Hot off the press! Wrote this for ⁦The Guardian⁩ on the current situation for freelance performers: 'Why have musicians been left out in the cold?' | Classical music | The Guardian theguardian.com/music/2020/nov…

Well this is simply lovely ❤️ absolutely beautiful Ailish Tynan @iainburnside, thank you!

We are angry and alarmed at reports that our own elected representatives chose to turn down an EU offer of visa-free touring by British musicians, after reassurances that our £101.5bn #CreativeArts and £5.8bn #MusicIndustry were a priority. 👉 musiciansunion.org.uk/all-news-and-f… (1/4)

Learning a new role: Expectation v Reality 😂

You know you've got lockdown brain when you're half way to the post office and realise you're still wearing your slippers 🤦🏼‍♀️

11AM 📻 John Toal is live from Stendhal Festival 🎸🏕️ With NorthernIrelandOpera sopranos Rebecca Murphy & Zoë Jackson Mary Coughlan chats life, love & getting back on the road🎵 Plus pianist Fionnuala Ward & music from @paddynash 🎹 bbc.in/3m0bipx BBC Sounds

Thanks to two of our Studio alumni, Rebecca Murphy and Zoë Jackson and pianist Fionnuala Ward who performed arias and duets for NorthernIrelandOpera at Stendhal Festival today: what a great combination of opera, wellies and frocks! Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Removing music from our schools isn’t the answer, it’s the problem.

Just back from a fantastic performance of La Bohème by Instant Opera with the wonderful Camilla Jeppeson as Musetta! Bravi tutti 🤩

Prepping some Britten and Barber for a concert next weekend and feeling very spoilt to have two of the song recordings on this album by Ailish Tynan and @iainburnside 😍 If you want a lesson on how to perform song definitely have a listen to this pair!

It was a pleasure to sing with Cantores Olicane last night in Ilkley. This picture was taken during my performance of Adelaide's Aria from The Enchanted Pig ✨️🐖 Thank you to the wonderful Charlie Perry for the invite!

We can’t wait to share more details of this fantastic opportunity for post-natal singers coming up soon. In the mean time if you, or anyone you know, are able to help us raise the funds needed to make it happen, please see below. swap-ra.org/donate

Delighted to be back with the wonderful NorthernIrelandOpera as ASM for their upcoming production of La Traviata! This production is going to be absolutely stunning and the cast is simply wonderful 🌟 get your tickets now!

Just posted a photo @ Royal College of Music instagram.com/p/Cng-w9hjKXyg…

Congratulations to all our fantastic finalists tonight who performed to a packed audience. The winner of the Deborah Voigt Opera Prize 2024 is soprano Zoë Jackson, the Song Prize baritone Seamus Brady and the Kathryn Harries Audience Prize soprano Hannah McKay. Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Thank you to NorthernIrelandOpera for the most fantastic weekend in Glenarm. Absolutely delighted to have been awarded the Deborah Voigt Opera Prize!

Six exceptional musicians from #NorthernIreland have been awarded the NI Young Musicians’ Platform Award, supported by The #NationalLottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and BBC Northern Ireland🎶 The six award recipients include three classical awardees, harpist, Rosie