The IIMS Team
Michael Dawson
IIMS CEO
Head of Course Development
Michael is an award winning conductor, educator, co-founder and CEO of the Irish Institute of Music & Song. He returned to Ireland in 2019 from the University of Southern California where he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and teaching assistantship to purse a Doctorate in Musical Arts in Choral Music. Prior to moving to the U.S, he taught at the National University of Ireland Maynooth where he established the Maynooth University Chamber Choir as one of the top performing ensembles in Ireland.
Brian Connolly
Business Development Manager
Contemporary Music Lecturer
Brian’s background in business development has seen his work span across the arts, broadcast and construction industries. As a composer/sound artist specialising in using the inner ear as a musical instrument, Brian’s academic research in psychoacoustics has seen his work presented globally. Brian’s previous teaching experience includes lecturing for Maynooth University’s Music Department, where he successfully completed his PhD in 2017.
Sorcha Fenlon
Administrative Manager
Main Course Contact
Sorcha is a graduate of The Irish College of Musical Theatre and the Royal Irish Academy of Music/Trinity College Dublin where she studied Vocal Performance. Sorcha currently sings with world-renowned vocal ensemble ANÚNA. Since joining the group in 2016, she has performed in venues across Ireland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, China, Japan and Morocco.