Celtic Journeys music performance

Celtic Journeys is an evening of songs, familiar and unfamiliar, from

Ireland, Scotland, Wales and America. It is a concert of beautiful, fun

and uplifting songs, and of the history of how some of this music

immigrated to America, along with our ancestors.

Jeanne Conard Jones is an American concert singer whose large

repertoire ranges from the art songs of most European countries,

through oratorio and opera, to the comic and romantic songs of

composers such as George Gershwin and Cole Porter. She holds

university degrees in choral conducting and vocal pedagogy and

teaches singing. Jeanne also gives workshops on singing technique for

choir singers, and on choral conducting technique.

Jobe Baker-Sullivan, pianist and leader of the ensemble, has been a

long-time teacher, supporting the Birmingham Irish Association. Jobe

says, “Ensuring that Celtic music is at the forefront of our minds is an

intense passion of mine.” Jobe has also composed music for the Lord

Mayor of Birmingham, the late Jack Dromey MP, the arts organisation

Secret City, Birmingham New Street Station and St. Brigid’s Day, all in a

traditional Irish style.

Lynn Kay is the founder and CEO of Beat It Percussion which uses

rhythm and sound to support good mental health. She began playing

cello aged 12, and her main focus is on early and baroque music. With

her Irish ancestry, Lynn is intrigued and delighted to take part in Celtic

Journeys.

Originally hailing from Poland, Jan Stachula is a multi-instrumentalist

and accomplished Baritone who works within the local folk music scene.

Jan is the resident musician for the Black Country charity, “Options For

Life” and dedicates much of his professional time to helping people with

disabilities access music.

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