Declan Townsend: 'My ambition was to teach the world to sing'

Kerry-born composer and educator Dr Declan Townsend has been honoured by Cork School of Music, an establishment he has a long association with. He writes here about how music has long been a central part of his life 

Dr Declan Townsend with the Distinguished Alumnus Award he was recently awarded at the MTU Cork School of Music. Picture: Darragh Kane

Dr Declan Townsend recently became the latest recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award at MTU Cork School of Music. 

The award was established in 2015 to honour the achievements of notable CSM graduates, and previous recipients have included Cara O'Sullivan, Mary Hegarty, and Majella Cullagh.