Composers
Jane O’Leary
(b. 1946)Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Jane O’Leary has been resident in Ireland since 1972.
Dorothy Parke
(1904 - 1990)Dorothy Parke was born in County Derry in Northern Ireland in 1904 and died in Portrush, County Antrim, in 1990.
Karen Power
(b. 1977)A versatile, enthusiastic and well-received Irish composer, improviser, educator and curator Karen Power seeks to stimulate, engage and interact with audiences.
Evangelia Rigaki
(b. 1980)Dr.
Judith Ring
(b. 1976)Judith Ring was born in Dublin. She graduated with a MPhil in Music and Media Technologies from Trinity College Dublin in 2000, where she studied with Donnacha Dennehy and Roger Doyle.
Amy Rooney
(b. 1983)Amy is a composer from Co. Down. She read music at Queen’s University Belfast, where she completed a PhD in Composition.
Yue Song
(b. 1991)Yue Song is a Chinese composer and pianist based in Dublin, Ireland.
Joan Trimble
(1915 - 2000)Joan Trimble was born in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh.
Norah Constance Walsh
(b. 1973)Norah Constance Walsh is a composer, musical director and musician based in Dublin, Ireland.
Jennifer Walshe
(b. 1974)Jennifer Walshe was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1974.
Katherine Wyers
(b. 1982)Having completed a masters degree in composition with Dr.
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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.
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