Simon
MacHale
Voice (Tenor)
Roots
In Cork, Ireland
Study
For the time being, I studied music and English at Cork University College and earned a bachelor’s degree at the Cork School of Music. Subsequently, I completed a Master of Letters at Trinity College Dublin, further attended the AVES course, a continuing education course in ensemble singing, and graduated with a Master of Arts in Composition at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.
Professional
I sing in various early music ensembles, direct several choirs, and compose music.
Why
Music has always been at the center of my life.
Elective Affinities
I love baking sourdough and have a passion for freedom. Some pieces that made a big impression on me were Byrd’s four-part Mass and Purcell’s Funeral Music.
Serafino, his Lyre, et Cetera
Vlog July 2021 “Ite sospiri …” – The sounding poetry of Serafino of Aquila (1466-1500).
It’s Advent-ure Time
Vlog November 2021 “Un niño nos es naçido” – Villancicos for pre-Christmas and Advent Calendar ReRenaissance 2021
2024
April
Ad narragoniam
Music in the ship of foolsBarfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
May
Jouissance vous donneray
A picture comes to lifeBarfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
September
The Bassanos
Homage to the recorderOctober
Magnum opus musicum 1604
Obituary for Orlando di LassoMartinskirche
Basel
November
Du Fay 550
Music for a lifetimeBarfüsserkirche
Historisches Museum Basel
December
Now sing and rejoice
Sing-along ConcertBarfüsserkirche