{"id":9389,"date":"2023-09-21T06:01:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T06:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpaa.ac.uk\/?page_id=9389"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:29:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T11:29:14","slug":"niall-casserly","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mpaa.ac.uk\/niall-casserly\/","title":{"rendered":"Niall Casserly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; pix_over_visibility=&#8221;&#8221; bottom_divider_select=&#8221;dynamic&#8221; bottom_moving_divider_color=&#8221;%5B%7B%22d_gradient%22%3A%221%22%2C%22d_color_1%22%3A%22rgba(255%2C48%2C103%2C0.7)%22%2C%22d_color_2%22%3A%22rgba(255%2C199%2C0%2C0.6)%22%7D%2C%7B%22d_color_1%22%3A%22rgba(130%2C187%2C216%2C0.7)%22%2C%22d_color_2%22%3A%22rgba(255%2C199%2C0%2C0.6)%22%7D%2C%7B%22d_gradient%22%3A%221%22%2C%22d_color_1%22%3A%22%2300d2e1%22%2C%22d_color_2%22%3A%22%23ff00ff%22%7D%5D&#8221; t_flip_h=&#8221;true&#8221; pix_overlay_color=&#8221;gradient-primary&#8221; responsive_css=&#8221;{pix_res_sm_pt:20,pix_res_sm_pb:20,pix_res_md_pt:40,pix_res_md_pb:40}&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1638094756456{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221; t_custom_height=&#8221;200px&#8221; b_custom_height=&#8221;300px&#8221; pix_overlay_opacity=&#8221;0.25&#8243;][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; pix_particles_check=&#8221;&#8221; responsive_css=&#8221;{pix_res_sm_pt:40,pix_res_sm_pb:40,pix_res_md_pt:40,pix_res_md_pb:40}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; content_align=&#8221;text-center&#8221;]<div class=\"pix-content-box card   sticky-top pix-sticky-top-adjust      rounded-lg bg- w-100  \"   ><div class=\"\" style=\"z-index:30;position:relative;\"><div class=\"d-inline-block \" ><div class=\"tilt_big\"><div class=\"pix-img-el    text-left d-inline-block  w-100 rounded-10\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img2 pix-img-elem rounded-10  h-1002\" style=\"height:auto;\" width=\"2432\" height=\"2432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mpaa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nail-Casserly.jpg 2432w, https:\/\/mpaa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nail-Casserly-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mpaa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nail-Casserly-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mpaa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nail-Casserly-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mpaa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nail-Casserly-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mpaa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nail-Casserly-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/mpaa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nail-Casserly-460x460.jpg 460w, https:\/\/mpaa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nail-Casserly-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mpaa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nail-Casserly-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2432px) 100vw, 2432px\" src=\"https:\/\/mpaa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nail-Casserly.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"d-inline-block \" ><div class=\"tilt_big\"><div class=\"pix-img-el    text-left d-inline-block  w-100 rounded-10\"  ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"d-inline-block \" ><div class=\"pix-img-el    text-left d-inline-block  w-100 rounded-10\"  ><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604715604745{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<h5 class=\"d-inline-block mr-1 \"  ><span class=\"badge font-weight-bold secondary-font bg-primary  vc_custom_1756207745399  \" style=\" \"><span class=\"text-white\" style=\"\">Musical Director<\/span><\/span><\/h5><div  class=\"pix-heading-el text-left  vc_custom_1695275965495\"><div><div class=\"slide-in-container\"><h1 class=\"text-black font-weight-bold heading-text el-title_custom_color mb-12\" style=\"\" data-anim-type=\"\" data-anim-delay=\"0\">Niall Casserly<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pix-el-text slide-in-container2 w-100   vc_custom_1695275994636\" ><p class=\"text-20  text-dark-opacity-5  \" >Niall is a recent graduate of The Royal Academy of Music, where he gained a Master of Arts in Musical Direction and Coaching with Distinction. 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