Biography
Oonagh Drohan is a conductor, accompanist, piano teacher and musicianship tutor at South East Technological University (SETU), Ireland. She is an integral part of the SETU Music School, where she serves as a Programme Leader of the SETU Choral Programme. This dynamic programme encompasses seven choirs and involves over 200 singers from Waterford and the surrounding region.
Oonagh holds both a BA in Music and an MA in Music from Waterford Institute of Technology, where she specialised in performance and studied piano under the renowned Malcolm Proud. Her commitment to ongoing professional development is evident through her participation in numerous masterclasses with distinguished musicians including Finghin Collins, Márta Erdei, Thérèse Fahy, Míċeál O’Rourke, Duncan Honeybourne, and Andrew Wilson-Dickson. A sought-after accompanist, Oonagh regularly works with soloists and choirs for performances, competitions, and exams.
She is a former member of the Irish Youth Choir and has sung with several prominent Waterford-based ensembles such as Ad Hoc Chorale and Voci. She continues to perform as a member of Trinity Capella, maintaining a strong connection to the choral world both as a performer and educator.
S.E.T.U. Music School Levturer (2002-present)
- Accompanist to SETU Girls' Choir
- Director of SETU Junior Youth Choir
- Director of SETU Singing Club
- SETU Musicianship Programme
- Piano studies at SETU
Music Teacher, Christchurch National School, Waterford (2009-2010)
Schubert's Impromptus for Piano - Waterford Institute of Technology, 2005
Accompanist to the Waterford High Hopes Choir for the RTE television series The High Hopes Choir (2014)
Accompanist at the Fintan O’Carroll Feis, Waterford
Pianist-in-residence - composer's seminar at Musicfest in Aberystwyth, Wales (2005)
Composition Workshop Leader - Waterford New Music Week (2004 & 2005)
Summer Camp tutor, Waterford College Recreation Partnership
Competition Achievements
Winner of the Senior Piano Competition, Fintan O’Carroll Feis (2005)
Highly Commended in the Open, Advanced Piano Competition, Arklow Music Festival (2005)
Winner of the Song/Ensemble Composition Category, Ireland-Newfoundland Partnership Awards (2003)