Name: Lecture & Irish Music Recital (Tionól Willie Clancy, Montréal)
Start: 2026-04-10T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-10T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Concordia University EV Building

$Lecture & Irish Music Recital (Tion\u00f3l Willie Clancy, Montr\u00e9al)$

2 DAYS / 3 events: lecture, workshops and concerts
🔥 FRIDAY April 10: Guest Lecture by Séamus Ó Rócháin
"Educating the Musical World: The Global Impact of the Willie Clancy Summer School 1973–2026"
Lecture will be followed by Irish traditional music recital.
Location: Concordia University, EV Building (York Amphitheatre)
📌 RELATED EVENTS:
SATURDAY, APRIL 11 – INSTRUMENTAL WORKSHOPS
• Concordia School of Irish Studies (McEntee Library)
Hall Building, Room 1001.01
🎻 10am–11:15am – Uilleann Pipes with Séamus Ó Rócháin
🎻 11:30am–12:45pm – Fiddler with Siobhán Peoples
🎻 1:45pm–3pm – Tin Whistle with Bríd O’Donohue
SATURDAY, APRIL 11 (8 PM)
Free Concert featuring Master musicians from Ireland and Quebec
• Tanna Schulich Hall, McGill University
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Tionól Willie Clancy – Irish Traditional Music Festival
Hosted by Concordia University and McGill University
Montréal, April 10–11, 2026
Montréal welcome Irish traditional master musicians from the world-renowned Willie Clancy Summer School performing in North America for the first time.
The Willie Clancy Summer School was founded in 1973 in memory of Ireland’s most celebrated traditional piper, Willie Clancy and has grown into Europe’s largest school of traditional music.
Each July, thousands of musicians, singers, dancers, scholars, and enthusiasts gather in Miltown Malbay, County Clare, to study and perform Irish traditional arts at the highest level.
On April 10–11, 2026, Dr. Seán Ferguson, Dean of the Schulich School of Music at McGill and Dr Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin of Concordia's School of Irish Studies will host this special two-day tionól (gathering).
This landmark event brings distinguished performers and tradition-bearers from Ireland to Montréal for lectures, recitals, workshops, and an international concert celebrating Irish and Québécois music.
Guests Artists from Ireland
➤ Piper, Séamus Ó Rócháin, son of Muiris Ó Rócháin, co-founder of the Willie Clancy
Summer School
➤ Whistle player, Bríd O’Donohue, niece of JC Talty, founding figure of the school.
➤ Fiddler Siobhán Peoples, daughter of Irish fiddle master, Tommy Peoples
SCHEDULE
➤Friday, April 10 – 7:00 PM – Guest Lecture
York Amphitheatre, EV Building, Concordia University
Lecture: Educating the Musical World: The Global Impact of the Willie Clancy Summer School 1973–2026 by Séamus Ó Rócháin. Followed by a recital of Irish traditional music.
➤ SATURDAY, April 11 – Workshops
McEntee Library, School of Irish Studies (Hall Building, Room 1001.01)
➤ Uilleann Pipes (10:00–11:15 AM) – Séamus Ó Rócháin
➤ Fiddle (11:30 AM–12:45 PM) – Siobhán Peoples
➤ Tin Whistle (1:45–3:00 PM) – Bríd O’Donohue
➤ SATURDAY, April 11 – FREE CONCERT (8PM)
Tanna Schulich Hall, McGill University
Performers include Séamus Ó Rócháin, Bríd O’Donohue, Siobhán Peoples, Martine Billette, Seán Ferguson, and Kate Bevan-
Baker.
This once-in-a lifetime gathering underscores Montréal’s vibrant Irish heritage and its dynamic cultural exchanges with Ireland.
The tionól promises an enriching experience for musicians,
scholars, students, and the broader community.
Lecture and Workshops: Concordia School of Irish Studies
https://www.concordia.ca/cuevents/artsci/irish-studies/2026/04/17-18/hosting-the-world-renowned-willie-clancy-school---tionol-cheoil-.html
Concert: McGill University’s Schulich School of Music.
https://www.mcgill.ca/music/about-us/halls/tanna-schulich-hall