Traditional Group
St
Louis Irish Traditional Music Group
Staff: Mr K. Convery
The St. Louis Irish
Traditional Music Group meets on a regular basis throughout the school
year.
Their main purpose is to
learn and rehearse Irish traditional music and promote the great work done by
the local Comhaltas branches and Irish Traditional Music organisations such as
Portglenone CCE, Crosskeys CCE, Dunloy CCE and the Derry and Antrim Fiddlers
Association.
The group have played at
many concerts and venues over the years and have entertained audiences right
across the Ballymena and surrounding area.
These range form cross
community concerts in the Braid Arts Centre, the fantastic ‘Factory’ concert
hall at The Wild Duck complex in Portglenone, the Slemish and Glenravel Folds
and of course entertaining the pupils of Castletower / Loughan Special school to
name but a few.
They have also
collaborated with St Patrick’s College and Cambridge House Grammar School in
ventures such as Irish Music workshops and concerts which bring the traditional
groups of both schools together to share Irish music, singing and
dancing.
Extra Curricular
- Friends for Romania
- Homework Club
- Drama Club
- Orchestra
- Traditional Group
- Choir
- Public Speaking & Debating
- Literacy
- Library Club
- Lourdes Pilgrimage
- Chess Club
- Sports
- Art Clubs
- BBC School Report
- Mini Enterprise
- IFS Student Investor Challenge
- The 2019 Northern Ireland Business Challenge for Schools
- President's Award
