Trio Táin was established in 2020 and is Ireland’s leading flute, viola and harp ensemble. The Trio’s name represents the home place of two of the ensemble's members, Robin Panter (viola) and Vourneen Ryan (flute), who are married and live together with their two small children in Louth, where the legend of the Táin Bo Cuailnge originates.
All three musicians have played together since 2007 in various ensembles from China to Liverpool, and all throughout Ireland with the RTÉ orchestras, Irish National Opera, the Irish Chamber Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Trio’s viola player Robin Panter is currently a member of the Irish Chamber Orchestra and has a busy freelance career as a violist. He is also a string faculty member at the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
Flautist Vourneen Ryan was previously co-principal flute with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and now has a varied career as a freelance flautist, educator and performance psychologist. Vourneen is on the flute faculty and lectures in Career Development at the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
Harpist Aisling Ennis is a Wicklow-based artist who enjoys a varied career as a performer, artistic collaborator and improviser.
Trio Táin’s mission is to deliver inclusive, engaging, and innovative work. The trio curates programmes of established repertoire in standard concert format as well as exploring more alternative concert formats such as their ‘Pause’ series of reflective concerts. Trio Táin welcomes collaborations and has recently joined with soprano Catherine Redding to perform Taverner’s ‘To a Child Dancing in the Wind’ at The Whale Theatre, Greystones, and will be touring this programme throughout Ireland in 2022.
The trio has gratefully received generous support from many organisations including the Arts Council of Ireland, Wicklow County Council, and Create Louth.
Trio Táins’ first concert series ‘Pause’ was supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Agility Award, during which they performed their own arrangements of music by composers such as Phillip Glass, Telemann, Arvo Part and Bach. This expertly curated programme of music was born from the desire to provide music as a balm to comfort others in troubling times of stress and anxiety. This series was recorded and filmed at Anaverna House, Louth, and is available to watch on the @triotain YouTube channel.
Both Vourneen and Aisling are recipients of Arts Council of Ireland Music bursaries and Robin plays on a viola by John Dilworth, generously funded by Music Network.
All three musicians have played together since 2007 in various ensembles from China to Liverpool, and all throughout Ireland with the RTÉ orchestras, Irish National Opera, the Irish Chamber Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Trio’s viola player Robin Panter is currently a member of the Irish Chamber Orchestra and has a busy freelance career as a violist. He is also a string faculty member at the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
Flautist Vourneen Ryan was previously co-principal flute with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and now has a varied career as a freelance flautist, educator and performance psychologist. Vourneen is on the flute faculty and lectures in Career Development at the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
Harpist Aisling Ennis is a Wicklow-based artist who enjoys a varied career as a performer, artistic collaborator and improviser.
Trio Táin’s mission is to deliver inclusive, engaging, and innovative work. The trio curates programmes of established repertoire in standard concert format as well as exploring more alternative concert formats such as their ‘Pause’ series of reflective concerts. Trio Táin welcomes collaborations and has recently joined with soprano Catherine Redding to perform Taverner’s ‘To a Child Dancing in the Wind’ at The Whale Theatre, Greystones, and will be touring this programme throughout Ireland in 2022.
The trio has gratefully received generous support from many organisations including the Arts Council of Ireland, Wicklow County Council, and Create Louth.
Trio Táins’ first concert series ‘Pause’ was supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Agility Award, during which they performed their own arrangements of music by composers such as Phillip Glass, Telemann, Arvo Part and Bach. This expertly curated programme of music was born from the desire to provide music as a balm to comfort others in troubling times of stress and anxiety. This series was recorded and filmed at Anaverna House, Louth, and is available to watch on the @triotain YouTube channel.
Both Vourneen and Aisling are recipients of Arts Council of Ireland Music bursaries and Robin plays on a viola by John Dilworth, generously funded by Music Network.