Sparky Conversations: "The echo of all that's happened" Jane O'Leary on a life in music
Photo of Jane by Dara MacDonaill
Ahead of receiving her NCH Lifetime Achievement Award, composer Jane O'Leary will reflect on her life and career - her influences, her musical connections, what has changed and what has remained across a 60 year musical journey.
About Jane
Jane has been active as a composer, performer, teacher, concert promoter since arriving in Ireland in 1972. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, she is a graduate of Vassar College and completed a PhD in composition at Princeton University. Jane was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree by the National University of Ireland and is a founding member of Aosdána, Ireland’s honorary academy of creative artists. In 2025 she will be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Concert Hall, Dublin.
As artistic director and pianist of Concorde, Ireland’s first new music ensemble, Jane has been deeply committed to connecting performers, composers and listeners since the group was founded in 1976.
Tickets
As always, all are welcome to Sparky Conversations. Events are delivered online via Zoom, with closed captions available.
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