Úna Monaghan
Úna Monaghan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Belfast |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | PhD |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
| Known for | Traditional Irish music |
Úna Monaghan is a harpist, composer, sound engineer and award-winning musician.
Biography
[edit]Úna Monaghan was born in Belfast. She graduated with a degree in astrophysics from Cambridge and a masters in sonic arts, before she went to Queen's University Belfast where she completed a PhD on New Technologies and Experimental Practices in Contemporary Irish Traditional Music. She has been artist in residence in Paris, Montréal, and Maine. Monaghan was the studio engineer at Queen's University's Sonic Arts Research Centre. In 2016, the Ireland Canada University Foundation awarded Monaghan the James M. Flaherty Research Scholarship. Monaghan won the given the inaugural Liam O'Flynn award in 2019, worth €15,000. From 2016 to 2019 Monaghan was Rosamund Harding Research Fellow in Music at Newnham College, University of Cambridge. She went on to work with the National Concert Hall to write a six-part suite called Aonaracht. The piece was debuted in the NCH on 27 February, although only five pieces were played because one of the players, the piper, was unavailable. She works to create experimental and Irish traditional music.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
References and sources
[edit]- ^ "'We know traditional music represents so much more than just the melody that you hear': Úna Monaghan at Tradition Now and Galway Jazz Festival". The Journal of Music: Irish Music News, Reviews & Opinion | Music Jobs & Opportunities. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Traditional Arts meet Sonic Arts". fonn.online. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Úna Monaghan". ITMA. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Úna Monaghan: Electroacoustic experiments on the harp". The Irish Times. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Trad/roots: Úna Monaghan on traditional music, tech and Naíscoil Bhreandáin". The Irish News. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Seminar: Dr Úna Monaghan". Maynooth University. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ Joyce, Kieran (6 October 2019). "Galway Jazz Festival 2019". Galway Jazz Festival 2nd. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Arts Council and National Concert Hall present Harpist Úna Monaghan with inaugural Liam O'Flynn Award 2019". Arts Council of Ireland. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Ceoltóirí Faoi Chaibidil". Radio Times. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.