
Michelle is an experienced performer having worked for several years onboard luxury cruise ships as a lead Vocalist travelling the world. Before the high seas, Michelle performed in Theatre productions including sold out performances in the Olympia Theatre and The Cork Opera House with The Story of Motown. She currently performs with two established cover bands performing all over Ireland in the corporate and pub circuit. Michelle received her teaching qualification in 2022 from Modern Vocal Training which is a respected worldwide vocal teacher training program. She is delighted to get started with Córus and looks forward to meeting you all!

Sarah began performing in Gotta Dance Stage School in Raheny where she gained lots of performing experience. She also attended Stage Coach in Castleknock/Killiney. She was the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the band AGE, where she was lucky enough to play the Vibe for Philo in the Grand Social.
She obtained a Joint Bachelors Degree in Music and Drama Studies, a Bachelors Degree in Music and a Master’s Degree in Musicology specialising in Music and Culture from UCD. Sarah has performed in both amateur and professional productions in various venues across Ireland and Northern Ireland such as; The Gaiety, The Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, The National Concert Hall and the Lyric Theatre. Most recently, Sarah featured in an original work entitled ‘Sentimental’ at the 2023 Scene and Heard Festival at Smock Alley Theatre. Sarah is absolutely delighted to be joining such a talented team at CÓRus and looks forward to singing with you all in Blanchardstown/Castleknock!

Joanna Burns received a Bachelor Honors degree studying vocals at BIMM (British and Irish Modern Music Institute) in Dublin, Ireland. Performing in three different bands while attending the music college opened up the doors of her musical creativity. Joanna’s voice lessons here were given by vocal tutor Tine verbeke who has taught a range of different vocalists such as Bono from U2, Songwriter Glen Hansard and Danny O’ Donoghue from Irish band ‘The Script’.
BIMM has given her many connections with music collaborators, producers and musical connections whom she has played with for many years in both wedding bands and original bands such as folk band ‘Blue Luna’ and Rock band ‘Sheridan’.
Vocally Joanna teaches a variety of music styles such as pop/soul/jazz/country/rock and funk, while also having experience in songwriting. Composing her own songs has inspired her to achieve a knowledge in the technical aspect of recording. Joanna has performed at various large venues throughout Dublin such as The Helix, The Olympia and The Three Arena. As a vocal teacher of four years, the discovery of many types of singers of all ages and abilities has inspired her to pursue her own continued learning. In 2022 Joanna completed the BAST vocal teaching course online which gave her the opportunity to include more material to her teaching criteria. In 2021 she completed Grade 8 pianoforte at the Royal Irish Academy of Music which has helped her to play scales, sight-read and demonstrate vocal exercises on the piano. The first vocal lesson Joanna received was at a stage school called the NPAS (National
Performing Arts School) at aged eight in Dublin. She continued vocal lessons here for ten years until she started music college. Here she discovered and used her own voice, just as she aspires others to discover their own.