SETU Music Degree

04/09/2026

SETU Music lectures Dylan Bible, Dr. Marian Ingoldsby and Nóra Kavanagh were joined by Year 3 student, Kerry Batan at the opening of the 2026 Irish Humanities Alliance Conference at SETU.

04/09/2026

GARDEN CONCERT... Join acclaimed Irish harper Tríona Marshall for a unique musical journey through the beautiful Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens in Tramore. TICKETS (€15 plus booking fee) AVAILABLE NOW ON EVENTBRITE. Sunday, September 13th 2.30pm - 4.30pm
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/following-in-the-footsteps-of-lafcadio-tickets-1998249599343?aff=oddtdtcreator

OVERVIEW OF THIS UNIQUE CONCERT:
Follow in the footsteps of the Irish-Greek writer Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, and get a glimpse of his life and literary legacy in this tranquil garden setting at the beautiful Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens in Tramore, before meeting in the Kokoro Heritage Centre for a special concert to celebrate the connections between Irish and Japanese culture.

Join acclaimed Irish harper Tríona Marshall on her unique musical journey: Suaimhneas| Serenity brings together Irish and Japanese music and storytelling traditions, responding to the distinctive landscapes and atmosphere of the gardens which recreate Lafcadio’s life and legacy.

Lafcadio’s Trail

The afternoon begins with a guided musical journey through the gardens. Led by harper Tríona Marshall, audiences will move between different garden spaces, encountering newly commissioned harp music and stories along the way; Triona’s response to her unique surroundings.

She will perform on Irish harp alongside Charlie Marshall on Satsuma Biwa and shakuhachi, Macdara Ó Faoláin on mandolin. Storyteller Nuala Hayes will share stories from Lafcadio Hearn’s Japanese writings, including The Cave of Koko-Ura and Urashima Taro, alongside Irish folklore and music.

Concert in the Kokoro Heritage Centre

The garden trail culminates in a concert in the Kokoro Heritage Centre, featuring:

Tríona Marshall (Harp)
Charlie Marshall (Satsuma Biwa & shakuhachi)
Nuala Hayes (Words)
Macdara Ó Faoláin (Mandolin & bouzouki)
Music Generation Waterford Harp Ensemble with harper Jill Devlin and Macdara Ó Faoláin (Mandolin)
Cruit Éireann|Harp Ireland Quartet (Aisling Ennis, Aisling Lyons, Cormac De Barra & Gráinne Meyer)
The concert will feature Tríona Marshall’s new commission for Irish harp and Satsuma Biwa, exploring the meeting of Irish and Japanese musical traditions.

Also featuring a special collaboration between the young harpers of Music Generation Waterford, directed by Jill Devlin, with Macdara Ó Faoláin the afternoon concludes with the Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland Quartet performing acclaimed composer Bill Whelan’s recent work for four harps, commissioned for Féile na Tána.
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01/09/2026

The SETU Irish Traditional Music Orchestra are now recruiting new members for the upcoming academic year.

27/05/2026

If you want to hear more from the SETU Irish Traditional Music Orchestra come along to our concert this evening at 8pm in St. Patrick’s Gateway Centre, Waterford City. Pictured here are some members of the string section led by music lecturer, Dylan Bible.

26/05/2026

Join us for our concert at St. Patrick's Gateway Centre with the SETU Music Degree and SETU Music School. Performing are the SETU Orchestra, SETU Guitar Ensemble, Vocalists Sophie, Clara and Jasmine Dillon, Amber Shamshad Violin & the SETU Irish Traditional Music Orchestra.

Wednesday May 27th at 8pm.

26/05/2026

We were overwhelmed by the attendance at our event in the Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens Tramore yesterday evening. The sun shone for us and the atmosphere was magical. What a terrific venue. Thank you to Janet, Colin and their team for hosting the SETU Irish Traditional Music Orchestra and the Garden Trio. Well done to all the performers. Roll on our next event which is on Wednesday evening at 8pm in St. Patrick's Gateway Centre, Waterford City. Thank you to the SETU Music Degree and SETU Music School who facilitate the running of various ensembles as part of their university programmes @ South East Technological University. More photos and videos to follow!

22/05/2026

Dare we say that the weather predictions for our upcoming outdoor evening of music with SETU Music Degree and SETU Music School Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens Tramore on Monday evening, May 25th are positive! 🎼🌞🌼

22/05/2026

19/05/2026

We are delighted to announce that the weather is looking good for next week (fingers crossed). We have rescheduled our evening event at the Lafcadio Hearn Gardens, Tramore.

15/05/2026

The North Atlantic Fiddle Convention is taking place from June 24th to 28th in Aberdeen Scotland featuring conference talks, workshops, master classes and performances of fiddle styles from across the globe.