Dermot kIERNAN

Dermot Kiernan is a native of Ireland and hails from County Meath. His Bachelor’s degree is in classical accordion performance, and he has competed internationally on the instrument. He also holds a Master’s degree from The National University of Ireland, Maynooth in Medieval Music Performance and Musicology. He holds another master’s degree from the University of Paris-Sorbonne, studying with medieval scholars, Benjamin Bagby and Katarina Livljanic. In 2009, he joined the Aontas Choral Ensemble as part of the internationally acclaimed music group Celtic Woman, touring internationally with them for six years.

Dermot joined the prestigious Los Angeles Master Chorale in 2018 and performs regularly with the LA Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
In 2020, he joined the cast of the Master Chorale's production of Lagrime di San Pietro directed by Peter Sellars and collaborated with artist Doug Aitken for his installation Mirage in Gstaad, Switzerland, performing Mr. Aitken's Song Mirror. He is currently touring a staged performance of Heinrich Schütz's Musikalische Exequien which opened the Salzburg Art's Festival last summer.

Dermot's voice can be heard on various TV and Film soundtracks including Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, Disney's Jungle Cruise and as a soloist on the hit TV shows Vikings and Quantico.
He is sought after as a pianist and guitarist, and he tours regularly across the US and Europe.