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Fall Youth Recital 1 – December 7, 2:00pm

Celtic Junction Arts Center 836 Prior Ave N, St Paul, MN, United States

Join us for our Fall Term youth recitals at the Celtic Junction Arts Center!

Fall Youth Recital 2 – December 7, 3:30pm

Celtic Junction Arts Center 836 Prior Ave N, St Paul, MN, United States

Join us for our Fall Term youth recitals at the Celtic Junction Arts Center!

Fall Youth Recital 3 – December 8, 12:30pm

Celtic Junction Arts Center 836 Prior Ave N, St Paul, MN, United States

Join us for our Fall Term youth recitals at the Celtic Junction Arts Center!

Fall Youth Recital 4 – December 8, 2:00pm

Celtic Junction Arts Center 836 Prior Ave N, St Paul, MN, United States

Join us for our Fall Term youth recitals at the Celtic Junction Arts Center!

Fall Youth Recital 5 – December 8, 3:30pm

Celtic Junction Arts Center 836 Prior Ave N, St Paul, MN, United States

Join us for our Fall Term youth recitals at the Celtic Junction Arts Center!

Celtic Cuties: Winter (Fridays at 9:30 am)

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

*In-Person Class*

Join Alisa and other families to learn the Fall collection of Celtic Cuties rhymes, finger plays, and songs! Each student will receive their Winter book and CD on their first day of class. The cost for these materials ($20) is included in the tuition fee. This 8 week class is a great way to introduce your little ones to Irish music and movement. Please wear comfortable clothing and be ready to sit, stand and move around.Sibling Discounts: Siblings under 6 months old are free and do not need to register. Siblings 6 months and up automatically receive 50% off their class fee. Please contact Lily if you need any additional assistance with discounts.

$126

Celtic Cuties: Winter (Saturdays at 9:30 am)

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

*In-Person Class*

Join Alisa and other families to learn the Fall collection of Celtic Cuties rhymes, finger plays, and songs! Each student will receive their Winter book and CD on their first day of class. The cost for these materials ($20) is included in the tuition fee. This 8 week class is a great way to introduce your little ones to Irish music and movement. Please wear comfortable clothing and be ready to sit, stand and move around.Sibling Discounts: Siblings under 6 months old are free and do not need to register. Siblings 6 months and up automatically receive 50% off their class fee. Please contact Lily if you need any additional assistance with discounts.

$126

Celtic Cuties: Winter (Saturdays at 10:30 am)

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

*In-Person Class*

Join Alisa and other families to learn the Fall collection of Celtic Cuties rhymes, finger plays, and songs! Each student will receive their Winter book and CD on their first day of class. The cost for these materials ($20) is included in the tuition fee. This 8 week class is a great way to introduce your little ones to Irish music and movement. Please wear comfortable clothing and be ready to sit, stand and move around.Sibling Discounts: Siblings under 6 months old are free and do not need to register. Siblings 6 months and up automatically receive 50% off their class fee. Please contact Lily if you need any additional assistance with discounts.

$126

Make Up Week for Fall Term

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

Make-up week for missed or rescheduled lessons, Fall Term. CIM is open for make-up lessons on MLK Day.

Nicolas Brown Workshops

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

Do you play or are you interested in learning the uilleann pipes? Come to this casual meeting where we’ll play tunes, undertake pipe maintenance and discuss all things pipes and pipers.

The GNIPC is a piping club located in Minnesota dedicated to the national instrument of Ireland, the uilleann pipes.

This meeting will take place in CIM 8.

$30

Open Sky Adult Ensemble

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

*In-Person Class*

Open Sky Ensemble celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2022! We have a great variety of instruments right now but are always happy to add more. If you know many tunes and have a fair amount of CIM instruction under your belt, come join this fun Monday evening adult ensemble!

New and interested students, please contact Brian Miller at dadgadguy@gmail.com before enrolling.

Reminder: All ensemble students need to take regular private lessons from a CIM instructor to be in a CIM ensemble.

$294

Introduction to Tin Whistle for Kids, Year 1: Spring

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

*In-Person Class*

The tin whistle is a rewarding Irish instrument and a great fit for young musicians with small hands. Join Carmen Pasquerella for a brand new Introduction to Tin Whistle for Kids class, designed for musicians going into Kindergarten to grade 2.

Carmen will teach your child how to play polkas, marches, and jigs. Hands-on parental support is needed for regular practice at home.

$164

Swallowtail Intermediate Ensemble: Spring

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

*In-Person Class*

The Swallowtail Ensemble class is an intermediate level mixed-instrument ensemble.

Directed by Hannah Flowers with support from Carmen Pasquerella, students will learn tunes and arrange them in sets to perform together as a group. This class has a strong focus on building ensemble skills including playing fluently, adding variations, listening to each other, maintaining excellent rhythm, using simple harmonies, preparing for performances, increasing knowledge of traditional Irish music, and having fun with each other and the music!

Save the date for the Center for Irish Music Ensemble Holiday Concert at the Celtic Junction Arts Center on Saturday, November 23rd at 3:00pm.

New members are welcome, but should contact us at admin@centerforirishmusic.org to be sure the ensemble is a good fit.

Reminder: Intermediate ensemble students are required to take regular private lessons from a CIM instructor. Private lessons with CIM instructors support learning the ensemble repertoire and reinforce technical & stylistic aspects of each student's instrument. Financial aid is available.

$314

Session Playing: Spring

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

Are you interested in playing with others in an informal setting, also known as a session, but aren't sure where to start? You are not alone! This class is a great, safe way to experience a weekly session and build your confidence around showing up to other sessions in the future. We will build on your existing repertoire of tunes by learning from each other, while also working on some Twin Cities session classics you can bring to any session around town!

This class will focus on melody players, but accompanists are welcome as well!

$288

Advanced Youth Ensemble: Spring

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

*In-Person Class*

The Center for Irish Music Advanced Youth Ensemble (AYE) is a year-round program for experienced youth musicians who love to play with others, arrange music and perform. Musicians in this ensemble have a large repertoire of tunes, learn quickly by ear and have the skills to play Irish traditional music with great rhythm and style. Throughout the year, this ensemble will perform at local festivals and events while developing unique and beautiful repertoire (and working on it in a group of mixed instruments), including Éigse (2/24/25) and the Irish Fair of Minnesota.

In 2024-25, Advanced Youth Ensemble musicians will be working with Brian Miller, with artistic support from other CIM instructors throughout the year.

Save the date for the Center for Irish Music Ensemble Holiday Concert at the Celtic Junction Arts Center on Saturday, November 23rd at 3:00pm and Éigse, A Gaela Event on Saturday, February 24, 2025.

Students in the Advanced Youth Ensemble need to commit to traveling to the Midwest Fleadh Cheoil in Chicago on the weekend of April 25-27, 2025.

In addition to CIM holidays, this class will not meet on October 16.

Reminder: Advanced Youth Ensemble students are required to take weekly private lessons from a CIM instructor. Private lessons with CIM instructors support learning the ensemble repertoire and reinforce technical & stylistic aspects of each student's instrument. Financial aid is available.

$326