Karen Dervan

Galway- born, Karen Dervan is a graduate of University College Cork, with a BA Hons in English and Music, and of University of Limerick, with an MA Hons in Music Performance. Since 2003, Karen has worked in Dublin as a freelance musician. This all-encompassing role includes performance with all of Ireland’s professional orchestras and as a guest player to a huge variety of national and international artists, arranging and composing music for recording, performance and theatre, and production for festival and performances. Since January 2014, Karen has co-curated the dynamic and hugely popular Kaleidoscope Night salon music series. She was a music columnist and critic with the Sunday Tribune newspaper for three years