Gareth McGreevy

(Chairperson)
Gareth has been a member of St Agnes’ since 2009 and has been involved in musical theatre from a young age. His passion for musical theatre has seen him act as musical director for multiple companies including the staging of the Northern Ireland Premiere of Sunset Boulevard in The Grand Opera House.

Gareth’s first show with St Agnes’ Choral was Annie Get Your Gun and since then has become a dedicated member of St Agnes’ having taken part in concerts and shows each year as well as serving on a plethora of roles on the Executive committee (Public Relations Officer, Secretary and most recently Chairperson). For Gareth, St Agnes’ is a special company where there is a real sense of community and where friendships transcend generations.

Fiona Keegan

(Secretary)
Fiona is the Principal of a large Primary School in Belfast. She is a life member of St Agnes’ Choral Society and has been honoured to serve on the committee for many years in several different capacities, including the prestigious role of Chairperson.

Over the years she has been honoured to play many leading ladies in the glorious surroundings of the Grand Opera House – possibly too many to mention! Fiona also enjoys the annual concerts staged by the company and the many charitable fundraising functions. Fiona is very proud to be a member of this wonderful company, where she has made lifelong friends and been gifted many opportunities both on and off stage.

Maeve Connor

(Vice Chairperson)

Maeve comes from a family of musicians, singers, dancers and actors, and had close ties to the company through her aunt who was a member for over twenty years. After being heavily involved in the Youth Lyric, and the local amateur company Stage Kids, Maeve continued her passion for performance within her GCSE and A-Level qualifications, and then on to University to study Drama and Theatre Studies. Maeve joined St Agnes’ Choral Society eight years ago as part of the Ensemble in ‘The Sound of Music,’ and has since performed in a number of shows as a dancer and within supporting principal roles. Maeve has been a member of the executive committee for a number of years and is passionate about aiding the company’s ongoing success and progression.

Anna Midgley

(Treasurer)
Anna has been part of the St Agnes’ family for a number of years. She works in Accountancy and is delighted to be part of the committee as Treasurer.

She has performed in many St Agnes’ productions over including Young Frankenstein and Calamity Jane.

Ditanya McKinty

(Assistant Secretary)
Ditanya has been a member of St Agnes’ Choral Society for a number of years. Genius scientist by day, she is an accomplished performer, dancer and Choreographer by night! Most recently, she has had a star turn in the scene stealing role of Inspector Kemp in Young Frankenstein.

Cat McAleavey

(Public Relations Officer)
Cat is a solicitor by day and PR Officer by night. Often found taking pictures of fake hands, monsters and fish for social media, she regularly ropes in her videographer husband to help build the Aggies brand.

Cat has been a member of St Agnes’ Choral Society since 2016 and enjoys performing in concerts and shows with the incredible chorus as well as crafting and writing the programmes for our shows. Some of her favourites have included Me and My Girl, Shrek, The Addams Family, Young Frankenstein and Calamity Jane. The stage is coming!

Michelle Harkin

(Chorus Representative)
A primary school teacher and her school’s Music Co-Ordinator, Michelle has all of her grades in singing and piano as well as a DipLCM in Musical Theatre. She has been performing on stage with various groups since she was four and has also been a concert soloist and joined Aggies in 2014. She is also Mum of two boys.

Previous roles include Susan (Calamity Jane), Glinda (A Taste of Wicked), Mrs Lyons (Blood Brothers), Lady Battersby (Me and My Girl) and the Wicked Witch (Shrek).

Martin McDowell

(Music Coordinator)

Martin joined St Agnes’ Choral Society in 2022 as part of the ensemble in Shrek, and has since featured as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family (GOH, 2023) and the Monster in Young Frankenstein (The MAC, 2024). He has served as Music Coordinator to the society since 2023.

Completing his studies in Drama at University of Bristol, Martin performed in numerous musicals, including Sunday in the Park with George and Thoroughly Modern Millie amongst others. He also directed Stephen Sondheim’s Company, Footloose, and a new musical, Pierced for Music Theatre Bristol. He was fortunate to perform at Bristol Old Vic Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part of his stage training.

Martin now works in television and film production but has also fulfilled various freelance creative roles with celebrated theatre companies including Blunt Fringe and TheatreofplucK.

A passionate advocate for theatre and performing arts, Martin serves as National Councillor for Association of Irish Musical Societies (AIMS), and as Secretary to the organisation’s Northern Region.

AJ McGinn

(Social Secretary)
AJ first performed with St Agnes’ Choral Society as a child in Annie and was keen to join as part of the adult chorus for The Addams Family. An accomplished dancer and Choreographer, AJ loves working with youth groups and spreading her love of musical theatre!

Marie Forrester

HONORARY POSITION (President)

“I have been a member of the Society since 1966 and shocked to realize that I have been involved in 58 shows and concerts.

The foundations of the Society were laid down by many talented people, Musical Directors, Directors, Choreographers, singers, dancers and actors. They have all played their part in creating the Society, that we all enjoy, with an ethos of family and caring which has been so much in evidence this past year.

Now as one of the very senior members it is great to sit back and admire the young people the Society welcomes in. Their energy, youth, vitality, and not to forget talent is wonderful to watch and I am assured that St Agnes’ Choral Society has a fantastic future ahead. This year has only confirmed, what I always knew, that we nurture all our members in many different and diverse ways and also contribute so much to the entire community.

I will sum up in a sentence, “St Agnes’ Choral Society offers music, drama, laughter, tears and great joy from lifelong friendships and adds a touch of magic to our lives”.”

Pat Smyth

HONORARY POSITION (Vice President)

“When I joined St Agnes as a young man aged 17 I could never have foreseen how that decision would shape the years ahead! Meeting my wife Angela and together with our three children we enjoy lifelong friendships, wonderful music and beautiful memories that we hold so dear.”