Composers
David Morris
(b. 1948)David Morris was born in London. After leaving school he worked in a variety of jobs ranging from rock musician to librarian before entering university.
R.A. Moulds
(b. 1958)
Hilary Mullaney
(b. 1979)Hilary Mullaney is a composer based Ireland.
Eoin Mulvany
(b. 1978)Eoin Mulvany was born and grew up in Kells Co. Meath, playing music and singing from a very young age.
Gráinne Mulvey
(b. 1966)Gráinne Mulvey’s music has been performed and broadcast across the globe. She has been the recipient of many awards, commissions and honours.
Gerry Murphy
(b. 1947)Gerry Murphy was born in Limerick. He gained a BMus degree at University College Dublin and was head of music at Dublin’s Gonzaga College, a boys’ secondary school, from 1973 to 2006.
Anna Murray
(b. 1987)Anna Murray is a mixed-media composer and artist from Ireland and currently based in Tokyo.
Jonathan Nangle
(b. 1981)Jonathan Nangle is a composer whose work explores many diverse fields ranging from notated acoustic and electro-acoustic composition, through live and spatially distributed electronics, to video, f
Havelock Nelson
(1917 - 1996)Havelock Nelson was born in Cork. He studied at Trinity College Dublin and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
Caitríona Ní Dhubhghaill
(b. 1975)Caitríona Ní Dhubhghaill was born in Dublin in 1975.
Ailís Ní Ríain
(b. 1974)Ailís' [pronounced a-leesh, she/her] work has been performed across Europe, Israel, Japan, Brazil and the United States alongside broadcasts on BBC and RTÉ radio and WNYC.
Aleksandr Nisse
(b. 1979)Aleksandr Nisse is the Titular Organist of the St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Dublin and is of Russian and French descent.
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This section introduces the music of Irish composers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It is intended as a good starting point for anyone not familiar with Irish contemporary music.
Each composer's page provides a photo, a biography, most recent works added to CMC's collection and other information. You can also purchase CDs and scores by each composer, access features about the composers, or view any upcoming events which include their music.
An Irish composer is defined as anyone who was born or is permanently resident in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.
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