Fiona Crosbie

Experience

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  Dublin School of Music

  Feb 2009 - Jan 2013

  Instrumental Tutor

  Responsible for delivering planned, structured, enthusiastic violin, piano, singing and music theory lessons. In charge of programming, directing and promoting of public recitals and performances of students as well as guiding them through music exams.

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  National Concert Hall, Dublin

  Jan 2010 - Apr 2010

  Marketing and Events Intern

  Responsible for the marketing and PR of a number of projects in the Learn & Explore (Education and Outreach) department. Gained valuable experience in media relations, writing press releases, managing the L&E website, organising photo calls, researching target media and compiling subsequent media coverage, evaluating projects and presenting findings to the department as well as assisting with event co-ordination, programming and planning.

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  Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland

  Apr 2010 - Sept 2010

  Public Relations Intern

  Responsible for the PR activities surrounding the launch of two Contemporary Music Centre CDs, the Temple Bar Summer Sensational Festival, Music in the Historic Quarter Festival and the IAMIC International Conference hosted by CMC as well as updating databases and social networking sites.

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  National Concert Hall, Dublin

  Nov 2010 - Jan 2013

  Orchestra Manager (Blow the Dust Off Your Trumpet Orchestra)

  Responsible for the coordination of monthly rehearsals in the National Concert Hall as well as all outside performances/events, all media enquiries, correspondence with orchestral members, coordination of orchestral facilitators, set up of rehearsal space, establishment and maintaining of music library, sourcing of all orchestral music, maintaining of Blow the Dust webpage as part of NCH website.

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  City of Derry International Choir Festival

  Jan 2013 - now

  Festival Manager

  Responsible for the day-to-day management and marketing of the annual City of Derry International Choir Festival. The festival welcomes more than 60 local, national, international and professional guest choirs to the City of Derry each year to participate in a range of competitions, concerts, performances and workshops.

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  Walled City Music Trust

  Jan 2015 - now

  General Manager

  Responsible for the management of the Walled City Music Festival, Summer Academy and other WCM-promoted classical music concerts/events in Derry, N. Ireland throughout the year.Walled City Music is the leading promoter of classical, contemporary and choral music inDerry~ Londonderry.Since its inception in 2008 Walled City Music has hosted the annual Walled City Music Festival and WCM International Piano Festival, and is a key partner in the City of Derry International Choir Festival. In addition to its festival programmes, Walled City Music promotes concerts, tours, workshops and educational activities. It has been a consistent champion for new music, platforming ensembles and solo artists such as Kronos Quartet, Bang on a Can All Stars, Sandbox Percussion, Crash Ensemble, The Necks, Red Note Ensemble, Jennifer Walshe, Jack Quartet, Hard Rain Ensemble and Jeffrey Ziegler, and commissioned new work from composers as diverse as Elaine Agnew, Ed Bennett, Joe Csibi, Brian Irvine, Frank Lyons and Ian Wilson. Show less