Talented Offaly girl wins major national award for singing abilities

Midland Drama Schools are celebrating yet again on another Overall Award of Excellence 

Singing student Dayna Quinlan has won the Overall National Award of Excellence in her singing grade exam - ''Recital Performance in Musical Theatre Voice''.

This accolade is awarded by Leinster School of Music Griffith College, Dublin.

This award is highly sought after annually by students and  is very competitive as  nominees and winners are selected by rigorous rounds of adjudication by Leinster School of Music and Griffith College adjudicators.

Winners are then selected from  all the   exam students who participate in music , drama and singing throughout Ireland, which makes the selection process  even  a higher standard to compete in . 

Midland Drama School Director  and teacher, Lorraine Wynne commented: “I'm over 30 years now teaching in Midland Drama Schools and excitement  never changes when I receive news of this achievement."

"How proud we are and thrilled for Dayna to have  won  this award. She has been nominated many times and short listed and now has won it. She is very hard working and exceptionally talented young girl with a very bright future ahead."

Dayna has been attending singing lessons with Lorraine in Midland Drama Schools since the  early age of nine along with drama classes. Since then Dayna has successfully completed all  her grades in singing  receiving medals and distinctions year after year, playing the lead role in many  of Midland Drama Schools productions.

Dayna is also a very talented songwriter and musician and performs regularly for many events .