Brent Parker
Brent Parker is a New Zealand-born composer and pianist who has lived in Ireland for more than 40 years. He taught at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama in Dublin until he moved to Achill Island in 1998.
Brent has composed many works and performed both of his own piano concertos with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra. His second piano concerto with himself as soloist was broadcast on RTE Radio. Classical guitarist John Feeley commissioned him to write a guitar concertino, which was performed on CD and on video for TV3 in France. It is frequently broadcast on RTE Radio.
Brent is a member of the Association of Irish Composers, the Contemporary Music Society and an associate member of IMRO. His work for solo piano ‘Lorca’s Last Walk’ has been included on the Grade 7 Syllabus of the RIAM for piano 2003-2008. .
Ausra Kvietkute
Ausra Kvietkute was born in Lithuania. She is qualified teacher and has master’s degree in music.
Ausra has over 10 years teaching
experience.
Since 1996 she has been teaching piano and voice training different age groups and individuals in B.Balakauskiene’s music school in Klaipeda, Lithuania.
Ausra has also taught piano & voice for several years in primary schools in “Gilija” and “Litorina”
Ausra finds teaching very enjoyable, as she loves singing and playing piano herself. She was involved in choirs and orchestras since her early years in Lithuania (Klaipeda’s University , “Cantare”, “Aukuras”). Ausra's others talents are that she can speak Lithuanian, Russian, English and German.
Ludmile Burcovschi
Ruth Mullaney
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Marcella Bourke Corrigan
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Guitar Teacher
Jonathan Staunton
Jonathan Staunton is a professional musician for 10 years and has been the guitar tutor at the Mayo School of Music since its launch.
As a professional guitarist Jonathan has toured the world, recorded and had many TV appearances with artists such as Louise Morrisey, Brendan Shine and Sandy Kelly. Jonathan would describe himself as a “tone hunter” and has a passion for lots of vintage guitar gear.
Over the years Jonathan has been studying harmony with the Open University and enjoys teaching the love of music as well as the practical and theoretical elements to learning the guitar. “We play music so it should be fun”.. Jonathan is influenced by amongst others Rock, Blues, Jazz and Country players and features with the successful Brian McDermott Band, Colonel Bullshot Bluegrass group and works a little with Irish country artist Mike Denver. He also plays Pedal Steel guitar and plays bass when he can with the Joe Bange trad group on Tuesdays in Mannions of Balla.. Busy dude!!
Simon Kelly
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Voice Teacher
Margaret Probyn
Margaret has taught voice for 20 years. She has sung in master class at Dartington and she was asked to become the resident singing teacher and vocal coach for Stage Plus School of Performing Arts based in Princes Risborough. One of her more intriguing engagements – was singing the hallelujah chorus as a solo in the Falklands where she performed the Last Night of the Proms for the troops, the Falkland Islanders and in front of the Governor. She joined the teaching staff of the Berkshire maestros and trained 3 of their localised choirs and taught over 100 pupils in schools in the county. She also trained a junior choir for Oxfordshire county music and trained pupils with ivory music. More recently she has trained a junior choir in aras inis gluaire, belmullet.
Margaret has worked with pupil with an age range of 5 – 70. She has trained pupils for auditions, festivals and prepared them for ABRSM exams and GCSE Music and Music “A” level.
She has taught children and adults with speech defects and vocal breaks and also people who could be described as “no-hopers”. She is firmly of the belief that with very few exceptions anyone can learn to sing better than they or their friends and family might have thought possible. She believes in the sheer joy and magic that the physical and artistic involvement in singing can bring.
As a teacher she is able to offer her performing & linguistic skills (French, German, Dutch, Italian) and an extensive knowledge of repertoire to support her pupils.
Des has had a love of traditional music since his early years in Achill. His numerous awards at competition include: Connaught Champion in Senior Tin Whistle, Pipe Band all Ireland Senior Champion and has received the Matt Molloy Flute by Brian Keenan for talented young musicians.
