Patricia MacMahon

During her career, Pat has specialised in concert, recital and oratorio work, frequently recording for BBC.   Her profession has taken her to Israel, Aix en Provence, Norway, St. Petersburg and Brussels. She has performed with the English Chamber Orchestra in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Barbican and St. John’s, Smith Square in London. In Scotland she has sung frequently with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and has appeared often at the Edinburgh International Festival.

Pat is closely associated with the music of Scotland, having recorded music by many native composers, including the highly acclaimed award winning series ‘A History of Scottish Music’.

As well as fulfilling professional engagements, Pat taught singing at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama for over thirty years and she received an Honorary Fellowship in March 2000.   She is still very much sought after by students at home and abroad.   Pat has taken many masterclasses, including visits to the Royal College of Music in London; the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester; at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam; in Portugal (Oporto, Aveiro and Vila do Conde); at Lake Placid Institute International Voice Seminar, USA and was involved in the launching of North Highland Connections in Caithness.   She has adjudicated and examined throughout the UK and as far afield as Hong Kong and Singapore.