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Conclusion
All three Irish conservatories experienced significant growth during the
inter-war period; all three benefitted hugely from the Vocational Educa-
tion Act. Yet all three struggled to cope (particularly financially) with the
demands that continuing growth put on them, particularly in an environ-
ment that was not too conducive to art music (while the drive towards the
inclusion of Irish traditional music lost impetus after independence had
been achieved): there was no symphony orchestra in the country, and also
no opera house. To this day there is a limited need for classically trained
professional musicians in Ireland which is probably one of the reasons why
the conservatories remain closely engaged with music education at lower
levels alongside the professional third-level tuition.
On the other hand, all three institutions have recently moved or will
shortly move to new, larger and more modern premises. While the Cork
School of Music opened its new, state-of-the-art building in 2007, the TUD
Conservatory of Music and Drama is about to move to a newly built cam-
pus in Grangegorman in Dublin. The RIAM also plans a new building to
gain additional space and increase the quality of its facilities; building work
is meant to commence soon. As the books that have been published about
their individual histories indicate, the three Irish conservatories look back
proudly at their history, including the inter-war period as a crucial step in
their respective developments.
Bibliography
Beckett, Brian. “The Local Centre Examination System, 1894–1994.” In To Talent
Alone: The Royal Irish Academy of Music, 1848–1998, edited by Richard Pine
and Charles Acton, 297–321. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, 1998.
Cooke, Tim. Coláiste an Cheoil / College of Music. A Musical Journey 1890–1993.
From Municipal School of Music to Dublin Institute of Technology. Dublin:
1994.
Cork City and County Archives. Cork School of Music. Library. Professor’s Day
Book 1923–1927, 1928–1932, 1932-1936, 1937–1941.
Cork City and County Archives. Cork School of Music. Minute Books of Commit-
tee. Ref. VEC/SM/A/04, 54–56, 63–64, 94, 96–98, 111, 156, 266. Cork.
Curtis, Bernard B. Centenary of the Cork School of Music. Progress of the School
1878–1978. Cork: 1978.
Lane, Stephen S. “Government Policy on Irish Music Education at Second-Level
since 1921.” Vol 1. MA [Research], Cork School of Music, 2005.
120
Conclusion
All three Irish conservatories experienced significant growth during the
inter-war period; all three benefitted hugely from the Vocational Educa-
tion Act. Yet all three struggled to cope (particularly financially) with the
demands that continuing growth put on them, particularly in an environ-
ment that was not too conducive to art music (while the drive towards the
inclusion of Irish traditional music lost impetus after independence had
been achieved): there was no symphony orchestra in the country, and also
no opera house. To this day there is a limited need for classically trained
professional musicians in Ireland which is probably one of the reasons why
the conservatories remain closely engaged with music education at lower
levels alongside the professional third-level tuition.
On the other hand, all three institutions have recently moved or will
shortly move to new, larger and more modern premises. While the Cork
School of Music opened its new, state-of-the-art building in 2007, the TUD
Conservatory of Music and Drama is about to move to a newly built cam-
pus in Grangegorman in Dublin. The RIAM also plans a new building to
gain additional space and increase the quality of its facilities; building work
is meant to commence soon. As the books that have been published about
their individual histories indicate, the three Irish conservatories look back
proudly at their history, including the inter-war period as a crucial step in
their respective developments.
Bibliography
Beckett, Brian. “The Local Centre Examination System, 1894–1994.” In To Talent
Alone: The Royal Irish Academy of Music, 1848–1998, edited by Richard Pine
and Charles Acton, 297–321. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, 1998.
Cooke, Tim. Coláiste an Cheoil / College of Music. A Musical Journey 1890–1993.
From Municipal School of Music to Dublin Institute of Technology. Dublin:
1994.
Cork City and County Archives. Cork School of Music. Library. Professor’s Day
Book 1923–1927, 1928–1932, 1932-1936, 1937–1941.
Cork City and County Archives. Cork School of Music. Minute Books of Commit-
tee. Ref. VEC/SM/A/04, 54–56, 63–64, 94, 96–98, 111, 156, 266. Cork.
Curtis, Bernard B. Centenary of the Cork School of Music. Progress of the School
1878–1978. Cork: 1978.
Lane, Stephen S. “Government Policy on Irish Music Education at Second-Level
since 1921.” Vol 1. MA [Research], Cork School of Music, 2005.
120
