Kirsten Mulcahy

Kirsten was born and grew up in Falmouth, Cornwall. She has just graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA Music degree (First Class Honours). She was also awarded the Bath Spa University Graduate Performance Award. Kirsten started performing at the age of 11 in school productions and local musical theatre companies: her principal roles included Maria in West Side Story, the Whale in Ocean World and most recently Galatea in the university production of Acis and Galatea. In 2010 she won the Most Promising Young Musician award at the Camborne Music Festival and went on to be awarded Best Young Singer at the County Music Festival in 2013. Throughout her secondary education Kirsten sang with Cornwall Youth Choir run by Truro Cathedral's Director of Music, Christopher Gray. Before heading to university, Kirsten spent a year with Cornish Opera company Duchy Opera, under the guidance of Musical Director Paul Drayton, taking part in their production of Carmen and their touring show Baron Herzog's Box of Operatic Delights in which solo roles included 'Adina's Cavatina' from L'Elisir D'Amore. Whilst in Cornwall Kirsten takes every opportunity to perform, appearing regularly as guest soloist with Cornish Male Voice Choirs including City of Truro MC, Treverva MVC and Nankersey MVC, performing a variety of genres from big band jazz to sacred classical. Now working at Wiltshire Music Centre and based in Bath, alongside her solo performing Kirsten sings with two community choirs: Silver Ring Choir and Lucis as well as Noctis Chamber Choir, under the direction of Francis Faux.