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Margaret O’Sullivan Farrell studied piano with Elizabeth Costello at the Dublin Municipal School of Music, now the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, where she was awarded the top prize, the Lorcan Sherlock Gold Medal for advanced piano performance. She went on to study for the BMus Degree at UCD. While there she also conducted the St Stephen’s Singers madrigal group in concerts, festivals, broadcasts and competitions. She continued her piano studies, becoming a licentiate of Trinity College of Music, London, and specialised in teaching, as well as accompaniment and duo playing. Margaret was a lecturer in Keyboard Studies at the DIT Conservatory from 1980 until her recent retirement. She is currently training to become a teacher of the Alexander Technique, a subject in which she has had an abiding interest, especially in its application to piano performance.

Margaret has appeared in concert with many eminent instrumentalists and singers. She has also broadcast extensively on RTE radio and television as well as appearing on UTV and on BBC Northern Ireland. She has recorded two CDs with violinists Geraldine O’Grady and Oonagh Keogh, and performed with them on several national tours. As repetiteur she worked with the Dublin Grand Opera Society, the Irish National Opera and many music societies as well as acting as official accompanist for competitions, auditions, examinations and masterclasses.

Margaret is much sought after as an adjudicator at music festivals, and has acted in this role in Dublin, Arklow and Derry. She has been Vice-chairman of EPTA Ireland (European Piano Teachers Association) and has delivered several workshops for them on pedagogical subjects.

Margaret has collaborated with one of her past students at the Conservatory, the Malaysian musician and author, Ying Ying Ng, in the publication of Poco Piano for Young Children, a series of well-received piano tutor books. She is researching the life and work of the German musician, conductor and composer, Hans Waldemar Rosen, and in 2009 had an article on him published University of Limerick’s publication “Irish-German Studies: Creative Influences”. With the support of DIT, Margaret is presently editing a complete edition of Beethoven’s arrangements of Irish Airs, with texts newly-chosen by Tomás Ó Súilleabháin. She will be the executive producer of a recording of the complete Airs by staff, students and alumni of the Conservatory in 2013.

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Hungarian Márta Erdei began her studies at the Kodály Conservatory in Kecskemét before studying with Edit Hambalkó and Márta Gulyás at the prestigious Liszt Academy. In 1995 she moved to the USA to continue her studies at Indiana University with Edmund Battersby, Shigeo Neriki, György Sebök and Leonard Hokanson, receiving a "Doctor of Musical Art in Piano Performance" in 2003.

Márta enjoys an active performing career as both solo and chamber musician, having given recitals in Hungary, Ireland, Austria, The Netherlands, Italy, Romania, Switzerland, Greece, the United States and Taiwan. She has broadcast for the Hungarian Radio, BBC, NBC, RTé and has recorded for the Hungaroton Classic label. A champion of contemporary music in her homeland, Márta has premièred and recorded compositions by such prominent Hungarian composers as János Vajda, György Csemiczky and György Orbán. In Ireland she joined the contemporary music groups Vox 21 in 2002 and the Crash Ensemble in 2006 and has given solo and chamber music performances in the Mostly Modern Series and the RTé Living Music Festival. In 1997 Márta was appointed Edmund Battersby's Teaching Assistant at Indiana University. Whilst at Indiana, she also worked as accompanist in the classes of such distinguished musicians as of János Starker, Franco Gulli, and James King. Since 1991 Márta has taught chamber music at the International Kodály Seminar in Kecskemét, as well as in summer sessions of the Kodály Institute at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio. She worked as a vocal coach for Mrs. Zoltán Kodály's class at the the Kodály Seminar in 1989 and at the Academy of Drama in Budapest between 1993 and 1995. In 1998 the Kodály Society of Taiwan invited her to lecture and teach in Taipei and Swinzu. In 2001 Márta joined the Teaching Staff of the RIAM as a Lecturer of piano. less

David O’Doherty studied with Ronald Masin at the DIT Conservatory of Music, Dublin and received a B.Mus. Performance Degree in 1996. In 2000 he received a ‘Premier Prix de Virtuosite’ from the Conservatoire of Lausanne, Switzerland where he studied with Pierre Amoyal and Jean Jaquerod.

At the Geneva Conservatory David graduated from the class of Gabor Takacs-Nagy in 2005 as leader of the Byron String Quartet with whom he continued to work in the class of the Ysaye Quartet in Paris as well as in Pro-Quartet; a scheme for the development and promotion of professional ensembles.

In 1997 David made his American debut live on the Boston Radio show "Morning pro Musica" and a year later made his soloist's debut with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. This was followed by recitals at the National Concert Hall, the Bank Ireland Arts Centre, New World Music Festival in Venezuela and in Switzerland with Pierre Amoyal.

David is co-founder of the Paderewski Trio in Switzerland and of the Reflecting Strings Harp Trio in Ireland with whom he has released four cds. Now a lecturer at the D.I.T conservatory of music in Dublin, he shares his time between solo performances and giving chamber recitals throughout Europe. less

Marion Hyland started her musical career at the College of Music studying piano with Maura Russell and went on to study classical guitar with Andrew Robinson at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. She then went on to work with Timothy Kain and Gordon Crosskey of the Royal Northern College of Music and on completing her studies, she took up the post of classical guitar lecturer at the RIAM, which she has held for over thirty years.

She is a dedicated teacher and takes great pleasure and interest in teaching all levels from very young to third level with many successes both in Ireland and abroad. She has given guitar workshops and seminars throughout the country and has been extern examiner for DIT and CIT. A Feis Ceoil winner and a member of the string committee she is responsible for the introduction of two guitar competitions to the Feis, the under 15 and under 13 for which she has donated the Marion Hyland Cup.

Marion has a great interest in chamber music and has worked with many ensembles within the Academy and with the Guitar Festival of Ireland. In 2011 the Academy guitar ensemble “GuitaRIAM “under the direction of Marion, was formed and gave its first performance of Steve Reich’s “Electric Counterpoint” in the Kevin Barry Room of the National Concert Hall as part of The Great Music in Irish Houses Festival. The ensemble will give three Irish Premiers of works by the French composer and guitarist Roland Dyens next May, one of which is a new work commissioned to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the guitar festival.

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Dr. Paul Roe is a musician with particular interests in performance, research, education and participative music making. He has a PhD in Performance Practice from the University of York, a Masters Degree in Community Music from the University of Limerick and is a Fellow of Trinity College, London. He is a performer (clarinet and bass clarinet) of international repute and was Associate Principal Clarinet of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland from 1987-2000. He has been a member of Concorde Contemporary Music Ensemble since 1989 and has given solo, ensemble and orchestral performances throughout Europe, Asia and America.

Paul's career profile in music is broad based with ongoing commitments in performance, teaching, examining and community music. He is a member of the teaching staff at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. He also works in the area of collaborative arts practice for a variety of organizations including Dublin City Council, Music Network, the National Youth Orchestra and the Arts Council of Ireland. less

Kathleen Tynan studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. On leaving college she made her debut with Wexford Festival Opera in Koenigskinder and as a consequence was invited to represent Ireland at the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.

Kathleen Tynan has enjoyed a career both in concert and opera, and has sung at festivals in Ireland, Britain, France, Germany, Portugal and Bermuda and New York. She has given recitals in Dublin at the John Field Room and the Hugh Lane Gallery and throughout Ireland in association with Music Network. Her repertoire also includes first performances of works by Irish composers. In London she has been a soloist at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, St. John's Smith Square, Barbican Hall and St. James' Piccadilly. She has broadcast recitals for RTé Radio and BBC Radio Ulster and recorded a song recital CD on the Black Box label, Romancing Rebellion, 1798 and the songs of Thomas Moore with Dearbhla Collins and the Irish Piano Trio. She has sung roles for Wexford Festival Opera, Opera Ireland, OTC, Anna Livia Opera, D'Oyly Carte and Carl Rosa Opera. Kathleen Tynan has been guest soloist with the RTé NSO, RTéCO, Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra of Saint Cecilia, London Festival Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, BBC Concert Orchestra, L'Orchèstre Philharmonie de Lorraine and Bergische Symphoniker.

Kathleen Tynan is currently Head of Vocal Studies at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. She has given singing workshops for the Ulster Youth Choir, RTé National Philharmonic Choir, Dun Laoghaire Choral Society and at the CNC Summer School. She has been an adjudicator for Wesley College and Newpark Music Festivals and for singing competitions in DIT Conservatory of Music, CIT School of Music and The Royal Conservatory of Scotland. less