Patrick O’Malley, recorder

Hailed as “distinguished” by the Chicago Tribune, Patrick O'Malley has performed from California to New York, as well as in the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.  Locally he has appeared with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Music of the Baroque, Chicago Opera Theater, Baroque Band, Bach Week Festival Orchestra, Haymarket Opera Company, Rembrandt Chamber Players, Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Trio Settecento with Rachel Barton Pine, Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, North American Choral Company, harpist Stephen Hartman, many of Chicago’s early music ensembles, and “Live from Studio One” on WFMT. 

He has presented the world premiere of “Passacaille” by Isaac Watras and the American premiere of Christopher Ball’s “Concerto for Recorder and String Orchestra.”  With Lisette Kielson he has released a 2-disc recording, Telemann: Canons and Duos.

My bio

Mr. O’Malley runs a private teaching studio and is on the faculty of the Music Institute of Chicago.  He has taught at the Suzuki Music School of Lincoln Park and given master classes at the Suzuki Association of the Americas National Conference, in Minneapolis.  In addition to teaching at workshops and making recorder presentations at elementary schools, he has given master classes at Northwestern University and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.  He is the Coordinator of Assessment and Retention at DePaul University’s School for New Learning.

Patrick earned a Master of Music degree in recorder from Indiana University, where he studied with Eva Legêne and served as Associate Instructor.  As the recipient of a Netherlands Fulbright Fellowship, he pursued further studies with Han Tol at the Rotterdam Conservatory.  He has served as board member of the American Recorder Teachers Association.  His articles have been published in American Recorder and The Recorder Education Journal.