Sue Brady is one of those artists oft described as intrepid, daring or brave. One who looks beyond the horizon and into the distance and who thinks to them self, what lies beyond?

She is an explorer, but in place of lost cities or long forgotten tribes, her field of possible discovery is music. Sue, a soprano, along with two friends Geraldine Meade and Jennifer O’Neill (soprano and mezzo-soprano) have together created a new music group called Animae, a Latin word meaning Souls and in Latin pronounced any-na-mayah.

Sue, Geraldine and Jennifer have their sights firmly set on success but will keep their initial reason firmly intact. “For us it’s not about doing lots of concerts and making lots of money,” says Sue, “It’s about discovering what repertoire is out there and what can be done with three singers who blend and listen to one another.”

Of the musical genres that they will perform one is ‘Early music’ which is music composed around the 16th century. It is a particular favourite of Sue’s and of the group. “It is very unaffected vocally. There isn’t much vibrato and there aren’t any unnecessary emotional swells and dynamics. It’s all very simple and pure and that is its main attraction for us.”

While the three singers intend to place particular emphasis on Early music they will also continue exploring different styles and periods. “There is a lot of repertoire that we all want to sing. From classical to jazz, so our concerts should be an interesting blend of different genres and different types of music.”

They plan to initially perform ‘a cappella’ (unaccompanied voices; from the Italian meaning ‘in church style’) but will not rule out the possibility of instrumental accompaniment.

The trio also plan to perform new music and are looking at the possibility of commissioning Irish composers to compose new works for them. This presents an exciting challenge.

“Contemporary Music can be very difficult to take on but that’s what I love about it. You need to work a little bit harder to get the piece under your skin to understand and appreciate it. Of course this means that the audience too has to work a little harder.”

The trio plan to record a Christmas album which will feature in Sue’s words “unusual” Christmas Carols from around the world.