Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 12023 connect 2016 | the journey continues... Throughout 2015, Music Generation provided access to music education for thousands of children and young people through song-writing initiatives, brass bands, orchestras, choirs, rock groups, rap projects, grupaí cheoil and more. some highlights include… A national summer tour of The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, where 100 young musicians performed and recorded original tracks on board a state-of-the-art mobile recording studio Professional development opportunities for musicians, including the Choral Music Education experience with master choral teacher Doreen Rao in partnership with Dublin Institute of Technology Collaborations between world-class musicians, composers and conductors who shared their creativity and expertise with young musicians through Music Generation / Arts Council Partnership Projects – • soundwaves, a collaborative songwriting and production residency for teenage musicians in Donegal • bold as brass, an intergenerational jazz project led by UK composer Jason Yarde with local musicians in Cork City • songwriting workshops with singer duke special, working with 20 young musicians from the Laois School of Rock and Pop • songsparks, a songwriting project for teenagers in Mayo, culminating in a public performance and CD launch the announcement of additional philanthropic donations from u2 (€2m) and the ireland funds (€1m) in september and november 2015 has opened up the possibility for expansion of music generation into new areas of the country. in january 2016, the future of music education in ireland received a further boost as the irish government announced its commitment to co-fund new partnerships into the future, from 2020. more good news came in may 2016, when a $1m donation by the stavros niarchos foundation to music generation was announced at the american ireland fund’s 41st annual new york city gala dinner. thank you!