conductorFrank Buckley, B.Mus., B.A., H.D.E. has been Musical Director of the City of Cork Male Voice Choir for over twenty years. During that time, he has produced many musical events with the choir and has brought such distinguished soloists as Dennis O&apos Neil, Suzanne Murphy, Cara O&apos Sullivan, Nicholas Folwell and Patrick Power to Irish Audiences. A part of the musical landscape in Cork and Munster for many years, Frank was musical director of the Irish Operatic Repertory Company and later was involved in the founding of Opera South and was a founder member of Kinsale Opera. Frank is a founder and Artistic Director of Opera Cork. This company was formed in 1999 to provide a vehicle for continuing Cork&apos s long tradition of the production of opera. Since it&apos s foundation, Frank has overseen the production of Carmen, Madama Butterfly, Die Fledermaus and La Traviata employing a wealth of international as well as local talent. Frank&apos s musical interests are not confined to Opera, however. As Musical Director, he has led the City of Cork Male Voice Choir to numerous competitive successes. He is also renowned for his work with St John the Baptist Church Choir in Kinsale, a feature of which is the fostering of the great tradition of Liturgical Chant. Frank can be contacted at frankbuckley@eircom.net .

AccompanistEleanor Malone is currently a lecturer in the Piano department at the Cork School of Music. She also pursues an active performance career, concentrating mainly on ensemble and accompaniment. Eleanor has been the recipient of the Alois Fleishmann prize, awarded to graduates of the Music Department of University College Cork, who are judged to have made an outstanding contribution to musical life in Ireland. Eleanor has toured with and accompanied the Choir on many occasions over the years, most recently on our very successful trip to Barcelona and on our albums.