Composers
William Vincent Wallace
(1812 - 1865)Wallace, born in Waterford city, was the son of a British army bandmaster from Ballina, Co. Mayo.
David Wallace
(b. 1982)“Contemporary, sophisticated, musical gold”; The Irish World 2016
“Beautifully scored rhapsody”; The Examiner 2012
Norah Constance Walsh
(b. 1973)Norah Constance Walsh is a composer, musical director and musician based in Dublin, Ireland.
Jennifer Walshe
(b. 1974)Jennifer Walshe was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1974.
Harry Whalley
(b. 1984)Working between Edinburgh, Belfast and London, Harry Whalley is an award winning composer of contemporary classical, film and electroacoustic music.
Bill Whelan
(b. 1950)Bill Whelan has worked extensively in theatre and film. He was appointed composer to the W.B.
Ian White
(b. 1955)Ian White began his musical career as an orchestral trombone player with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Matthew Whiteside
(b. 1988)Matthew Whiteside, the List Hot 100 2019, is a composer, collaborator, sound designer and concert prod
Kevin Whyms
(b. 1971)Multi-instrumentalist and composer Kevin Whyms began his musical studies at an early age with the Artane Boys Band in Dublin.
Gareth Williams
(b. 1977)Originally from Co Armagh, composer and songwriter Gareth Williams now lives in Edinburgh, where he makes work that ranges from opera, theatre and song writing to chamber and orchestral music.
Ian Wilson
(b. 1964)Ian Wilson was born in Belfast and began composing while at university.
James Wilson
(1922 - 2005)James Wilson was born in London and came to live in Ireland in the late 1940s.