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Dr. Orla Flanagan

Assistant Professor Part-Time (Music)
HOUSE 5, COLLEGE
      
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Dr. Orla Flanagan

Assistant Professor Part-Time (Music)
HOUSE 5, COLLEGE

 Orla.Flanagan@tcd.ie

 3531896 2458


  Choral Music   Music   Music Conducting   Musicology/Music Theory   New Music   Performing Arts   Vocal Music
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Kodaly Institute International Liaison officer 2008-
International jury panel member, Tampereen-Savel, Finland 2023
International jury panel member, International Baltic Sea Choir Competition, Latvia 2024
Reviewer, British Journal of Music Education 2015-
Member of advisory panel, Association of Irish Choirs and Contemporary Music Centre's anthology of Irish choral music, Choirland 2011-2012
Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
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Kodály Society of Ireland 2008 present
International Federation for Choral Music 2008 present
Society for Musicology in Ireland 2009 present
Róisín Blunnie and Orla Flanagan, Curating and Creating Collective Artistic Experiences: The Role of the Choral Conductor, Arts, 15, (3), 2026, p1 - 19, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Orla Flanagan, 'The Green Road', 2026, -, Music Production, PERFORMED  URL
Orla Flanagan, 'The arrow and the song', 2025, -, Music Production, PERFORMED  URL
Orla Flanagan, 'Sing Joyfully', Bremen, Germany, 2025, -, Music Production, PERFORMED  URL
Orla Flanagan, 'Myriad Worlds', Pipeworks Festival, Dublin, 2025, -, Music Production, PERFORMED  URL  URL
Orla Flanagan, 'Longwave', 2025, -, Music Production, PERFORMED  URL
Playing the long game: strategies for building consistency in the chamber choir in, editor(s)Róisín Blunnie and Ciarán Crilly , Perspectives on Conducting, 2024, pp135 - 145, [Orla Flanagan], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  URL
Orla Flanagan, 'Mille regretz', Dublin, 2024, -, Music Production, PERFORMED  URL
Orla Flanagan, 'Natural History', Dublin, 2024, -, Music Production, PERFORMED  URL
Orla Flanagan, 'From death to life', 2024, -, Music Production, PERFORMED  URL
  

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Orla Flanagan, 'Love endureth', Dublin, 2023, -, Notes: [Henry Purcell: I was glad Heinrich Schütz: Das ist je gewißlich wahr Iacobus Gallus: Elisabethae vero impletum est tempus Edward Elgar: Love"s tempest Roxanna Panufnik: Love endureth Johannes Brahms: Nachtwache II Nana Forte: Godec pred peklom Nana Forte: Tanto tempore György Orbán: Pange lingua Benjamin Britten: Advance democracy Trad. Irish arr. Desmond Earley: Mo ghile mear John Buckley: Kitty of Coleraine], Music Production, PERFORMED
Orla Flanagan, 'O Schone Nacht', Dublin, 2023, -, Notes: [Einojuhani Rautavaara: Lähtö Josef Rheinberger: Morgenlied Johannes Brahms: Vineta Stephen Chatman: A magical machine Charles Villiers Stanford: My love"s an arbutus Trad. Scottish arr. Eoin Conway: Wild mountain thyme Trad. English arr. Gustav Holst: I sowed the seeds of love Veljo Tormis: Jaanilaulud (St John"s Day Songs) (exc.) Call to the midsummer bonfire I Fire spell St John"s Day song Folk song arr. Gunnar Eriksson: Gjendines bådnlåt Johannes Brahms: Nachtwache II Johannes Brahms: O schöne Nacht Josef Rheinberger: Abendlied], Music Production, PERFORMED
Orla Flanagan, 'Night on Earth', Waterford International Organ and Choral Festival, Waterford and Dublin, 2022, -, Notes: [A concert of a cappella choral including the following works: Eriks Esenvalds: Stars Anna Cederberg-Orreteg: That night of falling stars Heinrich Schütz: Ich bin eine rufende Stimme Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes Anna-Karin Klockar: The Best Friend Karin Rehnqvist: Night on our Earth Fanny Hensel: Lockung Felix Mendelssohn : Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir Clara Schumann: Abendfeier in Venedig Xabier Sarasola: Neskatx" ederra Trad. Irish, arr. Michael McGlynn: The Flower of Maherally Harold Arlen arr. Guy Turner: Over the rainbow], Music Production, PERFORMED
Orla Flanagan, 'Autumn Landscapes', Dublin, 2022, -, Notes: [Thomas Weelkes: Thule, the period of cosmography and The Andalusian merchant Heinrich Schütz: Das ist je gewißlich wahr Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Canticum calamitatis maritimae Egidija Medeksaite: Nunc dimittis Roxanna Panufnik: Love endureth Edward Elgar: Love"s tempest Fanny Hensel: Abendlich schon rauscht der Wald O Herbst Veljo Tormis: Sügismaastikud (Autumn landscapes) (exc.) On hilissuvi Tuul kõnnumaa kohal Külm sügisöö Kanarbik Emma O"Halloran: Natural history Stephen Chatman: A magical machine], Music Production, PERFORMED
Orla Flanagan, 'Pipeworks Autumn Festival', Pipeworks Festival, St Michael's Church, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, 2021, -, Notes: [Benjamin Britten: Festival Te Deum, Op. 32 Josef Rheinberger: Ricercare, Op.174, No.9 Hymne (Psalm 89), Op. 69, No.2 Tema variato, Op.167, No.9 Felix Mendelssohn: Richte mich, Gott (Psalm 43), Op. 78, No. 2 Josef Rheinberger: Canzonetta, Op. 167, No.3 Abendlied, Op. 69, No.3 Ernste Feier, Op. 174, No.7 Benjamin Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30], Music Production, PERFORMED
Orla Flanagan, 'Constellations', Trinity College Chapel, 2019, -, Music Production, PERFORMED
Orla Flanagan, 'Requiem: Fauré and Duruflé', Christ Church Cathedral, 2019, -, Music Production, PERFORMED
Orla Flanagan, 'Libera Me', Concert performance of music by Pizzetti, Tavener, Howells and Parry, Trinity College Chapel, 2018, -, Music Production, PERFORMED
Orla Flanagan, 'Tenebrae', Concert performance of Lenten music by Victoria, Lotti, Mendelssohn, Lobo and Byrd, St Ann's Church, Dawson St, 2018, -, Music Production, PERFORMED
Orla Flanagan, 'Of Night and Light', Collaborative choral performance, Trinity College Chapel, 2018, -, Music Production, PERFORMED

  


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Award Date
Elected to Fellowship, Trinity College Dublin April 2026
1st Prize, International Baltic Sea Choir Competition, Latvia Sep 2019
1st Prize, Ireland's Choir of the Year, Cork International Choral Festival May 2019
Heinrich Schutz Perpetual Trophy, Cork International Choral Festival May 2019
Perpetual Trophy for the Performance of Irish Contemporary Music, Cork International Choral Festival May 2019
2nd Prize, Mixed Voice Category, Concorso Polifonico Guido d'Arezzo, Italy (as conductor of Mornington Singers) Aug 2017
3rd Prize, Secular Category, Concorso Polifonico Guido d'Arezzo, Italy (as conductor of Mornington Singers) Aug 2017
3rd Prize, Sacred Category, Concorso Polifonico Guido d'Arezzo, Italy (as conductor of Mornington Singers) Aug 2017
3rd Prize, City of Derry International Choral Festival (as conductor of Mornington Singers) Oct 2016
Contemporary Music Centre Prize, Derry International Choral Festival, for the performance of Rhona Clarke's 'Regina Caeli' Oct 2016
MacCurtain and McSwiney Award to a conductor for the performance of an artistic and imaginative programme, Cork International Choral Festival May 2014
Schuman/Europe Trophy for the performance of music by a living European composer, for the performance of John Buckley's 'Jabberwocky' May 2015
1st Prize and Victor Leeson Perpetual Trophy, Ireland's Choir of the Year, Cork International Choral Festival (as conductor of Mornington Singers) May 2014
3rd Prize, Fleischmann International Trophy Competition (as conductor of the Mornington Singers) May 2014
Perpetual Trophy for the Performance of Irish Contemporary Choral Music, Cork International Choral Festival (as conductor of the Mornington Singers) May 2014
MacCurtain and McSwiney Award to a conductor for the performance of an artistic and imaginative programme, Cork International Choral Festival May 2011
Special prize to a conductor at the Maribor International Choral Competition, Slovenia, for the interpretation of the compulsory choral work, 'Vem, da je zopet pomlad' by Lojze Lebic. 2009
International Jury Award, Cork International Choral Festival, for the performance of an artistic and imaginative programme 2006
3rd Prize, Fleischmann International Trophy Competition (as conductor of the Mornington Singers) 2008
1st Prize, International Grand Prix, Sligo International Choral Festival (as conductor of the Mornington Singers) 2009
I am an internationally-recognised award-winning conductor with a sustained, proven track record of excellence in the field of choral music. My primary research is my creative choral work, which has made an exceptional contribution to Trinity, to the cultural life of Ireland and to the reputation of Irish choral music internationally. This is evidenced by my outstanding audio recording output, my exceptional and sustained concert performances, reviews, and my record of international distinction. This trajectory of excellence was formally recognised by Trinity College when I was elected to Fellowship in 2026. My research is built on my creative practice as a choral conductor. I have dedicated myself to deep exploration of this artform and have established an international reputation as an expert performer of Irish choral music of the 21st century in particular. CD recordings make up the most significant part of my tangible research output. To the Northeast: The Choral Music of John Buckley (Divine Art Records, 2019 - the first and only choral album dedicated to this highly significant Irish composer), Under-Song (2017), Water Night (2010), and Solas (2008) are my four full-length CDs as conductor of Mornington Singers. Further recordings are Noël: Live from Christ Church Cathedral (2013); Riverdance 25th Anniversary: Music from the Show (a Universal Records 2019 rerecording of the original music from Bill Whelan's Riverdance, for which I was choral director); and recordings for broadcast on RTÉ lyric fm as conductor of the National Chamber Choir of Ireland. Every year I curate and conduct multiple full-length concert performances. Through my bold and pioneering concert programmes I highlight in particular underrepresented composers and neglected works. Quality of programming and performance is evidenced by numerous national and international awards, notably first prize at the International Baltic Sea Choir Competition, and the McCurtain and McSwiney award to a conductor at the Cork International Choral Festival on three separate occasions. My innovative and transformative collaborations with contemporary composers through commissions, workshops, performances and recordings constitute an exceptional contribution to Irish choral music. My vision is an enhanced reputation of international standing for Irish choral composers, and I advocate on behalf of these composers by performing their work in Ireland and abroad to the highest standards. My research helps to co-create and to develop the Irish choral music tradition with singers and composers. My recordings are a significant part of this work in promoting Irish music to national and global audiences. My approach to research is collaborative and I have developed significant research networks with my choral colleagues nationally and internationally. I have co-edited two special issues of journals with Dr Róisín Blunnie (DCU), with whom I also co-wrote a journal article, and through my international jury work and invited workshops I have established strong working relationships and networks to disseminate practice and content with colleagues in Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the USA.