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THE STORY SO FAR...

Sinead has been fortunate to work as a conductor with many brilliant mentors, musicians and orchestras. Here are just some of them- in roughly chronological order....

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Orchestras/Ensembles

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Morley College Conductors Orchestra (weekly workshop, 1 year)

Imperial College String Ensemble, London (Principal conductor, 1 year)

I Maestri Orchestra, London (Guest conductor)

Bacau Symphony Orchestra, Romania (Masterclass)

Dulwich Symphony Orchestra, London (Guest conductor)

Halle Harmony Youth Orchestra, Manchester (Assistant conductor)

Rochdale Youth Orchestra, UK (Principal conductor, 1 year)

Stockport Youth Orchestra, UK (Assistant music director, 3 years)

Amaretti Chamber Orchestra, Manchester (Principal conductor, 10 years)

Westmorland Symphony Orchestra, UK (Guest conductor)

Sutton Coldfield Symphony Orchestra, UK (Guest conductor)

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Brand New Orchestra, Royal Northern College of Music (Guest conductor)

RNCM Symphony Orchestra (Guest conductor)

RNCM Chamber Orchestra (Guest conductor)

RNCM 1st year Brass Ensemble (conductor - 1 year)

Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra, UK (Guest Conductor)

Stockport Symphony Orchestra, UK (Guest Conductor)

Orquestra do Algarve, Portugal (Guest conductor)

Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Masterclass, Orkney)

London Sinfonietta (Masterclass, Orkney)

Bochumer Symphoniker, Germany (Masterclass)

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Essen Philharmonic, Germany (Masterclass)

Luxemburg Chamber Orchestra (Masterclass)

North Czech Philharmonic (Masterclass)

The Critical Orchestra, Berlin (Masterclass)

Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester, Frankfurt (Oder) (Masterclass)

Argovia Philharmonic, Switzerland (Masterclass)

RTE Concert Orchestra, Ireland (Guest conductor)

National Symphony Orchestra, Ireland (Guest conductor)

Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble (Principal conductor, 10 years)

Irish Chamber Orchestra (Guest conductor - Schauspieldirektor)

Ulster Orchestra, Belfast (Guest conductor)

 

Cork Opera House Orchestra, Ireland (Guest conductor)

Luminosa String Orchestra, Ireland (Principal guest conductor, 2 seasons)

Athenry Sinfonietta Youth Orchestra (Guest conductor)

Wexford Sinfonia, Ireland (Guest conductor)

Limerick Philharmonic, Ireland (Guest conductor)

Irish Doctor's Orchestra, Belfast (Guest conductor)

Fews Ensemble, Northern Ireland (Guest conductor)

Crash Ensemble, Ireland (Guest conductor - Vagabones)

Royal Irish Academy String Orchestra (Guest conductor - workshop)

Royal Irish Academy Symphony Orchestra (Music Director, 4 years)

Royal Northern Sinfonia, UK (Masterclass & assistant conductor)

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Opera Companies & Choral Societies

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Bury Choral Society, UK (Music Director, 4 years)

Opera Collective Ireland (Guest conductor Vagabones)

Irish National Opera (Guest conductor/music supervisor*, assistant conductor**, guest chorusmaster***)

Northern Ireland Opera (Guest conductor, 3 productions****)

Opera Workshop, Limerick (Guest conductor)

Ulster Touring Opera (Guest conductor)

Puccini's Toaster, Berlin (Assistant conductor, La Boheme)

British Youth Opera (Assistant conductor le nozze di Figaro)

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* Der Schauspieldirektor, This Hostel Life​

** The Second Violinist, Aida, Madama Butterfly, The Magic Flute

***Rigoletto

**** The Threepenny Opera, Sweeney Todd, The Chronic Identity Crisis of Pamplemousse

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Selected Masterclass Teachers & Mentors​

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Lothar Strauss (The Critical Orchestra & Berlin Staatskapelle)

Alan Hazeldine (Private lessons)

Paul Sarcich (Morley College)

Johannes Schlaefli (Masterclass)

Alex Ingram (British Youth Opera, assistant conductor)

James Lowe (Halle Harmony, assistant conductor)

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Clark Rundell (RNCM)

Mark Heron (RNCM)

Sir Mark Elder (RNCM)

Mark Shanahan (RNCM)

Ovidiu Balan (Masterclass)

Robert Gutter (Masterclass)

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Sir Roger Norrington (Masterclass)

Sylvain Cambreling (Masterclass)

Steven Sloane (Masterclass)

Harry Curtis (Masterclass)

Martyn Brabbins (Orkney Conducting Course)

Andre de Ridder (INO, assistant conductor)

Neeme Järvi (Online Lessons)

 

Alice Farnham (RPS WoCo & Mentor)​

Sian Edwards (The Conductor as Dramaturg Workshop)

Kanako Abe (The Conductor as Dramaturg Workshop)

David Brophy (Mentor)

Gerhard Schmidt (Violin teacher, GuildHall School of Music)

Dennis Smalley (Final year project supervisor, City University, London)

Kristina Yoder (Violin teacher, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

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Mentors

Support...

Sinead is very grateful for the support she has received through various grants and prizes. Here is a selection, in chronological order...

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Local Centre Scholarship for Grade 8 violin from Royal Irish Academy of Music

Telecom Eireann Schools Choir Competition Accompanist Prize

(National Concert Hall, Dublin)

National University of Ireland, Galway Entrance Scholarship

National University of Ireland Bursary in Civil Engineering

(enabling study in the UK)

Steel Construction Institute Bursary for studies in Imperial College, London

Worshipful Company of Musicians Prize (City University)

RNCM Entrance Scholarship (For MMus Conducting)

Mortimer Furber Conducting Prize (RNCM)

Galway County Council Artist Bursary

Arts Council Ireland Artist Bursary

Arts Council Ireland Agility Award

Britten Pears Arts (Conductor as Dramaturg Course)

Irish Arts Council Marten Toonder Music Bursary (2024-25)

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None of this would have been possible without the continued support of family and friends, and especially my parents Mary and Michael Hayes (RIP), who imparted a unique perspective on art, literature and music, and always encouraged me to just go for it!

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Past Performances & Repertoire

©2025 BY SINEAD HAYES

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