Gerry Murphy

 

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AIC Member - Gerry Murphy

Gerry Murphy was born in Limerick, in Ireland. He gained a BMus degree at University College Dublin and was head of music at Dublin’s Gonzaga College, a boys’ secondary school, from 1973 to 2007.

Many of his compositions have been written for Gonzaga College and these include the Aloysius Gonzaga Mass (1974); a cycle of five school operas which are repeated every five years; the Quincunxes of 1987 and 1992; and Septenary (1995). He has written several orchestral works, which have been recorded by the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra on the Vienna Modern Masters label. These include Dialects, a concerto for the Irish traditional uilleann pipes and orchestra; an overture, Good Friday: Belfast 10-4-98; and a piano concerto, written for pianist Finghín Collins in 2000. Recent works include 'Five Locks on the Barrow’, written for Finghín Collins. Gerry Murphy was the Composer in Residence in Athlone Community College from September to December 2008 as part of the Westmeath County Council Arts Initiative.