The theme for this year (2008) is "I AM ". We welcome once again composer and pianist Paul Tate and composer and guitarist Bobby Fisher to our shores as Guest musical directors.

This year, we will concentrate on introducing new music to our participants from a mixture of composers including many compositions by new young Irish composers. Each participant will receive a course material handbook when they arrive in Knockadoon. This will serve as their resources for the week.

Application forms and Posters for this years course can be downloaded from here.

Our Guest Musical Directors.

Paul Tate
	Paul Tate found an interest in music at a very young age, learning how to play the piano as a child. Ever since he has been tickling those ivories and picked up a few more tricks along the way. Paul studied music at the University of Georgia and received his bachelors and masters degrees in music composition..... Read More...
Bobby Fisher
	Bobby Fisher is a liturgical musician, composer, author, actor, and clinician. He is currently director of music ministries at St. Agnes Parish in Fort Wright, Kentucky. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his wife, Tarri, and two children, Zachary and Serenity. In college he majored in classical guitar and music theory at The College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. Bobby performed for eight years with The Fountain Square Fools, a portable Christian theater company, which traveled throughout the United States and Canada... Read More...