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One of Ireland’s best violinists will perform at the inauguration of the President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
Patricia Treacy, Blackrock, Co Louth, said: “I am honored and privileged and obviously super excited.”
The invitation came directly from the Biden family yesterday. He played for the then vice president when he visited his ancestral home in Co Louth in 2016.
She said: “It always gives me a great sense of pride to be able to represent Ireland. My first thought was to share the news with my mother, to whom I owe my talent, as she was my inspiration with an incredible voice and musical talents of her own.” .
Patricia has performed for Mr. Biden on various occasions, including in March 2016. “I was asked to perform for President-elect (then Vice President Biden) at his official residence at Naval Observatory Number One.
“President-elect Biden, due to his Irish roots, is very keen on celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, and I had the honor of performing for his invited dignitaries during his annual Irish celebration gathering, which included our then-Taoiseach Enda Kenny and his wife, “he said. said.
Patricia also played for him when he visited Carlingford and the Cooley Peninsula in 2016, and was part of the secret service caravan from Carlingford to Lily Finnegan’s pub in Cooley.
He was also asked to perform at some of Biden’s rallies in Chicago and other cities.
He said he has shared his news with friends, including Kelly Katz, former Chairman of the Board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC.
Kelly and her Beverly Hills-based husband Martin Katz are famous jewelers in Hollywood. They have a long history of providing stars with diamonds and luxury jewelry for Oscars, Grammys, and other high-profile events.
She is delighted that “they have already graciously offered to cover me in Katz diamonds for my opening performance.”
Patricia has won many prestigious music awards, including the RTÉ Musician of the Future competition string finale and has performed at world-class venues such as New York’s Carnegie Hall, where she made her solo debut in 2009, and again in 2014 as a solo artist. with the Irish Cross-Border Orchestra.
He played at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Oriental Arts Center in Shanghai and as a soloist in major venues in Ireland.
He performed a specially commissioned piece written by Patrick Cassidy for the 1916 Centennial that was broadcast on RTÉ News.
In 2018, he was asked by MacGillivray Freeman Films to play a lead role in the production of a Giant Screen / Imax film documentary titled “Ireland.”
The documentary, with an emphasis on music and culture, is scheduled to be released in March 2021 in Washington DC, coinciding with the annual visit of an Irish diplomatic delegation from Dublin to the White House to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
Patricia will become the official ambassador for the film and will play the violin at the launch of each of the major movie premieres in the United States and the world.
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