ROISIN REIMAGINED

The Irish Chamber Orchestra is the orchestra that invites you. It reserves a place for you to take you on a heartbreaking, hair-raising and at the same time exciting sound journey!
They play old things, they play new things, they play everything with passion and fire: in addition to the classics, the Irish Chamber Orchestra also performs in the theater, in the opera, with DJs and dance groups. Under the direction of concertmaster Kathrine Hunka, the musicians break new ground, courageously test the limits of classical music and thus give the audience unforgettable moments.
Every season the ICO can be heard in Limerick and Dublin, regularly tours to the far corners of Ireland and performs in some of the world's most prestigious concert halls.

With his arrival as chief conductor and artistic partner in May 2022, Thomas Zehetmair has begun a new chapter in the orchestra's work and put his own stamp on the repertoire. Together they have since performed groundbreaking new commissions from some of Ireland's finest composers and explored ways to see and understand the classics in new ways.
An important belief and aspect of their work is that music is for everyone! For this reason, the orchestra is also a charity with a number of successful community support programs. After 16 years, the ICO Schools initiative continues to provide valuable free music lessons for children and young people in Limerick City, while ICO Youth provides an orchestra platform for teenagers. ICO Teach, the online tutoring website, offers tutors and children worldwide access to free, outstanding music lessons. The ICO is also deeply involved in the MA Classical Strings program of the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick and is proud to act as Orchestra in Residence there. It is Ireland's rich, creative musical heritage that inspires her. It's the unbridled enthusiasm for what they do and the people they do it with. As Ireland's national chamber orchestra, they are fortunate to call the University of Limerick home and are supported by the Arts Council of Ireland/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh is a renowned artist and multi-award winning singer and musician from Corca Dhuibhne, West Kerry. She is a leading exponent of the Sean Nós style and loves connecting with audiences and sharing her love of the Irish song tradition. Growing up in West Kerry, she was born into a rich cultural environment and vibrant tradition. This had a major influence on the development of their distinctive vocal and instrumental sound.
Muireann has had a successful career as a touring artist, with over thirteen years of experience as lead singer and flute player for Irish traditional supergroup Danú, as well as many years as a solo artist. She completed an MA in Traditional Music at the University of Limerick. In 2022, Muireann was named 'Best Folk Singer' at the RTÉ Radio Folk Awards and, among many other awards, she was Amhránaí na Bliana at the TG4 Gradaim Ceoil in 2011.

Muireann is also a popular television and radio presenter who has presented a number of shows for Irish and Scottish television and radio over the last 15 years and currently hosts her own music show Folk on One on RTÉ Radio 1.
Always striving to break new ground, she has collaborated with many musicians in various genres, from traditional to classical music, from world music to electronica. The musicians received multiple five-star reviews for their album Róisín ReImagined, featuring Sean Nós songs arranged by contemporary Irish composers and recorded with the Irish Chamber Orchestra.

Cormac McCarthy is a pianist, composer, arranger and conductor from Cork, Ireland. Cormac McCarthy is known for his diverse stylistic palette and is at home in a variety of genres. His music defies categorization (Lyric FM). After completing his master's degree in composition at MTU Cork School of Music, Cormac was awarded the prestigious Bill Whelan International Music Bursary in 2010, an award for young Irish composers studying abroad. He lived in Chicago for several years, where he completed a master's degree in jazz studies at DePaul University.
His compositions and arrangements have been performed by artists such as Phil Woods, Jeff Hamilton, Mick Flannery, Martin Hayes, Andrea Corr, Gavin James, Niamh Regan, Jack O'Rourke, the DePaul Jazz Ensemble, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, the Crash Ensemble, the New Performed and recorded by the Irish Jazz Orchestra and the Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra. A new string quartet commissioned by the National String Quartet Foundation will premiere this fall as part of a national tour by the Carducci Quartet.

As a pianist, he has performed extensively in concert halls, clubs and festivals throughout Europe and the USA, sharing the stage and recording studio with artists from a wide musical spectrum, including Peter Washington, Nell Ní Chróinín, Billy Drummond, Liz Carroll, Donal Lunny, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. In 2015, Cormac released Cottage Evolution, his debut album as a bandleader, to critical acclaim. He is also a member of Martin Hayes' latest project, the Common Ground Ensemble. As a conductor he has led the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra.
Cormac remains a sought-after composer, arranger and orchestrator, who also maintains a busy concert career. He teaches piano, arrangement and composition at the MTU Cork School of Music and is director of the Cork School of Music Jazz Big Band.