Author Archives: Flannery Cunningham (University College Cork)

Thoughts from Milan

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Flannery Cunningham (University College Cork)

It feels so strange to be writing my last blog as a Mitchell scholar. I got an e-mail notification that I’d been added to the Mitchell alum google group the other day, and I have to admit that my first … Continue reading →

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North

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Flannery Cunningham (University College Cork)

Three weeks ago we made our way up to Belfast for the spring Mitchell weekend and a chance to learn a bit about Northern Ireland.  I was looking forward to seeing part of the island I hadn’t gotten to yet, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on composing

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Flannery Cunningham (University College Cork)

When you decide early that you want to be a composer, you get used to people asking you “So how do you plan to make a living at that?”  Sometimes the question is aggressive, sometimes kind and genuinely curious, but … Continue reading →

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Coming back to Cork

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Flannery Cunningham (University College Cork)

My program got off to a good start.  All of us in the MA in composition were told to bring our instruments for the first day of class.  When we arrived, the course coordinator told us we wouldn’t be doing … Continue reading →

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