An Interview with Roger Doyle

On the occasion of his 60th birthday composer Roger Doyle talks to Jonathan Grimes about his upcoming projects and work to date.

Often described as the 'Godfather of Irish electronic music', Roger Doyle has worked extensively in theatre, film and dance, in particular with the music-theatre company Operating Theatre, which he co-founded with actress Olwen Fouéré. Over 12 CDs of his music have been released, including Babel, a five CD box set released in 1999 to mark his fiftieth birthday, and his recent large-scale electronic work Passades. A recipient of many awards, he has been honoured with the Programme Music Prize (1997) and the Magisterium Prize (2007) at the Bourges International Electro-Acoustic Music Competition, France, and the Marten Toonder Award (2000) in recognition of his innovative work as a composer.

Roger Doyle was interviewed by Jonathan Grimes in the Contemporary Music Centre on 16 October 2009.

The views expressed in this interview are those of the persons concerned and are not necessarily the views of the Contemporary Music Centre.