About Us

Mila Maia is a Brazilian flautist, pianist, composer, and educator based in Ireland since 2018. Her work is shaped by diverse genres, evident in her releases like the EPs Across The Green Ocean and História do Tango, and her single Way To Fiastra.

Mila works as a music tutor, serves as the pianist-in-residence at Silent Cinema Galway, and actively collaborates with other musicians. She was awarded the Creative Practitioner Bursary by Galway City Council in both 2023 and 2024 to support her original music, and she recently completed an MA in Composition at the University of Limerick. Before moving to Ireland, she was a key figure in the traditional Irish music scene in Brazil, co-founding the band Oran and the digital magazine O Pint Diário. She now performs across Ireland and Europe with projects spanning Brazilian Choro, Irish Traditional music, Salsa, and improvised music.

Agustina Taborda is a bandoneonist, pianist, and composer from Argentina, currently living in Galway, Ireland.

As a composer, she has put out a solo album called I bhfad ar shiúl, along with collaborative works like Por Mercurio and Poca y Agus. She also creates and improvises music for Silent Cinema Galway.

On the instrumental side, Agustina plays regularly with the tango duo Vito Sputnik, the German tango sextet Papas C, the salsa-trad fusion group Baile an Salsa, singer-songwriter Rodney Owl, composer and flutist Mila Maia, and the Latin/swing duo Floating Barrio. Additionally, she has worked with Bajomundo, Duelo Criollo, Jamie Toomey, The Curly Organ, Galway Baroque Singers, Treo Ensemble, Donegal Chamber Orchestra, and many more.

Michael Chang, originally from Seattle, began his musical journey as a classical violinist at age five. During university, he became involved in the 90s Seattle grunge scene, and his band, Like Rain, was even nominated alongside Nirvana for Best New Band in 1991.

While the grunge scene was booming, Michael began performing Irish ballads in pubs along the West Coast. This led to a passion for traditional Irish music, prompting him to move to Galway, Ireland, in 1999 to immerse himself in the local session scene. He now lives in Galway, performing regularly at traditional pubs like Taaffes and the Crane Bar, and has been featured on over 50 Irish albums.

Mia is thrilled to have become a part of the Silent Cinema in 2025.

She has a deep love for many types of music, working together with family and friends across different genres and environments.

She loves playing Classical piano and supporting choral music performances in Galway.

Musician (bass guitar, harmonium), writer, river lover. Loves unconventional art forms since 1992, and will create such art forms until the end of time.

Hailing from the hills of east Clare, Brendan has been involved in various musical projects over the years. He has been a regular performer at the Silent Cinema as one third of the mighty Xoanon, in which he likes to use his guitar to make pretty twangy sparkly noises, and occasionally to summon atmospheres of intense dread.

Thomas Quill is a pianist hailing from Wicklow who made his debut at the silent Cinema last year.

He began taking piano lessons when he was young, and since 2017, he has been sharing piano videos on his YouTube channel, covering a variety of music genres.

He has also composed scores for short films like Second Chance (2022) and Deadly (2019), where he played the lead role.

His inspirations include Michael Andrews, Murray Gold, and Angelo Badalamenti.

A pianist who taught herself and has been playing for 14 years, with 6 of those years as a concert pianist. She covers a variety of music styles, from classical and contemporary to pop and jazz. Right now, she's focused on a solo piano recital series. Additionally, she teaches piano.