Rodrigo Almonte is a Peruvian guitarist and composer based in Kildare. Playing and studying the guitar has brought him across the globe allowing him to nurture his musicality with the musical heritage of Peru, Brazil, Ireland, The Netherlands and New York. Recently, Almonte has toured Ireland, UK, Europe and Peru with three international projects and recorded albums solely of original compositions.

Graduated “Cum Laude”  from the Master’s degree in Jazz Performance at Prins Claus Conservatory (Groningen, The Netherlands) Almonte has studied with some of the best musicians of the international jazz scene such us Lage Lund, Yotam Silberstein, Ari Hoenig, Victor Gould, Steve Nelson, among others.

Almonte has received Music Bursaries and Agility Awards from the Irish Arts Council and was named Artist in residence in Dun Laoghaire in 2022 and currently has been awarded DCU's PhD research scholarship for his ongoing research in Andean Peruvian music

Gemma Cox is a pianist and singer-songwriter from Naas. She is classically trained, receiving her licentiate diploma in piano teaching from the RIAM while completing her BA in French and Music in Trinity College Dublin. She is no stranger to a stage, as she performs her original music regularly and released her debut EP "Tall Stories" in December of last year. Gemma aims to foster an appreciation for music in her students, by connecting classical teaching methods with contemporary music.

Originally from Ukraine, Dariia Kinzhibala is a classically trained pianist and vocalist with a lifelong passion for music. She holds a Master’s degree in music and has completed extensive formal studies through music school, college, and academy.

With over five years of teaching experience, Dariia has worked with both children and adults, guiding students through the fundamentals of piano playing as well as more advanced repertoire. Her teaching style is supportive, structured, and tailored to each student’s individual pace and goals.

Dariia is committed to sharing her love of music and helping students build confidence, creativity, and solid technique at the piano.

Petar Krivitsky is an established multi-instrumentalist performer and music educator, born in Sofia, Bulgaria. His musical training spans classical, rock, jazz, and contemporary music traditions.
He graduated with professional certification from the “National School of Music - Lyubomir Pipkov” (Bulgaria), specialising in Classical Double Bass. He subsequently completed a dual Bachelor of Arts degree at the “National Academy of Music - Pancho Vladigerov” in Sofia, followed by a one-year Erasmus exchange programme at Dublin City University (DCU), where he focused on Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance on double bass.

Petar has been actively involved in music from the age of ten, initially studying ukulele, electric and classical guitar. At fourteen, he expanded his focus to upright bass (double bass) and electric bass while continuing to develop his guitar performance. During his formative years, he participated in numerous national and international electric guitar competitions, achieving multiple first-place awards and receiving prizes, such as an electric guitar. In parallel, he competed successfully in classical double bass competitions, gaining significant performance experience. During this period, he was also active in rock and funk ensembles as an electric bass player.
In 2016, Petar performed in a fully coordinated live production with his neo-funk group in Bulgaria alongside American saxophonist Casey Benjamin, a member of the Robert Glasper Experiment, a Grammy Award-winning ensemble (Best R&B Album – Black Radio). In 2018, he toured the United States as a guitarist with his high school big band, performing in Cincinnati, Ohio, where the ensemble was awarded first place in an international jazz big band competition against American groups.

In recent years, Petar has been involved in various jazz and contemporary music projects, performing primarily on double bass and participating in international festivals. He has been actively teaching since 2023, working with students of all ages across several schools. His teaching approach combines strong technical foundations with creativity, stylistic awareness, and practical musicianship, supporting students in both academic and performance-based musical development.

Jamie Harrison is a drummer based in Newbridge, Kildare. Having started playing drums at age 12, Jamie was quickly thrust into professional settings having started gigging from the age of 13. For many years, Jamie has played with various bands as well as regular session work for many artists and platforms, including Sexy Tadhg, Brake Loose and most recently Blandad and Soundform Media.

Jamie graduated from BIMM with first class honours in Commercial Modern Music where he honed his skills in various styles including Jazz, Rock, Blues, Funk and Metal, as well as honing in and refining more specialised techniques. During this time Jamie also played as part of the DUT Wind Ensemble Orchestra for 2 years as a full time member.

Award-winning soprano Ioana Constantin Pipelea is a graduate of M.A in Music Performance and B.A in Mus Performance at RIAM and Trinity College Dublin. Ioana is a professional opera singer, she performed as a soloist with the RTÉ NSO at NCH Dublin, Wexford Festival Opera at National Opera House, Lismore Opera Festival, Ulster Orchestra, Associate Artist at NI Opera 2021-2022 etc. In 2022 Ioana won the 2nd Prize at Corsica Lirica International Singing Competition in France. Ioana also completed the Diploma in Music Teaching and Performing at RIAM and DCU

Lyndsey is a graduate of the Music Therapy Master of Arts programme at the University
of Limerick. During her training, she gained clinical experience working in acute medical care
settings with children and older adults. She also independently created and set up a Music
Therapy service at a mainstream primary school in Kildare; working with children attending the
special education needs classroom.
Lyndsey’s therapeutic approach is as a combination of humanistic and person centred
theory. Techniques that you will see in her music therapy sessions include; familiar song singing,
vocal and instrumental improvisation, percussive instrument playing and music listening.
Lyndsey had her final masters thesis research published in the journal Dementia. The
research explored joint working between Pastoral Care professionals and Music Therapists in an
Irish hospital; to improve person centred care for people with Dementia.
Prior to receiving her masters, Lyndsey graduated from BIMM Dublin with an honours
degree in Voice and teaches voice and pre-instrumental music.

Leon Sweeney is a versatile guitarist with a background in trad and folk accompaniment and a strong interest in Jazz, Soul and RnB. He is currently pursuing a degree in Jazz and Contemporary Music in DCU with the ambition of becoming a session musician. Coming from a musical family, Leon has extensive recording experience and has begun exploring original composition. Leon has been teaching guitar for over five years, and enjoys both one-on-one and group tuition.