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Micheal Ó Súilleabháin
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- Mícheal is a composer and musician who is head of music at the university of Limerick
- in his music he brings together a fusion of irish traditional and European art music.
- oileann a work for traditional flute and chamber orchestra in 3 movements, was created from a commissioned work concerto for traditional musician and string orchestra written in 1979
- the musician was matt Molloy.
- idir eathru is another composition. This is based in an English song called jockey to the fair. It is a light hearted piece with a horn pipe following a jig.
- the music was written for string orchestra with bones and spoons for percussion.
- Michael has also experimented with jazz elements in his piano arrangements of irish tunes for example the fox chase.
