Composers
Barry Guy
(b. 1947)Barry Guy is an innovative double bass player and composer whose creative diversity in the fields of Jazz improvisation, solo recitals, chamber and orchestral performance is the outcome both of an
Kerry Hagan
(b. 1974)Kerry Hagan is a composer and researcher working in both acoustic and computer media.
Andrew Hamilton
(b. 1977)Andrew Hamilton was born in Dublin in 1977. He studied in Ireland, England and the Netherlands, and his composition teachers included Kevin Volans, Anthony Gilbert and Louis Andriessen.
Philip Hammond
(b. 1951)Philip Hammond graduated from Queen's University, Belfast, in 1974 with the degrees of BMus and MA. In 2003, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Music by Queen's.
Ben Hanlon
(b. 1952)Ben Hanlon is a De la Salle Brother. He has taught at De La Salle College, Waterford since 1979.
Geoffrey Hannan
(b. 1972)
Janet Harbison
(b. 1955)Janet Harbison studied composition for a number of years with James Wilson, Eric Sweeney and Dr Joseph Groocock.
Carl Hardebeck
(1869 - 1945)Hardebeck was born of a German father and a Welsh mother and came to live in Ireland in 1893. He was an organist and teacher in Belfast and won several composition prizes at the Dublin Feis Ceoil.
Damien Harron
(b. 1971)Damien Harron is a co-founder of BackBeat Percussion Quartet with which he has received numerous awards including the Royal Overseas League Ensemble Prize (UK), the Concert Artists Guild Prize (USA
Adrian Hart
(b. 1980)As a composer Adrian Hart is primarily interested in the exploration of acoustic sound through electronic manipulation.
Hamilton Harty
(1879 - 1940)Sir Herbert Hamilton Harty hailed from the north of Ireland and in 1895 moved to Bray, Co. Wicklow, where he was influenced by Michele Esposito.
Paul Hayes
(b. 1951)Paul Hayes was born in Dublin and studied composition at the Royal Irish Academy of Music with James Wilson and at University College Dublin with Seóirse Bodley.
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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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