The Centre for Music Research and Creative Practice
The Centre for Music Research and Creative Practice
The Centre for Music Research and Creative Practice (MRCP) is a centre for knowledge exchange with public bodies and wider cultural organisations, in addition to engaging audiences and communities of practice across a variety of music genres. It engages with policy and practice on national infrastructure for the arts, music development within society, popular music experience and the processes and practice of composition and practice-based research
The Centre includes Music researchers and composers, based in the Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty, associated researchers from national and international partners, project based post-doctoral researchers and funded research students. It engages in funded research projects, consultancy with cultural organisations, collaborative research and composition commissions.
Recent Funded Projects
2015-2015: Mapping Popular Music in Dublin
Funded by Fáilte Ireland
PI: Dr John O' Flynn
Research Fellow: Dr ÁineMangaoang
(2016) Mangaoang, Á; O'Flynn, J. Mapping Popular Music in Dublin Executive Report. St Patrick's College, Dublin
2013-2016: Developing Diversity in Performance Music Education.
Funded by Music Generation through U2 and the Ireland Funds
PI: Dr Patricia Flynn
Research Fellow: Dr Thomas Johnston
(2016) Flynn, P and Johnston, T., Possible Selves in Music : Summary of a research partnership between Music Generation and St Patrick's College Drumcondra ISBN:978-0-9955229-0-9
(2016) Flynn, P and Johnston, T., Possible Selves in Music: The Transformative Potential for Children and Young People of Performance Music Education Based on Principles of Diversity,ISBN: 978-0-9955229-1-6
2014-2016: CMC Line Up Platform:
a digital humanities project to create a linked discovery platform for contemporary music
Partners: Contemporary Music Centre (CMC), Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI), InsightNUIG and Music at DCU .
Jointly funded by CMC and SFI
2007- 2009 The Contribution of Local Authorities to Music Development in Ireland.
Funded by the Arts Council, Wexford County Council and Sligo County Council
PI: Dr Patricia Flynn
Research Fellow: Ailbhe Kenny
(2009) Kenny, A Knowing the Score: The Contribution of Local Authorities to Music Development in Ireland. Report of the Project Directed By Patricia Flynn.
2005: Irish Composer’s Project:
a digital humanities project to digitise the national archive of new music held by the Contemporary Music Centre in ways useful for music research.
A partnership project
jointly funded through An Foras Feasa, SPD, NUIM, DKIT and CMC
PI: Dr Patricia Flynn (SPD)
Dr Eibhlis Farrell (DKIT), Dr Gordon DeLap(NUIM), Jonathan Grimes (CMC) Eve O' Kelly (CMC)
Recent Music Commissions
Knowledge Exchange on Creative Practice