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Upcoming Events
Thu 26 MarChrist Church, Church of IrelandJoin us for an evening of music in Christ Church, Derry with St. Mary's Orchestra, Anne Marie Hickey, Rosin Rice and the Choristers of St. Columb's Cathedral, in association with the Fountain Youth Club.
2025 Gala Concert - Margaret Keys and Guests
The local-born international soprano Margaret Keys was joined by the award winning Thornhill Senior Choir, Ebrington Primary School and Trevor Burnside to perform in St. Columb's Hall for the 2025 School of Music Gala Concert, with an appearance by the 2024/25 Roy Adams Memorial Piano Scholar, Keishin Wong-Lin.
2024 Apex Band Project
3 bands formed through the Apex band project performed in New Gate Arts Centre for their first public performance
2024 Gala Concert - Phil Coulter
Phil Coulter performed in a sold out St. Columb's Cathedral for the 2024 March concert. Larissa Fleck - the Roy Adams Memorial Piano Scholar
2023 Online Christmas Concert
2023 saw the return of the online Christmas concert featuring 18 music school tutors; Larissa Fleck, the Roy Adams Memorial Piano Scholar and The Hive Cancer Support Choir, formally The Pink Ladies. £360 was raised for the Hive Cancer Support Choir.
2023 Gala Concert - The Swingles
Our 2023 concert welcomed the Swingle Singers as the headline act to perform in St. Columb's Hall (Derry) and also St. Patrick's Cathedral (Dublin) as part of an Irish tour. Aimee-Grace Doherty - the school's Roy Adams Memorial Piano Scholar opened for The Swingles in Dublin whilst students from St. Joseph's Boys' School were the opening act in Derry, performing their original song that they were working on with the St. Columb's School of Music Tutors.
2022 Gala Concert - The MozART Group
Coming out of Covid restrictions, our March concert saw Ava McGinn - the school's Roy Adams Memorial Piano Scholar perform in a packed St. Columb's Cathedral. Then, all the way from Poland, The MozART Group took to the stage. It was great to welcome them to our city.
2020 Gala Concert - Official Opening
A lunchtime concert including jazz aficionado Scott Flanigan and the Foyle College Jazz band was followed by an open day at the Music School and a Gala Concert with performances from The Priests, Irish tenor and folk singer George Hutton, local concert pianist Ruth McGinley and BBC School Choir of the Year, Thornhill College. These concerts marked the official launch of St. Columb's School of Music on Saturday 8th February 2020.
2020 Online Christmas Concert
At St. Columb's School of Music, we have brought Christmas got you digitally, where you can sit back, relax and watch in the comfort and safety of your own home. Our music school tutors are joined by our Roy Adams Memorial Piano Scholar, Ava McGinn, to help you put you in the Christmas Spirit. We are also thrilled to support our chosen charity for this year - Zest - Healing the Hurt of self-harm and Suicide, helping to raise £1383.32!
2021 Christmas Concert
A return to a live Christmas Concert saw performances from our two Music School Scholars Ava McGinn and Niamh Long; The Mood Swings and the truly inspirational The Pink Ladies. A total of £612.85 was raised in donations towards the Pink Ladies Charity.
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