Composers
Philip Flood
(b. 1964)Philip Flood was born in Belfast and, after completing a degree in music at Queen’s University, moved to London in 1986 where he studied with Robert Saxton and Simon Emmerson.
Paul Flynn
(b. 1977)Paul Flynn is from Lucan, Co. Dublin. In 2000 he graduated with a BA in music from Trinity College Dublin, specialising in composition with Kevin O’Connell and Donnacha Dennehy.
Dave Flynn
(b. 1977)Praised in the New York Times for the “power and grittiness” of his music, composer Dave Flynn has redefined the possibilities of orchestral music by creating the cross-genre Irish Memory Orchestra
Redmond Friel
(1907 - 1979)Together with T. C.
Liam Friel
(b. 1949)Born in Belfast, Liam Friel pursued his musical studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and subsequently at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.
Sue Furlong
(1962 - 2018)Sue Furlong was one of the most important contributors to the Irish choral scene during her lifetime.
Michael Gallen
(b. 1986)Michael Gallen is an Irish composer, writer and performer.
Bianca Gannon
(b. 1987) Bianca Gannon
(b. 1987)Bianca Gannon is an Irish interdisciplinary art music composer and improviser.
Stephen Gardner
(b. 1958)Stephen Gardner was born in Belfast. He studied at the universities of Ulster and Wales from 1984 to 1989.
Bernard Geary
(1934 - 2023)Bernard Geary was born in Cork. He has lived in Dublin since 1970, working as a teacher, composer and pianist.
John Gibson
(1951 - 2016)Pianist and composer John Gibson was born in Dublin in 1951. He studied piano with Rhona Marshall, and became a theory teacher at the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
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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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