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With roots in classical piano training from the College of Music (now the TU Dublin Conservatoire) and early choral experience under Seán Creamer with the Park Singers and National Children’s Choir, Sorca McGrath brings a deep musical foundation to an expansive creative practice. Vocalist, self-taught guitarist, and seasoned recording and production engineer, she has spent over two decades performing and producing music in both national and international contexts.

As part of the band Ships, Sorca co-wrote, produced, and performed the album Precession, which won the RTÉ Choice Music Prize for Best Irish Album of 2017. Her voice and production work featured in ESB’s Brighter Future campaign (2018–2022), and her sound design and composition have shaped works across film and contemporary dance, including The Let Down (Queen’s University Belfast, 2018), the ongoing Dance and the Maternal Series, and the televised performance piece Grief as a Ghost (RTE One, St. Patrick’s Festival, 2021). Most recently, she has composed and designed sound for the short film Sights of Significance (2023).

Blending technical expertise with emotional depth, Sorca’s work explores the boundaries between sound, movement, memory, and place.