Tom Doyle

A graduate of both UCC and MTU Cork School of Music, Tom Doyle is highly sought after as a musical director and pianist in Cork City and its environs. With a keen interest in both musical theatre and opera, Tom’s credits as musical director have included The Stalls (Ulysses Theatre Company & Cork Midsummer Festival), Pubcrawl: the Musical (Chattyboo Productions), The Events (MTU Cork School of Music), I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Chattyboo Productions), American Idiot (CIT Musical Society), Songs for a New World (Hibernian Ensemble), The Opera Director – a reimagined translated version of Mozart’s Der Schauspieldirektor, The Last Five Years (Scruffy Duck Productions), Ragtime (UCC Dramat) and [title of show] (UCC Dramat). 

As a choral enthusiast, Tom has had the pleasure of working with the Blackpool Parish Choir, MusiCórum, Mayfield Gospel Choir, Cork ETB Youth Choir, the workplace choirs at Musgraves and Cork County Council, Munster Rugby Supporters Club Choir, Cantate, the choir at Presentation Secondary School Ballyphehane, the Wilcollane Singers, and the Cork Garda Male Voice Choir. From 2008 – 2015, Tom conducted the UCC Choral Society, helping to produce the ever-popular ‘Carols by Candlelight’ in the Honan Chapel as well as winning several awards at international competitions in Ghent, Verona and Olomouc.

An accomplished conductor and répétiteur, Tom has worked with many singers including the late Cara O’Sullivan, Majella Cullagh and Mary Hegarty, as well as ensembles such as Irish Youth Opera, Irish National Opera, Cork Concert Orchestra, Cork Operatic Society and the University of Limerick Orchestra.

Tom lectures in conducting at MTU Cork School of Music where he also directs the 130-strong Fleischmann Choir.