Course Organisers
The Knockadoon Music and Liturgy course is served by a dedicated team of around 25 volunteers. A core team which works throughout the year and guides the work of this volunteer comprises of the following people.
Tricia Nolan - Course Director/Musical Director
Tricia has been involved in liturgical music for the last 25 years both as a musician and a director of various groups and choirs. Tricia is currently musical director of 2 choirs in Jobstown, Tallaght as well as playing and singing with many liturgical groups throughout Dublin. She is also the musical director in Tallaght Community School's annual musical
She was first introduced to Knockadoon when she attended the course as a member of the Dominican Council of Youth in 1988 and has been coming to Knockadoon every year since.
Tricia was the National Co-ordinator of the Dominican Council of Youth (DCY) from 1994 -1998 and was instrumental in setting up the International Dominican Youth Movement, which is now present in over 45 countries worldwide.
At present she works as the Manager of South Dublin County Volunteer Centre, promoting, recruiting and supporting volunteers in the South Dublin County area.
As well as her fulltime work, Trica became part of the Knockadoon core organising team in 1997 and is currently director of the course. She has worked extensively giving workshops with Ian Callanan. She has also sang and played on many recordings including Winter Skies, Songs of David, Songs of the Disciples, The Source of Life (Ian Callanan), A Gospel Line (Gavin Byrne), Light the Fire (Liam Lawton) and Music for the Millenium (St. Dominic's, Cabra). Tricia's music has been featured in the Knockadoon Music and Liturgy Course for the last number of years
Aisling Reigh - Liturgy Director
Aisling Reigh is originally from Tallaght and is married now and living in Kildare. However, Aisling has kept her links strong in Tallaght where she is a teacher of Religion in Tallaght Community School. She is a member of the Jobstown Folk Choir and has many years of experience in working in a liturgical setting, particularly with the Dominican Council of Youth.
Ian Callanan - Musical Director
Ian Callanan is one of Ireland’s leading composers of liturgical music. He has been involved with liturgical music his entire life and has been composing music for over 20 years. He is an accomplished composer, arranger, score editor and workshop leader. Ian's own works are undoubtedly inspired by Ireland's great musical tradition. Such is the popularity of his music that it can be heard sung in the many varied languages throughout Europe. Much of his music has been used for television and radio broadcasts.Ian holds an honours masters' degree in Religion and Culture from Mater Dei, Dublin and an honours degree in Music from NUI Maynooth. He is an active member of the Dublin Diocesan Music Commission as well as being a director of music for the Knockadoon Music and Liturgy Course, a national liturgical music formation program for youth and adult leaders. He is also the director of the “Emmanuel” programme, for the Dublin Diocese, which involves over 1000 secondary (high school) students, learning new liturgical music, culminating in a celebration concert.
Over the past 10 years Ian has travelled throughout Ireland, Great Britan, Spain and the United States as a concert performer, workshop speaker, and retreat leader in the areas of liturgical music, liturgy and prayer.
During the summer of 1997, Ian produced Winter Skies - A Celtic Christmas. This is an album of some new and old Christmas carols, published by Veritas. One of the songs from this collection with a new arrangement has been recorded by David Haas, for his collection Star Child, published by GIA Publications. He has worked extensively with Liam Lawton, Gavin Byrne and Tricia Nolan not only giving music workshops but also arranging their music and doing recordings. Some of these works include Light the Fire (Liam Lawton) and A Gospel Line (Gavin Byrne).
Recently he has just completed a collection of some of his previous releases plus new music for GIA Publications. The Source of Life is a surprisingly powerful collection of thirteen songs celebrating the Liturgical year. Themes of creation weave their way through the poetry contained this music. The mystical Celtic spirit these songs convey is born of Ian's fascination with the complexity and delicate balance manifested between each of us and creation itself. Songs like “God of Creation,” “Seinn Allelú,” and the title track are sure to become your new parish favorites. The Source of Life is filled with some of the freshest and most exciting Liturgical music available. Welcome the music of Ian Callanan into your music library today!