• 

2017 Booked Out

Roisin O’Grady

Soprano Róisín O Grady studied at University College Cork where she took her B.A. (Hons, Music and Italian) in 2000 and B.Mus (Hons) in 2001.  In 2004, she completed the one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Concert Singing at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, under the vocal guidance of soprano Margaret Marshall O.B.E.  She received a First Class Hons. M.A. in Performance at the Cork School of Music in 2008.  She was a member of and a soloist with The National Chamber Choir of Ireland for over two years.
Róisín has extensive concert experience including; Vivaldi’s Gloria, Beatus Vir and Magnificat, Handel’s Solomon, Samson, Dixit Dominus, Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day  and Messiah, Charpentier’s Mess de Minuit, Schubert’s Mass in G, Schumann’s Reqiuem, Haydn’s Little Organ Mass, Creation and Nelson Mass, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Vaughan Williams Mass in G Minor, Allegr Miserere, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Matthew Passion,  Mozart’s Exultate Jubilate, Durufle’s Requiem, Saint Säens Christmas Oratorio, Fauré’s Requiem, John Rutter’s Requiem and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.  She has performed with choral societies and orchestras throughout Ireland and Scotland including The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, The Irish Baroque Orchestra and The Orchestra of St. Cecilia.  She is a member of the early music duo Tonos who performed in The John Field Room, NCH, The National Gallery of Ireland, Sligo Festival of Baroque Music and were broadcast in concert by Lyric FM.  She performed at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival in 2008.  She  regularly performs with harpsichordist Malcolm Proud.  Recent recitals include The Hugh Lane Gallery and Galway Cathedral Recital Series.   Roisin’s most recent performance opportunity included a performance at the White House for President Obama on St Patrick’s day 2011.

“Love is like a violin. The music may stop now and then, but the strings remain forever”
Anon

Please contact us at your convenience to discuss which package best suits your day. A selection of our singers performing these pieces can be found on our singers page. A range of service providers that we highly recommend, as we have seen first hand the quality of their services are listed on the planning page. Piano only music can be downloaded from PianoSounds, and sheet music can be got on musicnotes.com