Rory is a member of Chamber Choir Ireland and the choir of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. He recently completed a Masters in vocal performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music with Dr Imelda Drumm and was awarded the Blackwater Valley Opera | RIAM John Pollard bursary to support his studies there.
He has sung as a soloist and in choirs all his life - growing up in Irish choral institutions such as the Irish Youth Choir, New Dublin Voices, the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Dublin and the Choral Scholars of University College Dublin. He gained his Bachelor of Music Education in 2020 from RIAM and Trinity College Dublin.
His stage debut was at Wexford Festival Opera 2023 as Danilo in Camille Erlanger’s L’Aube Rouge and as a member of the Wexford Factory he subsequently performed the roles of Nemorino and Beppe for the Community and Factory operas in 2024. For RIAM Opera he performed his first principal role as 'Man with a Paint Box' in Dominick Argento's 'Postcard from Morocco' in 2024.
He has performed Oratorio of Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Saint-Saens in concert with the Dublin Bach Singers, Culwick Choral Society, Dublin Goethe Choir, Dublin County Choir and the Irish Baroque Orchestra. As a professional choral singer, Rory also works regularly with leading Irish vocal ensembles, including Chamber Choir Ireland, Resurgam and Sestina Music.