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Bernadette Greevy Bursary for Singers 2019 Application Form

Name: Address:

Email: Telephone number: BERNADETTE GREEVY Date of birth: Details of current study: BURSARY FOR SINGERS 2019

Details of music qualifications (e.g. B.Mus, Diplomas, etc.): Guidelines and Application Form

Programme as submitted by mp3:

Any other information that you feel is relevant to this application:

Deadline: 5pm, Friday 3 May 2019 to [email protected]

Thank you for your application. The National Concert Hall invites singers to apply for the Bernadette Guidelines Greevy Bursary. One singer will be awarded the bursary of €5,000 Entrants may be from all classical voice types. They must be Irish or living by the National Concert Hall, in honour of Irish mezzo-soprano Dr in Ireland, and in third-level education or equivalent. Bernadette Greevy. Entrants will submit: The winner of the Bernadette Greevy Bursary will give a recital at the National Concert Hall at the end of the following year, featuring • programme of their choice of not more than 15 minutes’ length a new Irish piece commissioned for the occasion. in mp3 format shared via wetransfer.com to [email protected]. Please include your name in the message field, but do not attach The Bernadette Greevy Bursary is kindly supported by the your name to the recording. Department of Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht. • an application form with personal details and the details of their programme. About Dr Bernadette Greevy • a letter of recommendation from their teacher. Dubliner Bernadette Greevy was the first Irish winner of Harriet Cohen International Music Award for Outstanding Artistry. All entry material must be received by 5pm on Friday 3 May 2019. Further honours included: First-round entries will be judged during May, and finalists will be called • The Order of Merit of Malta back for a live audition the afternoon of 8 June. • Honorary Doctorate of Music, National University of Ireland For this audition, each finalist will be asked to prepare three pieces: • Honorary Doctorate of Music, Trinity College, • a Mahler song • The Holy Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice • a Handel aria

She was the founder and artistic director of the Anna Livia Dublin • a piece by a living Irish composer International Opera Festival, and supported student singers through • Finalists must provide their own accompanist, if required. her masterclasses and work as Artist in Residence at the Dublin Institute of Technology. She is remembered for wonderful performances and • After performing, finalists will undertake a short interview with the recordings of and song; her recordings include Handel, Haydn, panel of judges. Bach and she was acclaimed in particular for her interpretation of The winner of the bursary will receive €5,000, and return to the National Mahler. She also championed new Irish music, premiering works by Irish Concert Hall at the end of the following year for the Bernadette Greevy composers. Bursary Recital.

Previous winners include Gavan Ring (2010), Aoife Miskelly (2011), Rachel Please note that previous winners are ineligible to re-enter. Kelly (2012), Jennifer Davis (2013), Gemma Ní Bhriain (2014), Roisín Walsh Questions? Contact [email protected] for further information. (2015), Padraic Rowan (2016) , Sarah Brady (2017) and Sinead O’Kelly (2018).