Mr D Strange (Head of Department)
Mr P Davison
"Music plays an important part in the life of Saint Malachy's College..."
ALUMNI MUSICIANS
Michael Trainor (Violin) http://piattiquartet.com/
Mike D’Arcy (Violin, Leader of Camerata Ireland) http://www.riam.ie/michael-darcy/ http://www.camerata-ireland.com/
Ciaran McCabe (Violin) http://maggini.net/
Conor Caldwell (Irish Traditional Music) http://conorcaldwellmusic.com/
Kevin Mallon (Violin/Conductor) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Mallon https://www.naxos.com/person/Kevin_Mallon_31764/31764.htm
Peter McCarthy (Musical Theatre MD) www.petermccarthy.co.uk
Ryan McNeill (Piano) http://www.ryanmcneillschoolofmusic.com/
David McGrory (Piano) http://www.davidmcgrory.com/music/biography.html
MUSIC CAREERS AND JOBS
www.rhinegold.co.uk (Private school teaching, conducting, choirs, musical directors/organists for churches)
https://www.music-job.com/ (Performing, academic and administrative jobs board)
http://www.tes.co.uk/jobs/ (Class teaching in schools)
http://www.musicmark.org.uk/ (Teaching jobs with music services)
www.artsjobsonline.com (Administrative)
www.artsprofessional.co.uk (Administrative)
www.guardian.co.uk/jobs (Administrative/Outreach)
http://www.abo.org.uk/Jobs/Current-Jobs/ (Administrative/Orchestral)
http://www.musicalchairs.info (Administrative/Orchestral)
http://www.musicweek.com/jobs (Administrative/Popular music)
http://www.iamaworld.com/jobs.aspx (Artist management)
http://www.mpaonline.org.uk/jobs (Music publishing)
www.churchtimes.co.uk (Organist and choral positions)
www.auditionoracle.com (online profile for singers)
www.artsjobs.org.uk (Search in ‘music’ for composition, unusual opportunities and volunteering)
www.soundandmusic.org (Composer placements and opportunities)
http://basca.org.uk/basca-events/ (British Academy of Songwriters, Composers & Authors – Events)
www.bapam.org.uk (British Association of Performing Arts Medicine)
https://www.warnermusiccareers.com/ (Internships with Warner Music)
www.Anyintern.co.uk (Database of Internships in the UK)
www.jobs.nhs.uk (NHS jobs board, including music therapy opportunities)
www.bamt.org (British Association for Music Therapy – jobs and advice)
UNIVERSITIES
Queen’s University Music www.qub.ac.uk/schools/ael/Study/Arts/Undergraduate/Music
University of Ulster Music www.ulster.ac.uk/courses/201920/music-15579
Trinity College Dublin Music www.tcd.ie/creative-arts/music/
University College Dublin www.ucd.ie/music/
Durham University www.dur.ac.uk/music/
Manchester University www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/music/
CONSERVATOIRES
Royal College of Music, London www.rcm.ac.uk
Royal Academy of Music, London www.ram.ac.uk
Royal Scottish Academy of Music www.rcs.ac.uk
Royal Welsh Academy of Music www.rwcmd.ac.uk
Royal Northern College of Music www.rncm.ac.uk
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London www.gsmd.ac.uk
Trinity College of Music, London www.trinitycollege.com
Leeds College of Music www.lcm.ac.uk
TEACHING
St. Mary’s University College Teacher Training https://www.stmarys-belfast.ac.uk/academic/education/courses/default.asp?cid=112004265476
Stranmillis University College Teacher Training www.stran.ac.uk
University of Ulster Coleraine Teacher Training www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/arts-humanities-and-social-sciences/schools/education
MUSIC THEORY/STUDY
us.abrsm.org/en/our-exams/music-theory-exams/
PERFORMANCE
Ulster Orchestra www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk
RTÉ Symphony Orchestra orchestras.rte.ie/performinggroup/rte-national-symphony-orchestra/
Camerata Ireland http://www.camerata-ireland.com
Belfast Music Society http://www.belfastmusicsociety.org
Glengormley School of Traditional Music https://www.gsotm.org
City of Belfast School of Music http://www.cbsm.org.uk
City of Belfast Youth Orchestra http://cbyo.co.uk
National Youth Orchestra of Ireland https://www.nyoi.ie
Ulster Youth Orchestra https://www.uyo.org.uk
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain https://www.nyo.org.uk
COMPETITIONS
Ballymena Music Festival https://www.ballymenafestival.net
Holywood Music Festival https://www.holywoodmusicfestival.com
Mossgrove Music Festival http://www.federationoffestivals.org.uk/mossgrove-youth-musical-festival/
Dublin Feis Ceoil http://www.feisceoil.ie/
IN THE NEWS