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Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is a credit to her musicianship that her pupils have garnished twenty-two All-Ireland Championship titles. She has accumulated a vast store of tunes from her travels, and musicians such as Sharon Shannon, Lunasa and the Bumblebees credit her as a source for many uncommon melodies. Mirella has been a member of Cherish for the past eight years. GRAINNE MURPHY was born in Boston, where she began playing Irish music from an early age. Her parents brought her in a baby basket to sessions and céilís as an infant, and they traveled with her to her first All-Ireland Fleadh in Listowel, County Kerry when she was just seven months old. Having received a fiddle at age four, she later began taking weekly lessons with Séamus Connolly, the renowned ten-time All-Ireland champion fiddler from County Clare. Her lessons with Séamus continued for several years, and she went on to win All-Ireland honors of her own. After extensive performing in her teenage years, Gráinne became more focused on academics, earning a bachelor’s and master’s degree in literature and a juris doctor from Duke University. She then worked as a lawyer at a prominent law firm for two years before packing her bags and moving to New York City, where she welcomed by New York’s Irish music community. Along with her brothers Daniel and Patrick Murphy, pianist Peter Barnes and Séamus Connolly, Gráinne recorded her first group album when she was fifteen years old. She and her brothers then began performing across the U.S. at festivals and events, including the Lowell Folk Festival, the Gaelic Roots Festival at Boston College, and St. Patrick’s Day at the Clinton White House. This past year, Grainne released her first solo project entitled, “Short Stories” which has been warmly received from fans and critics alike. KATHLEEN BOYLE from Glasgow, Scotland comes from a family steeped in the traditional music of Donegal. She is a talented pianist in addition to her prowess on the accordion and has garnished All-Scotland and All-Britain titles on both instruments. In 1999, she made history as the first graduate of traditional music in Scotland, receiving her degree from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dance where she now lectures. Kathleen is also in demand as a tutor, regularly teaching workshops and adjudicating at Irish music competitions. Kathleen is very much in demand and in addition to her work with Cherish the Ladies, she also can be found touring with Dochas, Tirconnail and St Roch’s Ceili band. Kathleen has appeared on numerous national television and radio shows in the UK, America and Canada. She has extensively toured the UK, America and Canada having performed at Festivals in Ireland, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Austria and Czech Republic. She has recorded two albums in the past year, a solo project entitled “An Cailin Rua” and a wonderful recording with her father Hughie called “Back to Donegal.” Kathleen has been performing with Cherish the Ladies for the past 6 years. DEIRDRE CONNOLLY was born and raised in Queens, New York of Irish parents. Her mother Bridget hails from Connemara in County Galway and her father Mattie is a wonderful singer and All-Ireland champion Uilleann piper from County Monaghan. When Deirdre was five years old, her parents began her involvement in Irish culture by simultaneously sending her to study Irish step dancing with teacher Donny Golden and tin whistle lessons with the famed music instructor Maureen Glynn. Over the course of the next twelve years, Deirdre rose to championship level in both her music and her dancing. In addition to her singing talents, she is also a gifted flute and bodhran player. Her first solo album, “A Song in Turn” was launched to rave reviews and she recently followed that up with a duet album with her father titled, “The Kylemore Pass”. When Deirdre is not performing, she teaches singing and whistle in New York while holding down a career as a registered nurse. 36
2010-2011 75th Anniversary Celebration! Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 2:30 PM Symphony Sing-a-long Paul Ferington, conductor Buffalo Academy of the Performing Arts Choir Grand Island High School Choir Niagara Falls High School Choir Joseph Mohan, piano Kabalevsky “Galop” from The Comedians, Opus 26 Chopin Bass Lovland/Graham/ Fettke Arr. Shaw Arr. Shaw Arr. Lowden Concerto No. 1 in E minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 11 III. Rondo Joesph Mohan, Piano Southwestern Suite You Raise Me Up Itsy Bitsy Spider Wheels on the Bus It’s A Small World Sherman/Healy/ “Medley from Disney’s Mary Poppins” Whitcomb “Medley from Disney’s Mary Poppins” Words and Music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. Arranged by Bruce Healey & Ken Whitcomb Copyright 1963 Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (BMI) Prior to most Family Concerts, children and adults of all ages can come play an instrument, watch demonstrations, and enjoy a hands-on experience making music! McClellan’s Music House and Buffalo Suzuki Strings generously provide instruments and expertise for this event. 37
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