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Claire McInerney

Saxophonist, Flautist, Clarinettist

Trinity was a warm and supportive college where I had the opportunity to expand my horizons and practise a lot! The stand out ensemble for me was Bobby Lamb’s Big Band, not only were we schooled in the art of the Big Band but also on being a professional musician.

Claire McInerney
Claire McInerney

Biography

Claire McInerney graduated from Trinity Laban in 2002. She has performed with numerous stars, including Bon Jovi, Michael Bublé, Jamie Cullum, Kylie, Paloma Faith, Rod Stewart and Seal. Claire is a well-established West End musician, performing in Chicago, Phantom of the Opera, Legally Blonde, Top Hat, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Sinatra: The Man and His Music, Dreamgirls and many more. She has played with house bands on TV programmes like Parkinson, Strictly Come Dancing and the Royal Variety Show. Other projects include the soundtracks for the Harry Potter films, a recent album by Dame Shirley Bassey and Jamie Cullum’s Live from Jazz a Vienne DVD. She has worked with the BBC Big Band, the London Symphony Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra, the RTÉ National Concert Orchestra of Ireland and the John Wilson Orchestra. Claire also played Principal Flute with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in their Bernstein on Broadway concert series under Karl Jenkins.