The National Concert Hall invites singers to apply for the inaugural Bernadette Greevy Bursary. One singer per year will be awarded the bursary of €5,000 by The National Concert Hall, in honour of Irish mezzo-soprano Dr Bernadette Greevy.
The winner of the Bernadette Greevy Bursary will give a recital at The National Concert Hall at the end of the following year, featuring a new Irish piece commissioned for the occasion by The National Concert Hall.

About Dr Bernadette Greevy

Dubliner Bernadette Greevy was the first Irish winner of Harriet Cohen International Music Award for Outstanding Artistry. Further honours included

• The Order of Merit of Malta
• Honorary Doctorate of Music, National University of Ireland
• Honorary Doctorate of Music, Trinity College, Dublin
• The Holy Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice

She was the founder and artistic director of the Anna Livia Dublin International Opera Festival, and further supported student singers through her masterclasses and work as Artist in Residence at the Dublin Institute of Technology.
She is remembered for wonderful performances and recordings of oratorio and song; her recordings include Handel, Haydn, Bach and she was acclaimed in particular for her interpretation of Mahler. She also championed new Irish music, premiering works by Irish composers.

Guidelines

Entrants may be male or female. They must be resident or domiciled in Ireland, and in third-level education or equivalent.
Each entrant will submit

• three copies of a CD with his or her programme of not more than 15 minutes' length
• an application form with personal details and the details of his or her programme DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM HERE
• a letter of recommendation from his or her teacher

by the 30 September, 2010 deadline.

First-round entries will be judged during October, and finalists will be called back for a live audition in November. In this audition, each finalist will sing three pieces:

• a Mahler song
• a Handel aria
• a piece by a living Irish composer

The winner of the bursary will receive €5000, and return to The National Concert Hall at the end of the following year for the Bernadette Greevy Bursary Recital.

Please return with your CDs and letter of recommendation by Thursday, 30 September, 2010 to:
Learn & Explore,The National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 

DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM HERE

FAQs

Q: Must my CD include a Mahler song, a Handel aria and a piece by a living Irish composer?

     A: No, the CD programme is entirely up to you. Singers who are shortlisted for live auditions must then prepare the requested repertoire.

Q: What do you mean by "resident or domiciled in Ireland"? 

     A: The competition is open to singers living in Ireland and to singers from Ireland who are currently living abroad.