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The 'Schools'
Places | Teachers
Musicians | Painters Thinkers | Designers
Books | Writers
Music | Marks | Collage
Gardens | Walks
Landscape
The Other Schools
Bachelor of Arts in Music, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY
Associates Degree in Interior Architecture, Harrington College of Design, Chicago, IL
Archeworks, residency and internship
Chicago, IL
Teaching highlights
New England Conservatory | Adjunct faculty | ensemble, private lessons
University of Limerick | Irish World Academy | master class
Camps | Swannanoa Gathering | Acadia Trad Fest | MAD Week | Catskills Irish Arts Week |
Tionols | St. Louis, Southeast, Northeast, Willie Kennedy |
Theatrical highlights
Riverdance the Show
The Pirate Queen, Broadway
The Green Bird, Off-Broadway
Phantom of the Opera, tour
performer/violinist
Celtic Legends | France US Asia South America | 2010-2014
Celtic Dances | France 2012-2016
Musical director/performer/composer
Links coming soon!
Selected discography
The Celtic Fiddle of Liz Knowles
Art Institute of Chicago: Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design
Martin Hayes Quartet: Blue
Open the Door for Three
Open the Door for Three: The Pennywager
Open the Door for Three: The Joyful Hour
Kieran O’Hare: Kieran O’Hare
Cherish the Ladies: The Girls Won’t Leave the Boys Alone
Liz Carroll: Lake Effect
String Sisters: Live album
String Sisters: Between Wind and Water
Ensemble Galilei: Alta
Ensemble Galilei: From the Isles to the Courts
Ensemble Galilei: A Winter’s Night: Christmas in the Great Hall
Ensemble Galilei: Come Gentle Night
John Whelan: Flirting with the Edge
John Whelan: Passage of Time
Lifescapes (Target store): Celtic Passion
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra: A Celtic Spectacular
J.P. Cormier | Michael Black | Christa Burch | Pamela Wyn Shannon | K.P. Devlin
String arrangements on recordings with:
Dance shows (producer):
Celtic Legends: The Show
Celtic Dances: The Show
The Cincinnati Pops: A Celtic Spectacular
With orchestra:
Other recording highlights:
Waukegan city project proposal (composer/performer)
Michael Collins, Neil Jordan film (solo violinist)
Paula Cole (w/Peter Gabriel): This Fire
The Pirate Queen (Broadway)
Where the Wild Things Are
Eight Lines (Steve Reich)