Donnacha Dennehy

Short bio Donnacha Dennehy

Birthday: 1970 in Dublin, Ireland

Active: 2000s - 2010s

Genre: Classical,Avant-Garde

Period: Contemporary

Full biography Donnacha Dennehy

Donnacha Dennehy is an Irish composer who was born on February 17th, 1970. He is known for his contributions to contemporary classical music, and his work has been featured in several high-profile venues and festivals around the world.

Dennehy received his education in music at Trinity College Dublin, where he studied composition with the renowned composer Kevin Volans. After graduating, he moved to Holland to study with Louis Andriessen at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. He has also been a professor of music at a number of institutions, including Trinity College Dublin and Princeton University.

Dennehy's compositions often combine traditional classical music elements with a range of non-classical influences, including Irish traditional music, electronica, and post-rock. He has written music for a variety of different ensembles, including solo performers, chamber music groups, and orchestras. His works have also been featured in many operas and theatrical productions.

In recent years, Dennehy has received many accolades for his work. In 2017, he was named a MacDowell Fellow, which is a prestigious award given to artists who have made significant contributions to their field. His work "The Hunger," an opera based on the Irish potato famine, was highly acclaimed and received many positive reviews. Dennehy has also collaborated with a number of writers and directors on various theatrical projects, including Enda Walsh and Mark O'Rowe.

Overall, Donnacha Dennehy is an accomplished composer whose work has been praised for its innovative and boundary-pushing nature. He has consistently pushed the envelope of contemporary classical music and continues to be a prominent figure in the field.

Compositions featuring Donnacha Dennehy

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	The Weather of It, for string quartet	19:14 min	Chamber Music	2016
2	The Hunger, opera	45:43 min	Opera	2016
3	The Last Hotel, opera	74:12 min	Opera	2015
4	Tessellatum, for viola, viol consort & electronics	38:12 min	Chamber Music	2015
5	Surface Tension, for 4 percussion	25:19 min	Chamber Music	2015
6	Disposable Dissonance, for flute, 2 clarinets, string quartet, double bass, electric guitar, accordion, piano & percussion (Crash Ensemble version)	15:35 min	Chamber Music	2012
7	Misterman	4:35 min	Chamber Music	2011
8	Pushpulling, for string quartet	5:10 min	Chamber Music	2007
9	Grá agus Bás, for voice & ensemble	24:29 min	Vocal Music	2007
10	Bulb, for piano trio	11:17 min	Chamber Music	2006
11	Elastic Harmonic, for violin & orchestra	13:11 min	Concerto	2005
12	Paddy, for percussion	7:50 min	Chamber Music	2003
13	Streetwalker, for chamber ensemble	11:07 min	Chamber Music	2003
14	Glamour Sleeper, for chamber ensemble	10:32 min	Chamber Music	2002
15	pAt, for piano & tape	10:58 min	Chamber Music	2001
16	Junk Box Fraud, for chamber ensemble	12:39 min	Chamber Music	1997
17	Reservoir, for piano	9:37 min	Keyboard	-
18	Stainless Staining, for piano & soundtrack	14:51 min	Keyboard	-
19	STAMP (to avoid erotic thoughts), for string quartet	7:25 min	Chamber Music	-
20	Her Wits (About Him), for piano	4:50 min	Keyboard	-
21	Swift's Epitaph, for voice & percussion	2:49 min	Vocal Music	-
22	That the Night Come, song cycle for soprano & ensemble	34:21 min	Vocal Music	-

Albums featuring Donnacha Dennehy

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	The Last Hotel(CD, Album)	2019	Cantaloupe Music
2	The Hunger(CD, )	2019	Nonesuch
3	Surface Tension / Disposable Dissonance(CD, Album)	2019	New Amsterdam Records
4	Donnacha Dennehy performed by Nadia Sirota feat. Liam Byrne (2) – Tessellatum(CD, Album)	2017	Bedroom Community
5	Simon Holt, JACK Quartet, Donnacha Dennehy, Doric String Quartet, Anthony Gilbert (2), Carducci String Quartet, Guy Johnston – Bracing Change(CD, Album)	2017	NMC (3)
6	Lisa Moore, Donnacha Dennehy – Stainless Staining(CD, EP)	2012	Cantaloupe Music
7	Donnacha Dennehy - Dawn Upshaw, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Crash Ensemble, Alan Pierson – Grá Agus Bás	2011	Nonesuch
8	Elastic Harmonic(CD, Album)	2007	NMC (3)