Jane O’Leary is awarded the 2025 National Concert Hall Lifetime Achievement Award for her significant contributions to Irish music.
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Celebrating Women’s History Month 2025
US-born composer Jane O’Leary, who has lived in Ireland since 1972 and has made an immeasurable contribution to contemporary Irish classical music, looks back on her career.
Jane’s music, inspired by Clara Schumann and Beethoven, featured at Zeitgeist Irland 24
German premiere of Breathing Spaces commissioned by pianist, Isabelle O’Connell at Zeitgeist Irland 24
Listen in at Noon, or catch it on playback for Classical Daytime, from Monday 22 July to Friday 26 July 2024
‘waves within (listen)’ performed by pianist Amy Wurtz featured in a series for Women’s History Month, March 2024
Jane is the only composer from Ireland, represented with her work: ’Still Dancing’.
ISCM World New Music Days festival is an annual international showcase of new music representing contemporary work from across the globe.
The piece was written for Paul Roe and premiered at Galway Arts Festival in 2000.
Composer Jane O’Leary and painter Gwen O’Dowd join Maeve to delve deeper into the inspirations and motivations behind their art.
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CD Release from Chicago
‘Composer Alive’ album features Sunshowers
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Reflections on a premiere
How does it feel to hear a piece for the first time? Does music really exist?
echoing voices features on new recording with Phasma Music
forever begin features in the Ligeti Quartet project Workout!
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CD Release from the USA
murmurs and echoes, for clarinet and piano, features on new release with Petrichor
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Representing Ireland
Representing Ireland at ISCM World New Music Days 2021
Jane O'Leary 