original compositions extends to over 100 works. These have been performed and broadcast in more than fifty countries worldwide. He is a graduate of St Patrick’s College Drumcondra and was a lecturer in the Music Department there between 2001 and 2016. He is a member of Aosdána, Ireland’s academy of creative artists.John O’Flynn is Associate Professor of Music at Dublin City University and was formerly Head of Music at St Patrick’s College. He has occupied various roles in the advancement of music education and musicology in Ireland, and is author of numerous publications in the areas of music in Ireland, film music, popular music and music education; he is also active as a choral conductor and baritone recitalist.

• ContentsList of Contributors List of Figures Abbreviations Acknowledgments IntroductionJohn Buckley and John O’Flynn Chapter One: Fluctuating Fortunes: St Patrick’s College, 1875-2016Daithí Ó Corráin Chapter Two: Music Performance at St Patrick’s College, DrumcondraJohn Buckley Chapter Three: Music in Education and HumanitiesPatricia Flynn and John O’Flynn Chapter Four: Composition and the CollegeRhona Clarke Chapter Five: ‘All are welcome’: Irish traditional music at St Patrick’s CollegeTeresa O’Donnell Chapter Six: Vocal and Choral MusicJohn O’Flynn 127Chapter Seven: The Kodály ConnectionYvonne Higgins Ceol Phádraig: Music at St Patrick’s CollegeChapter Eight: Engagement and ResearchJohn O’Flynn Chapter Nine: Music and Tourism: Mapping Popular Music from St Patrick’s CollegeÁine Mangaoang Chapter Ten: The Fidelio Trio ResidencyJohn O’Flynn Chapter Eleven: Graduate PerspectivesIntroduced by John Buckley Afterword: St Patrick’s College Music Department and its place in Irish musical lifeNiall Doyle Appendix A: List of full-time music lecturers in St Patrick’s College, 1883-2016Compiled by John BuckleyAppendix B: Programmes of lunchtime concerts given by guest performers, November 2003 - March 2016Compiled by John Buckley Appendix C: Participation by choirs of St Patrick’s College at the Cork International Choral Festival, 1972-2015Compiled by John O’Flynn Appendix D: Music and music education dissertations and theses, 2000-2016Compiled by John O’Flynn Appendix E: List of events during the Fidelio Trio residency and festivals, 2012-2016Compiled by John O’Flynn Index