Composers

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Patrick Zuk was born in 1968. His mother is Irish and his father is Polish. After early studies at the piano he studied composition with the late Professor Aloys Fleischmann.

Amanda Feery graduated from Trinity College Dublin, having completed a B.A. in Music in 2006, and an M.Phil in Music and Media Technologies in 2009.

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

Roger Doyle was born in Dublin and studied composition on scholarships at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, the Institute of Sonology at the University of Utrecht and the Finnish Radio Experimental

Seán was introduced to music through the Irish fiddle tradition of his hometown of Derry.

Emma O’Halloran is an Irish composer who writes for acoustic and electronic instruments.

Born on 4 April 1933, Bodley has enjoyed a long compositional career of over 70 years and been the recipient of numerous highly distinguished commissions in Ireland such as his Choral Symphony no.3

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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. 

For any Irish composers interested in registering with CMC, please see our guidelines on how to apply.