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
2023
April
Dialogue of Keys II
Ammerbach with a Double M (and Voice)
May
All in a Garden Green
Dance Melodies ... for Listening and WatchingBarfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
June
The Donkey’s Crown
Animals & Creatures Invite You to the FinissageBarfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
September
Biennale ReRenaissance 2023
Music and Might - Maximilian's Triumphal ProcessionBarfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
Maximilian’s Songs
Barfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
Le Diamante et la Marguerite
Trumpf 2Schmiedenhof; Rümelinsplatz, Basel
Triumphal procession
Trump 3St. Martin's Church Basel
October
Glickhaftig!
The Musical World of Felix PlatterBarfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
November
ぐるりよざ Gururiyoza!
Over the Seas with MusicBarfüsserkirche Historical Museum Basel