Composers
Shaun Davey
(b. 1948)Shaun Davey was born in Belfast and lives in Dublin.
Grant Davidson Ford
(b. 1966)Grant Davidson Ford works as a sound artist, composing and analyzing spatial music at the Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queen's University, Belfast.
Séamas de Barra
(b. 1955)Séamas de Barra studied music at University College Cork under Aloys Fleischmann, taking the degrees of BMus in 1977 and MA in 1980.
Jerome de Bromhead
(b. 1945)Jerome de Bromhead was born in Waterford and studied at various periods with A.J. Potter, James Wilson, Seóirse Bodley and Franco Donatoni.
Edgar M. Deale
(1902 - 1999)Edgar Deale was born in Dublin. Apart from sporadic studies with Turner Huggard and W. J. Watson he was self-taught as a composer.
Raymond Deane
(b. 1953)Raymond Deane was born in the west of Ireland. He moved with his family to Dublin in 1963, and gained his B.Mus degree from University College Dublin in 1974.
Gordon Delap
(b. 1979)Gordon Delap is from Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. He studied music at Queen’s University, Belfast and City University, London.
Donnacha Dennehy
(b. 1970)Born in Dublin in 1970, Donnacha Dennehy has received commissions from Dawn Upshaw, the Kronos Quartet, Alarm Will Sound, the St.
Eoghan Desmond
(b. 1989)Award-winning composer Eoghan Desmond draws on his vast experience as a choral singer and professional bass-baritone to write music that showcases a deep understanding of the voice and its capabili
Robert A. Diebold
(1924 - 2013)Robert Diebold was born in the USA and moved to Ireland in 1972.
Christy Doran
(b. 1949)Christy Doran was born in Dublin and has lived in Lucerne, Switzerland since his childhood. His father was an Irish ballad singer.
Alex Dowling
(b. 1987)Alex Dowling is an Irish composer. He makes electronic vocal music by repurposing effects such as autotune to try and find new directions for these processes.