Laoise O’Brien
Lecturer
Laoise O’Brien
Lecturer, TU Dublin Conservatoire
Laoise.obrien@tudublin.ie
Laoise O'Brien is a musician and producer based in Kilkenny City in Ireland. She divides her time between her music production company and her career-long championing of the recorder. She studied flute at the College of Music in Dublin, recorder at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, and holds a Masters in musicology from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
As a performer, Laoise is in regular demand and has appeared as a soloist and guest musician with numerous ensembles including the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Irish Baroque Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Resurgam, Sestina, The Irish Consort, and Camerata Kilkenny. She is a member of the early music group, The Gregory Walkers and is one half of the duo, Temenos with clarinettist, Paul Roe. This unusual pairing of instruments has resulted in many new compositions for the duo. Laoise has released four solo albums to critical acclaim.
Since 2011, Laoise has been active as a music producer and has been involved in the production of over fifty projects including albums, radio broadcasts and video series.