Composers
Deirdre McKay
(b. 1972)From rural County Down, Deirdre's work has featured at London’s Southbank and Wigmore Hall, The Phillips Collection, Washington, Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam, Orléans Concours International, Gothe
Finola Merivale
(b. 1987)Finola Merivale is an Irish composer of acoustic and electro-acoustic music living in New York.
Maria Minguella
(b. 1975)Through an open process of creativity and collaboration, Maria Minguella’s compositions explore the boundaries of sound and music.
Hilary Mullaney
(b. 1979)Hilary Mullaney is a composer based Ireland.
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.
Anna Murray
(b. 1987)Anna Murray is a mixed-media composer and artist from Ireland and currently based in Tokyo.
Caitríona Ní Dhubhghaill
(b. 1975)Caitríona Ní Dhubhghaill was born in Dublin in 1975.
Ailís Ní Ríain
(b. 1974)“The sounds are bright, fresh and inventive…wide ranging and often provocative.” – The Guardian
“… her bold approach combined with ingenious imagining of musical shapes.” – The Wire
Adele O’Dwyer
(b. 1959)American-born composer and cellist Adele O’Dwyer was trained in the USA where she studied with Leonard Chausow, Zara Nelsova, Antony Cooke, Raya Garbousova and Martha Gerschefski.
Anne-Marie O’Farrell
(b. 1966)Dublin composer Dr Anne-Marie O’Farrell has a substantial output of works for orchestra, mixed choir, solo vocal, chamber and instruments to her name.
Sarah O’Halloran
(b. 1983)Sarah O’Halloran is an artist in residence at George Washington University in Washington D.C. She is also a doctoral candidate in Composition and Computer Technology at the University of Virginia.
Emma O’Halloran
(b. 1985)Emma O’Halloran is an Irish composer who writes for acoustic and electronic instruments.
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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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