Initially embraced by the New York Irish, Emma-Kate has performed earlier this year at many high profile events evolving around the NY St Patrick’s Day Parade. Among them were the reception for the introduction of the Parade’s new Corporate Seal, the Installation of The Aides and The Grand Marshal of the 248th Parade, an interview on national television on WNBC at the Parade sidelines and she was asked to help ring the bell at the opening of the NY Stock Exchange on March 17th.
Currently breaking out nationally with her cd and her music, Emma-Kate is getting radio airplay across the country including stations in Boston, Pittsburgh, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Illinois, Colorado, Texas, as far as Washington and is being streamed on Internet sites. She has been interviewed on the radio, her cd has been reviewed in The Boston Irish Reporter, Irish America Magazine, The Irish Emigrant and she has been on the cover of The Irish Examiner, USA.
Emma-Kate’s star is just starting to rise here in the States and we look forward to seeing her perform across the country later in the year.
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Introducing traditional Irish songs to the world as rich orchestral and choral masterpieces sung in Irish and English by a lyric soprano. Let the music inspire you.
Born in Scotland of Irish /Italian parents now living in Kinsale, Co.Cork,Ireland
Emma Kate has studied music in the Cork School of Music and with Dr Veronica Dunne in the Leinster School of Music in Dublin. She has also participated in numerous master classes in London and Vienna,and has won many competitions such as the Lieder Cup, the Duhallow award,and the Margaret Dillon award.
Operatic roles include Frasquita ( Carmen), Valencienne (The Merry Widow) , The Mother (Amahl and the Night Visitors) , Kate Pinkerton ( Madame Butterfly) Light Opera roles such as Julie ( Showboat) and Sr. Margaretta ( Sound of Music).
Emma Kate has performed at various Arts Festivals around Ireland including Westport, Kinsale and Cork and Summer Concerts in Kinsale of Irish traditional and Classical Music led to the album Aisling na nGael,(An Irish Dream ).
Emma Kate is performing in the USA all throughout 2009.
