Cello

Count Us in provides free cello lessons for young people aged 10 to 14 years. Group lessons are held once a week in Colaiste Chu Chulainn, Dundalk. Participants also receive an instrument on loan.

The programme is suitable for beginners but may also be of interest to young people who have a foundation in piano.

Participants are provided with a cello on loan for the duration of the programme to participate in free weekly group lessons.

Expert Tutor: Aoife Dennedy

Aoife Dennedy is a professional cellist based in Dublin. She works as a freelance cellist across Ireland and has played with many artists including Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, Westlife, Alesha Dix- on, Phil Coulter, Ham Sandwich and Nathan Carter to name a few. She also performs regularly at weddings, private events and corporate functions with her quartet ‘The Leinster String Quartet’.

A Keen orchestral musician, she has played with the NI Opera, RTE Concert Orchestra, Wexford Festival Opera Orchestra and Symphonia Cymru. Aoife holds a BA in Music Performance from The Royal Irish Academy of Music and a Masters in Music Performance from the Royal Northern College of Music