Trinitas Vocal Ensemble

Trinitas Vocal Ensemble featuring Donncha McDonagh (Baritone), Éadaoin Hassett (Soprano), Hilary Lennon (Alto) & Max O'Neill (Tenor)

A Dublin Philharmonic Society presentation in association with the OPW.

Trinitas is a newly-formed vocal ensemble directed by Donncha McDonagh. Donncha is a baritone and choral conductor from Dublin. He holds a BA in Classics from Trinity College Dublin, where he was conductor of both the college chapel choir and the chamber choir, Trinity Singers. Donncha is an alumnus of young artist programmes Chamber Choir Ireland Studio and Genesis Sixteen, where he was exposed to a new level of ensemble music-making. He is currently studying for an MA in Solo Voice Ensemble Singing at the University of York.

Éadaoin Hassett is a Soprano from Co. Kildare, currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. There, she studies with Prof Virginia Kerr and with coaches Andrew Synnott, Dearbhla Collins and Brenda Hurley. Éadaoin has performed the title role of ‘L'Enfant' in Ravel's L'Enfant et les Sortilèges, 'La Baronessa’ in Haydn’s La Vera Costanza, ‘Maguelonne’ in Viardot’s Cendrillon and also recently ‘Adele’ in scenes from Strauss’ Die Fledermaus at the RIAM. Professional engagements include various roles in a production of Purcell’s The Fairy Queen with Sligo Baroque, the London Handel Players and Croatian Baroque Orchestra (August 2024), Chorus in Irish National Opera’s production of Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman (March 2025) and the role of 'Eileen O'Doherty' in Alberto Caruso's Lady Gregory in America (September 2025). Éadaoin also enjoys song repertoire and has cultivated a strong duo partnership with pianist Oana-Alexandra Lelutiu.The pair have recently been awarded the RIAM Chamber Fest Prize (May 2025) and the Milne Cup at Feis Ceoil, Dublin (June 2025).

Alto Hilary Lennon is a Dublin-based music teacher specialising in voice and piano, with a BMus (Hons) in Voice from the MTU Cork School of Music, where she studied under Mary Hegarty. She is a member of the award-winning Mornington Singers and the international Utopia & Reality Chamber Choir. She has performed with ensembles including the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Resurgam choir, and Crux Vocal Ensemble, and has participated in international festivals in Hong Kong, Norway, Greece, Italy, and Slovenia. Notable repertoire includes Poulenc’s Figure Humaine, Gupta’s Earth’s Song, and Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé. She has also held deputy alto positions at Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and Newman University Church. In 2022, she completed the Introduction to Acting course at The Lir Academy, enhancing her approach to interpretation and performance. Hilary participated in the Chamber Choir Ireland Studio Programme in 2025 and performed with Chamber Choir Ireland in the Kilkenny Arts Festival.

Max O’Neill is a tenor from Dublin. Having completed his BSc in Medicinal Chemistry at UCD, where he held a choral scholarship from 2019 to 2023, he is now continuing his studies there, and is in the third year of his PhD in organic chemistry. He has been singing with Dublin Choral Foundations’ Lassus Scholars and Piccolo Lasso since 2009 and is also a member of St. Bartholomew’s Church Choir. Max has performed in several operas with TUDublin, Lyric Opera, and the Yorke Trust. In 2020, he attended the Glyndebourne Opera Youth Academy. In 2022 he toured Switzerland with ECA’s Eurochoir, and in 2023 he was the tenor scholar in the Charles Wood Festival Singers. He participated in Sestina's Next Generation Artist Programme in 2022, and has sung with them on multiple occasions since, and has been a participant of Chamber Choir Ireland's Studio programme. Max has performed with Resurgam in the past. In November 2025, Donncha, Éadaoin and Hilary sang with Resurgam in Handel's Messiah at Knock Basilica.

In its current guise, The Dublin Philharmonic Society (DPS) was founded in 1982 by Vincent O Neill and friends. Its main purpose is to give young musicians an early opportunity to perform for a live audience in a convivial, intimate setting. DPS recitals mainly take place in the private homes of its members, though over the past number of years the Society has collaborated in presenting an annual concert in one of the OPW’smagnificent historic properties. Since 2009, the DPS has combined with the Royal Irish Academy of Music to provide a prize for the winner of the Academy’s annual Junior Solo Competition. The finals are now held in RIAM’s spectacular new Whyte Recital Hall. This young musician gives a recital at one of the DPS’ General Assemblies, where the prize, in memory of Vincent O Neill, is presented.

Doors open 7.30pm. The performance commences at 8pm sharp.