Sephira(I)
- Actress
Sephira - The Irish Rock Violinists are sisters Joyce and Ruth O'Leary. They released their debut album Believe in 2006. Their style would be described as Classical Crossover.
The O'Leary sisters are from Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland. They started studying violin early: Joyce at two and a half and Ruth at six. Joyce performed in the National Concert Hall, Dublin aged just three, playing a Bach minuet, and was named Ireland's Most Promising Violinist when she was nine. Ruth studied music performance at London's Guildhall School of Music to study for a BA in Music Performance. She continued her studies in Dublin, where she received her first class honors B.A. with a performance of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto at the National Concert Hall, Dublin.
Since 2006, Sephira has performed in theaters and at corporate events all around the world. They have been privileged to perform for major dignitaries including a US President, US Vice President, US Secretary of Homeland Security, Women of Congress and the US National Coast Guard Foundation. Among their more celebrated fans are Prince Albert of Monaco and none other than their biggest fan, the late actor Larry Hagman.