Judit Mate
Judit Máté is a Hungarian-born organist, church musician and choral conductor living in Ireland since 2008.
Judit grew up studying music through the Kodály method and started learning to play the organ at the age of fourteen from local organist and music teacher, Edit Sabján. Judit gained her BA degree in Music Education and Church Music in 2006 in Hungary and she completed her Master’s Degree in Organ Performance in 2016 at TU Conservatoire, Dublin. Her organ tutors in Ireland have been Simon Harden, Siobhan Kilkelly, Colm Carey and Dr David Adams.
Judit has participated in masterclasses with Douglas Hollick, Dame Gillian Wier, Pier Damiano Peretti, Malcolm Proud, Prof. Henry Fairs and Szilárd Kovács.
In 2011 Judit founded the St Jude’s Chamber Orchestra and Concert Choir. This project-based amateur group has premiered in Ireland various works by Hungarian composers and has performed works by Vivaldi, Pergolesi, Mozart and Rheinberger. Since 2022 Judit is the conductor of the Trim-based Credo Vocal Ensemble.
Judit is the organist of St Michael’s Church, Dún Laoghaire since 2023 and Divine Word Church of Marley Grange since 2014. As a recital organist Judit has played in Hungary, Ireland and France.