Brendan McCarthy - Church and Reception Music

'Love is a friendship set to music'.The music on your wedding day is a deeply personal and integral part of the ceremony and beyond. Whether spiritual and sacred or quirky and eclectic, music is the language of love and can be the catalyst to transform your special day into a truly memorable occasion.Brendan is a classically trained tenor with many years experience on both stage and screen. He studied singing with Paul Deegan at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and spent years as a member of one of Ireland's premier professional musical ensembles, the Band of An Garda Siochana. Currently under the tutelage of Valerie Leahy at the Waterford College of Music, he also studied classical guitar at the College of Music.Brendan recently won the Tenor Solo competition in the ESB Feis Ceoil . He has also won the Joseph Robinson Memorial Prize and was a runner-up with distinction in the National Music Prize for Singing. He has also won the Senior Vocal category in the Fintan O'Carroll Feis. He has obtained the Bronze and Silver Recital Medals and is preparing for the Gold Medal. Brendan is currently working towards  a Performance Diploma in Music.  Brendan has a wide musical remit and can accommodate virtually any request. Lyric and /or operatic pieces, sacred and religious music, show tunes and popular songs are all elements from which he draws his repertoire.Brendan is also a member of The Persuaders band; one of the best live wedding and corporate bands in the country, and the only band recommended by Adare Manor. Four experienced professionals who’ve played live and appeared on radio and television across Europe with some of the top names in the music business.Visit www.thepersuadersband.com for more information.