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THE CELTIC TENORS – THREE TENORS, ONE VOICE With a polished international reputation and just over a million album sales under their belts, The Celtic Tenors offer something truly unique. The skill, range and ability of world-class tenors combined with the personality and fun of genuine performers. Who are they? Mathew Gilsenan, James Nelson and Daryl Simpson have performed together as the Celtic Tenors for over twelve years and along with their Musical Director Colm Rogan offer more than beautiful voices and musical knowledge. Comfortable in all genres from classical and folk to Irish and pop, they bring you, the audience on a real musical voyage. The Celtic Tenors have broken new ground by stepping away from their classical roots, and adding a more contemporary edge. With this pioneering approach, they’ve welcomed a wider audience and fostered a fresh and invigorating style which has won them both critical acclaim and so many fans the world over. Global track record… at a glance
The only tenor group with a truly global audience, The Celtic Tenors will give you a night to remember. Whether playing a neighbourhood cathedral or major concert halls in international cities like New York, Amsterdam or Shanghai, you are assured of a professional, sparkling and most of all, good humoured performance. They genuinely love what they do and you’ll see that shine through in each rendition of beautiful Celtic songs like the haunting Danny Boy and exhilarating classics like Nessun Dorma. From The Celtic Tenors, you’ll get more than a performance by world-class artists. You’ll enjoy an evening to savour and a night with tenors who despite their incredible success don’t take themselves too seriously! No you know more about us, why not join us on Facebook : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
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MATTHEW GILSENAN
Matthew Gilsenan was born into a hard-working farming family in North Meath. Steeped in the local musical traditions and raised by parents who shared a great love for music, from the great composers to obscure Irish folk, Matthew (along with all his siblings) was born to sing.
His classical training started in the Sisters of Mercy convent in Kells, Co.Meath, aged 10, and progressed to some of the great Irish and Scottish teachers. Although he ventured into opera and classical singing, Matthew never lost his love for the music of his youth, in particular the vibrant contemporary Irish music which is his great source of inspiration. Matthew's busy singing life ran in parallel with his engineering career, but his desire to sing was too strong, and ten years ago he turned to singing professionally. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
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JAMES NELSON
From Sligo James is a BA., B.Mus (Hons) graduate from UCD, and a student of David Harper (UK), Britta Sundberg (Sweden) and Edith Forrest & Dr Veronica Dunne (Ireland). James now lives in Baltinglass in West Wicklow.
Highlights from an oratorio repertoire of over 60 works include Frank Martin’s “Golgotha” in Bern and Zürich Cathedrals, “L’Enfance du Christ” (Berlioz) alongside Katia Ricciarelli in Rome and Florence, as well as “Gerontius”, Verdi “Requiem”, Britten’s “St Nicolas”, Haydn’s “Creation”, the Bach Passions etc. More than 50 roles in opera and operetta include Lensky (Onegin), Alfredo (Traviata), Pinkerton (Butterfly), Tichon (Katya), Basilio for Scottish Opera under the baton of Raymond Leppard, and roles for Opera Ireland, Opera Theatre Company, Singapore Lyric, Opera Liceu, New Israeli Opera, and the Wexford and Buxton Festivals. In 2012 James was delighted to have performed the roles of Calaf (“Turandot”) and Pinkerton (“Butterfly”) for Dublin’s ‘Opera in the Open’. As a founder member of the Celtic Tenors, James has travelled the world singing with many of the world’s top orchestras from the Vancouver Symphony to the Cincinnati Pops to the BBC Concert Orchestra, performed with Dionne Warwick, The Chieftains and Air Supply, has sung for world leaders, recorded 2 PBS TV Specials which were broadcast coast to coast in the USA, just released their 8th album “Feels like home” with the RTE Concert Orchestra on the Telarc/Concord label worldwide, and recently toured China, the Middle East, Netherlands, Germany, the USA and Canada, as well as at home in Ireland. James also writes a column for the “Sligo Weekender”, and is part of an ongoing building project in Nairobi (Kenya), helping give AIDS orphans a second chance at life, as well as teaching them music and performing in concerts with the kids. A debut charity CD is also available – “Cheryl’s Children – On Top of the World”. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
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DARYL SIMPSON
Daryl Simpson is a member of the Celtic Tenors and a musician from Omagh in Northern Ireland. He is a graduate in music from Queen’s University Belfast, majoring in Piano and Voice, and went on to study Opera with a double Masters at the RSAMD. Upon graduating he became the founder and Musical Director of the Omagh Community Youth Choir, in an attempt to promote peace and reconciliation through music. The choir was set up within weeks of the Omagh bomb tragedy of August 15, 1998, to bring Catholic and Protestant young people together through music.
By 2000 The Omagh Community Youth Choir was firmly established as a top class musical act. They were personally chosen by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber to record the song, ‘To Love in Peace,’ from his West End Show, ‘The Beautiful Game’. This led to performances in London’s Millennium Dome, Westminster Cathedral, The BBC’s National Lottery show and finally The Royal Variety Performance. Recent credits have included working with producer Mark Johnson and Playing for Change. A CD/DVD compilation Playing for Change: Songs Around The World was released in 2009 on the Concord Music Group label. The CD has 10 songs and reached No.10 on the US Billboard Charts. They performed solo on 'Love Rescue Me', and added vocals to 'War/no more Trouble'and 'Biko'. In Dec 09 they participated in the PFC recording of 'All you need is Love' for the Starbucks (RED) joint campaign to highlight Aids in Africa. Also as part of their work together they performed at Glastonbury 09 as Saturday headliners on the Jazz World stage performing with Baaba Maal, Grandpa Elliot, Vusi Mahlasela, and Tinariwen. The choir appear on the Celtic Tenors latest album, ’Feels Like Home’, featuring on two of the tracks. They recently hit the international Press when an impromptu Busking session in New Orleans provoked a passer-by to propose to his girlfriend as the choir sang ‘Songbird’. The Church bells chimed on cue as she said yes! Stuff of fairytales and a hit on YouTube… : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
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COLM ROGAN - MUSICAL DIRECTOR.
Colm Rogan was born in County Louth into a very musical family. He began piano lessons aged 8 and succeeded quickly, earning a distinction in his final grade by age 15. From there, Colm developed a love of all kinds of music including Pop, Blues and Rock, and dedicated time to becoming proficient in other instruments including guitar, bass and drums.
Colm went on to graduate from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth with a B.Mus (Hons) degree, specialising in composition. During his time at Maynooth, Colm was active in meeting Ireland’s foremost composers and his compositions have been performed by members of the RTE Symphony Orchestra. After completing his studies at Maynooth, Colm spent time working as a live and recording artist before taking up the position of Musical Director of the Celtic Tenors. Colm is thrilled about his future with the Celtic Tenors and is delighted to be touring as a vital part of the team. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
|  Colm Rogan from Dromiskin, County Louth. |
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