Fergal Caulfield is the current Musical Director of Ulysses Chamber Choir. Fergal studied music at Trinity College Dublin, from which he graduated with BA and PhD degrees.

As a performer, Fergal studied piano with Peter Dains at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and studied organ with Professor Gerard Gillen at the Pro-Cathedral Dublin.

Fergal has performed extensively abroad, and has given solo organ recitals at most of the major concert venues in Ireland. As a chamber musician, Fergal plays piano with the Clarion Trio (consisting of piano, viola and clarinet). He works regularly as keyboard player with the RTE National Symphony and RTE Concert orchestras.

Fergal is repetiteur for the RTE Philharmonic Choir and has longstanding associations with Milltown Chamber Choir and Dun Laoghaire Choral Society.

Fergal has been Musical Director of Ulysses Chamber Choir since January 2011.

Previous Musical Directors of the Ulysses Chamber Choir:

David Leigh, music graduate of Oxford, is Assistant Organist and Musical Director of the Cathedral Girls’ Choir at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Dublin. David is also Musical Director of the Gaudete Singers and the University of Dublin Choral Society, and is Chorus Master of the Culwick Choral Society. M.D. of Ulysses Chamber Choir 2008-2011.

Thomas Kehoe, UCD graduate, appointed Musical Director of UCD Philharmonic Choir in 2008. M.D. of Ulysses Chamber Choir 2006-2008.

Gavin Maloney, graduate of RIAM and Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. Appointed Assistant Conductor of the RTE National Symphony Orchestra in 2004. M.D. of Ulysses Chamber Choir 2002-2006.

David Brophy, Graduate of TCD and DIT, Dublin. Appointed Principal Conductor of RTE Concert Orchestra in 2007. M.D. of Ulysses Chamber Choir 1997-2002.

Fergus O Carroll, graduate of RIAM, Horn Player with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra and Music Publisher. M.D. of Ulysses Chamber Choir 1992-1997.