Seán Doherty (born 1987) is a composer, musicologist and singer from

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, Northern Ireland.

Life

Doherty was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, where he was educated at St Eugene's primary school and Lumen Christi College. He read music at

St John's College, Cambridge St John's College, formally the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge, is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge, founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch L ...

, and was awarded a

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from

Trinity College, Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Univ ...

, on submission of a thesis entitled ‘Solfaing: The History of Four-Syllable Solmization to the Present Day’. Doherty is a lecturer in music at

Dublin City University Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) () is a Third-level education in the Republic of Ireland, university based on the Northside, Dublin, Northside of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Highe ...

. He is a member of the acclaimed Irish choir New Dublin Voices. Doherty has won the

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choral composition four times, the ''Choir & Organ'' Magazine composition competition twice, the

West Cork Chamber Music Festival The West Cork Chamber Music Festival is a music festival, established in 1995, in the town of Bantry in West Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It usually occurs in July. Performers The festival's performers have included the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quar ...

‘Young Composers’ Bursary’ twice, the Jerome Hynes composition award, the

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composition competition, and the Fragments composition award in association

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. His music has been performed by the

Kensington Symphony Orchestra Founded in 1956, London's Kensington Symphony Orchestra is a non-professional orchestra in Britain. It attracts non-professional players from around London for its concerts at St John's, Smith Square, Cadogan Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and other ...

(London), the

Vanbrugh Quartet The Vanbrugh, often styled The Vanbrugh and Friends and previously the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet, is an Irish classical musical group. The resident string quartet to Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's national broadcasting service, until 2013, a ...

, the choir of

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, the choir of

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, the Grant Park Music Festival Chorus (Chicago); the

Ulster Orchestra The Ulster Orchestra is a full-time professional orchestra in Northern Ireland. Based in Belfast, the orchestra plays the majority of its concerts in Belfast's Ulster Hall and Waterfront Hall. It also gives concerts across the United Kingdom ...

and the

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, the

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, the Mornington Singers (Dublin), Laetare Vocal Ensemble (Dublin), the Baroque violinist Claire Duff, the pianist Fiachra Garvey, and the soprano Caroline Melzer. Doherty is a member of the Irish Composers' Collective and the Association of Irish Composers, and is represented by the

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, Ireland.

References

External links

Seán Doherty official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Doherty, Sean 1987 births 21st-century Irish classical composers 21st-century Irish male musicians Academics of Dublin City University Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Classical composers from Northern Ireland Living people Musicians from Derry (city)