CIT Cork School of Music
Cork School of Music, which is a constituent college of CIT, offers a complete education in music including first, second, undergraduate (third) level and postgraduate.
The School provides a four-year Honours Bachelor of Music degree and a taught Masters of Arts in Music (one year full-time or two years part-time), and has research students studying for MA and PhD degrees. A new Masters in Music & Technology has been introduced in August 2009. The CIT Cork School of Music has many award-winning bands, chamber music ensembles, choirs, drama groups, opera groups, and orchestras - with the senior ones undertaking extensive national and international tours, broadcasting, and making commercial recordings.
Located within the centre of Cork City overlooking the River Lee, this five storey 12,000 sq.m., building functions as a centre of musical excellence locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Central to the architect’s concept are the themes of ‘collegiality’ balanced with the
requirements of speechless teaching.
The school accommodates music tuition studios; a 450 seat rehearsal hall; ‘black box’ theatre; staff and student common rooms; music library; live recording suite with ProTools HD; AudioLab; drama suite; staff boardrooms; administrative offices; flat floor classrooms and raked lecture theatres. All rooms contain at least one computer unit, while others contain 20.
The heart of the building is a public concourse that connects the teaching, performance and administrative spaces. The school is built on the grounds of the old school and has been specifically developed for the site taking consideration of its urban context and to make a dramatic contribution to the urban realm of Cork City.
Many of the spaces utilise ‘box within box’ construction. The design detailing isolates the floating floors, walls, ceilings, services and acoustic glazing, from the primary masonry structure.
Physical Resources
Computer laboratories
There are two labs available to students in addition to the Fleischmann Library. The Fleischmann Library has 60 desks with power sockets adjacent for ease of use of notebook computers. The Fleischmann Library will have wireless internet access and students can apply for a useable IP address.
Creative Arts Spaces
In addition to the labs and the 40 teaching / practice rooms, the CSM also has an Electronic Music Centre and a state-of-the-art Recording facility.
Classroom space
The schools has two dedicated lecture theatres with further six classrooms. In addition there are 40 individual teaching rooms.
Library Resource
The Fleischmann Library is the premier music library in the south, boasting thousands of CDs and books. The Library itself also has full daylight as its walls are glass providing a very positive environment for study.
Performance Space / Exhibition Space
The CSM has two main performance spaces both with full lighting and speaker arrays. The 450-seater Curtis Auditorium as well as the “black box” style Stack Theatre. In addition the main concourse and Doolan room can be used a performance spaces.
The CSM provides the internationally-renowned staff of Ireland's largest conservatory of music and drama with the very best of facilities to ensure that many more students are able to pursue their studies.
Directions to the CIT Cork School of Music > Map
There is parking all along Union Quay and a large public car-park is available nearby at Cork City Hall. If you approach Cork via the Jack Lynch Tunnel, follow the signs for the South Link Road/City Centre - the City Hall car park is on your left as you come to the end of the South Link Road and Union Quay is only a couple of minutes walk from here.
For further information contact:
Dr. Geoffry Spratt
Director,
CIT Cork School of Music,
Union Quay,
Cork.
Phone: +353(0)21-4807307
Email: geoffrey.spratt@cit.ie Ms. Noranne Elliott,
Administrator,
CIT Cork School of Music,
Union Quay,
Cork.
Phone: +353(0)21-4807310
Email: noranne.elliott@cit.ie