Composer Anne-Marie O'Farrell has received many national and international awards for original composition. An honours BA and BMus graduate of UCD, she holds a PhD in composition at Queen's University Belfast, studying with Piers Hellawell and was awarded a first class honours MA in composition from the NUI Maynooth.

She has written for a variety of instrumental and vocal media, and her compositions are featured on the higher examination grades of conservatory syllabuses around the world including the Royal Conservatory of Canada, the UK's Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, Trinity College London, and the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

She lectures in composition at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama in Dublin and for three years she was Composer in Residence at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. Her works have been performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, the BBC Singers, Chamber Choir Ireland, the RTE ConTempo Quartet and numerous international solo artists. She is the winner of the BBC Baroque Remixed composition competition with her orchestral work, Rann Do Tri.

She is regularly invited to give lecture recitals, workshops and masterclasses at festivals around the world in addition to presenting regularly at international conferences and acting as jury member for pedal harp and lever harp competitions.

Further information on Anne-Marie’s work as a composer is available via the following link:   Contemporary Music Centre

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