Composers
Éamonn Ó Gallchobhair
(1900 - 1982)Ó Gallchobhair (anglicised O’Gallagher) studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music (1927-1935) and was a prolific composer of easy listening songs, piano and chamber music with a very strong Irish
Cárthach Ó Nuanáin
(b. 1985)Cárthach Ó Nuanáin is an intermedia, interdisciplinary artist and researcher whose practice is rooted in the sounding world.
Seán Ó Riada
(1931 - 1971)Seán Ó Riada was born in Cork. He studied music at University College Cork with Aloys Fleischmann and received his BMus in 1952.
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin
(1950 - 2018)Mícheal Ó Súilleabhain was Chair of Music and Founding Director of the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick.
Conor O’Boyle
(b. 1991)
Vincent O’Brien
(1871 - 1948)Vincent O’Brien remains best known as the first singing teacher of Irish celebrities John McCormack and Margaret Burke Sheridan; in fact, James Joyce was his pupil, too.
John O’Brien
(b. 1979)John O'Brien is a composer, conductor and director from Cork.
Breffni O’Byrne
(b. 1988)Breffni O’Byrne was born in Ireland in 1988.
Kevin O’Connell
(b. 1958)Since his first BBC commission at age 25 (Concertino for 12 Players) Kevin O’Connell has completed a continuous succession of commissions including four operas and numerous orchestral and
Neil O’Connor
(b. 1979)Composer and performer Neil O Connor has been involved in experimental & electro-acoustic music for the past two decades and has performed extensively in Ireland, Europe, Australia, Asia and th
Simon O’Connor
(b. 1975)Simon O’Connor has studied composition under Donnacha Dennehy, Roger Doyle and Kevin Volans. He is also an award-winning graphic designer.
Peter O’Doherty
(b. 1973)Peter O’Doherty (b. 1973) is a composer, performer and curator of new music whose work engages with human performers, computational processes and sound objects.
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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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