CIT Cork School of Music - Links and Highlights

The new CIT Cork School of Music opened its doors in September 2007. One of the most advanced purpose-built music schools in Europe the CSM mixes state-of-the-art technology with training for classical music, traditional music, jazz, and opera as well a slowly growing cohort of electronic musicians. Hugh McCarthy lectures in Music Technology, Cello Performance and Multimedia at CIT Cork School of Music and is fascinated with the integration of Classical musicians and music with 21st century technology.

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.

The school accommodates more than 40 music tuition studios, all acoustically isolated and containing a Steinway grand piano; a 450 seat rehearsal hall; a ‘black box’ theatre; staff and student common rooms; 2 storey glass wall music library; live recording suite with ProTools HD; AudioLab; Electronic Music Centre; 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 and is used as a concert platform and art exhibition space