Two great performers – one great show

Baritone Eoin Foran

TWO supremely talented young performers will join forces for what promises to be an extra special Christmas concert in Killarney on Thursday night next.

Baritone Eoin Foran and pianist Luke Kelly Maguire promise a night of fabulous festive entertainment, both classical and traditional, in the Great Southern Hotel, commencing at 8.00pm.

Tickets, priced at €20, are available on Eventbrite and they will also be on sale on the night. The admission will include a mulled wine and mince pies reception.

Eoin is currently in his final year of study for his BMus degree under the tutelage of Emmanuel Lawler in the TU Dublin Conservatory of Music and Drama. He also studies piano under Ann Keary.

A very experienced performer, he has performed in concert recitals, operas and oratorios and he has won numerous prizes in competitions in Ireland such as the Feis Ceoil baritone solo and first prize in TU Dublin conservatories lieder competition. He recently performed in Wexford Opera House as part of the annual festival.

Luke Kelly Maguire

Eoin also has a keen interest in teaching and has just returned from New York where he taught singing and piano as well as directing a show choir. The sectional lieder for TU Dublin choral society, he has performed in masterclasses with artists such as Patricia Bardon and Gavan Ring in the past year

Luke Lally Maguire has been playing piano since the age of 13. He is currently in his final year on the BMus Performance degree in TU Dublin Conservatoire, studying piano under Dr Mary Lennon. He also studies organ under Simon Harden and harpsichord with Rachel Factor.

An experienced performer both in competitions and on the concert platform, Luke recently performed in the Dublin Feis Ceol and Sligo Feis Ceoil in which he was a multiple prize winner.

He also has a keen interest in accompaniment, regularly performing in duos and chamber ensembles and, earlier this year, Luke acted as repetiteur and harpsichordist for TU Dublin’s production of Dido and Aeneas.

He also greatly enjoys piano teaching and recently took up a permanent position in Newpark Music Centre. He has engaged in several piano masterclasses with Barry Douglas, Helen Krizos, Vanessa Latarche, Therese Fahy, Justin Krawitz and Hilary Coates.

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