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
2025
May
Lost and Found
From the rediscovered Egenolff songbookBarfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
June
Amor, Fortuna!
Madrigals for Palestrina's 500th BirthdayBarfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
September
Festival 2025 «ARCADIA»
2. ReRenaissance FestivalBasel, Martinskirche
