Extra-curricular Music
School Musical
Each year our talented students and staff produce a West-End worthy school musical. Auditions for this typically begin in the first week of term and rehearsals take place every day after school. Our show usually takes place on two weeks before Halloween midterm. Our school has a long and proud tradition of bringing outstanding quality musicals to the stage in the Premier Hall. Past productions include The Sound of Music (2025), Frozen (2024), Matilda (2023), Seussical Jnr. (2019), Mary Poppins (2018), Sister Act (2017), Billy Elliot (2016) and The Lion King (2015).
In recent years, we have won national accolades, including the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Awards for ‘Best School Musical’ for two consecutive years in a row: 2015 for The Lion King and 2016 for Billy Elliot. In 2016 our student, Zoe Gleeson, also won the prestigious ‘Best Supporting Actress’ award.
Pres Singers
Our School’s choir, Pres Singers, welcomes girls from all year groups. They meet all year round, usually one lunchtime per week and one forty-minute evening class each week. Our Pres singers perform at events such as the CEIST conference, School Concerts, Arts festivals such as Culture Night, School Masses and Services, Open Evenings and any major School event.
School Trad Group
Our School’s trad group welcomes girls from all year groups, who can play a traditional Irish instrument. They meet all year round, usually one lunchtime per week. Our trad group performs at events such as the CEIST conference, School Concerts, Arts festivals such as Culture Night, School Masses and Services, Open Evenings and any major School event.
Guitar
There are guitar lessons available during lunchtime and after school at beginner and intermediate levels.
Private Music Lessons
Here in Presentation Secondary School Thurles, we provide a variety of instrumental lessons.
Instruments are available for private tuition. The instruments available are piano, flute, violin, guitar and singing lessons.
Each private lesson is one-to-one. Our instrumental teachers are highly qualified and dedicated in achieving a high standard of playing. We have violins and flutes available for rent along with various pianos to practice on in our practice rooms.
Each year all students, if desired, are entered in The Royal Irish Academy of Music exams.
Lessons will take place during the school day on a rota basis, which is posted on the noticeboard. All levels are welcome from beginner to advanced.