Mary Mc Cague - Sligo Feis Ceoil
Sligo Feis Ceoil
Mary Mc Cague
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Mary McCague
Email: marymccague@gmail.com
Mary McCague began studying piano at the age of five with Dr John O Conor at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. A multiple first prize winner at the Dublin Feis Ceoil, Mary has performed both as soloist and orchestral pianist with the RTE Concert Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra. She has also worked with the Irish Chamber Orchestra and has performed as concerto soloist with the RIAM Chamber Orchestra, RIAM Wind Ensemble, Trinity College Orchestra and the UCD Symphony Orchestra. Mary has given numerous recitals throughout Ireland and is much in demand as a chamber musician, piano accompanist and Musical Director.
An accomplished violinist also, Mary performs with the multi award winning classical crossover group, Affinití with whom she has toured extensively in the USA. She regularly performs on stage and on television with acts as diverse as Michael Bublé, Il Divo, Katherine Jenkins, Westlife, Kanye West and Leona Lewis, and has had the privilege of performing in some of the finest concert halls in the world, including Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall.
In 2000, Mary was awarded Scholarship of Trinity College Dublin, and in 2002, graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Music and Irish. Mary holds a Masters in Music Performance from the Royal Irish Academy of Music, also with First Class Honours, along with Postgraduate Diplomas in Education and Choral Conducting. Before moving to Cork, following her wedding in 2011, Mary lectured for four years in Music Performance at the Dundalk Institute of Technology.
In 2000, Mary was awarded Scholarship of Trinity College Dublin, and in 2002, graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Music and Irish. Mary holds a Masters in Music Performance from the Royal Irish Academy of Music, also with First Class Honours, along with Postgraduate Diplomas in Education and Choral Conducting. Before moving to Cork, following her wedding in 2011, Mary lectured for four years in Music Performance at the Dundalk Institute of Technology.
