Orchestral Studies

Ciarán O’Connell

Lecturer

MPhil, LTCL

Ciarán O’Connell is a Lecturer in flute performance and pedagogy at the TU Dublin Conservatoire, where he has taught since 1988.

Ciarán has performed with the RTÉNSO, RTÉCO, ICO, played for many theatre and opera productions and has extensive experience as a chamber musician. Performances include the Kilkenny Arts Festival, St. Stephens Church, the Peppercanister, the NCH, Áras an Uachtaráin and more recently flute and organ recitals in Dun Laoghaire, Limerick, Galway Cathedral, Saint Mary’s Pro-Cathedral Dublin, Tullamore Cathedral, the Unitarian Church Saint Stephens Green and Summer Music at Sandford.

An enthusiastic and dedicated teacher his students range from beginners to masters level, many of whom have been prize winners at local and national level, including winning the Irish Freemasons Young Musician of the Year on two occasions. Some of his students have gone to further studies at Conservatoires in Europe and UK and many successfully pursue careers in the music business. He is regularly invited to adjudicate and examine at music festivals and schools throughout the country.

Ciarán has a special interest in the repertoire for wind quintet, flute and guitar and flute and organ. He is in demand as a flute specialist and has tutored the flute sections of the NYO, DYO, IYWE and has given masterclasses and workshops throughout the country.

He is happy to have been invited to be a member of the Feis Ceoil Woodwind Committee and has served on this committee since 2015.

Ciarán was awarded an M Phil for his research into the influences on Flute Performance and Pedagogy in Dublin between 1950 and 2000 and holds an LTCL in flute performance.

Ciarán can be heard on Clíona Doris digital release ‘Brian Boydell: Mosaics & Sketches’, Siobhán Kilkelly’s SoundCloud page and on YouTube.