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
2026
November
Byrd & the Baron
A secret ChristmasBarfüsserkirche
Historisches Museum Basel
December
A Token of Friendship
The Kettenacker Songbook, Basel 1510Dorfkirche Riehen
2027
January
«Ihr müsst nach meiner Pfeife tanzen!»
The Instruments of the Dance of DeathBarfüsserkirche
Historisches Museum Basel
February
All by myself
A parcours through self-accompanied singing3 Kleinkonzerte
St.-Alban Quartier, Basel