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Article: 'Playing with the Ulster Orchestra is my dream job' ; Who: Clare Feehan What: Violinist, Ulster Orchestra Salary: Pounds 20-Pounds 25K
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- Belfast Telegraph
- Article date:
- June 30, 2009
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I was quite a late starter on the violin. I didn't begin lessons
until I was 10 but I continued them throughout grammar school,
Sacred Heart in Newry, with a priest, Fr Brendan McNally. He said
that if I practised hard enough I could get into a music college --
and I ended up going to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in
London. I did my bachelor's degree there as well as a postgraduate
degree.
When I finished university I went on tour with a Canadian company
and their show called Barrage, which was based around seven violins
and involved a lot of dancing on stage.
We toured all over the world going to places like Disneyland and
Las Vegas. It was a great experience but very hard work ...