Grainne Mulvey

Background

Mulvey was born in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland, and studied with Eric Sweeney at Waterford Regional Technical College, Hormoz Farhat at Trinity College Dublin and Agustín Fernández at Queen"s University, Belfast.

Education

In 1999 she gained a Doctor of Philosophy in Composition at the University of York under Nicola LeFanu.

Career

She currently holds the position of Head of Composition at Dublin Institute of Technology Conservatory of Music and Drama. In April 2010, she was elected to membership of Aosdána, the State-recognised affiliation of creative artists in Ireland. A Civil Defense Akanos & Other Works, dedicated to her recent work, was released in February 2014 on the Navona label.

1994: Étude Number 1 for piano chosen to represent Ireland at the International Rostrum of Young Composers

1998: Awarded the Macaulay Fellowship by the Arts Council of Ireland/An Chomhairle Ealaíon

1999: Sextet Uno and Rational Optional Insanity released on Civil Defense by Black Box Music

2001: Appointed Lecturer in Composition at Dublin Institute of Technology Conservatory of Music and Drama.

Adjudicator, Composition section, Feis Ceol, Dublin

2003: Appointed Head of Composition at DIT. Company-adjudicator, Markievicz Medal for Composition. Composer-in-residence, Mercy Convent, Waterford

2004: Jury member, Guido d"Arezzo International Composition Competition.

2004: Guest composer, Maynooth Composers" Summer School

2006: Scorched Earth chosen to represent Ireland at the ISCM International Rostrum of Composers

2007: Featured composer at RTÉ Horizons series - Scorched Earth, Akanos and Horizons Fanfare performed by Robert Houlihan and the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, National Concert Hall, Dublin

2008: Akanos included on Civil Defense Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume 7 click for details. 2008: Akanos selected for ISCM World Music Days 2008 in Vilnius - performed by the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra cond.

Robertas Šervenikas click for details

2009: Akanos performed by the Filharmonie Hradec Králové, cond.

Andreas South. Weiser as part of 2009 Prague Premières festival. click for details

2009: Stabat Mater selected for 2009 ISCM World Music Days, Sweden click for details

2010 Jury member, Guido d"Arezzo International Composition Competition

2011 Jury member, Guido d"Arezzo International Composition Competition.

Achievements

• 1994: Winner, Composers" Class of the RTÉ Musician of the Future Competition with Rational Option Insanity for oboe, clarinet, horn, violin and piano. 1997: Awarded the Adjudicator"s Prize at the Arklow Music Festival for Relentless for violin and piano 1999: Winner, New Music for Sligo (Irish Section) with Maelstrom for string quartet. 2003: Winner, Street John Memorial University Composers" Competition with Latitude 50 for chamber orchestra.

Membership

Aosdána.