Eibhlis Farrell
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Life

Eibhlis Farrell was born in Rostrevor
Rostrevor
Rostrevor is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the Newry and Mourne District Council area. It lies at the foot of Slieve Martin on the coast of Carlingford Lough. The Kilbroney River flows through the village....

 in County Down
County Down
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, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
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. She began writing music at an early age and studied at Queen's University, Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Music, and with Raymond Warren
Raymond Warren
Raymond Warren is a British composer and university teacher.He studied at Cambridge, and taught at Queen's University Belfast before becoming Stanley Hugh Badock Professor of Music at the University of Bristol from 1972 until his retirement in 1994.His works include a choral Passion, a Violin...

 at Bristol University, graduating with a Masters in composition. She also studied with Charles Wuorinen
Charles Wuorinen
Charles Peter Wuorinen is a prolific Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer born and living in New York City. His catalog of more than 250 compositions includes works for orchestra, opera, chamber music, as well as solo instrumental and vocal works...

 and Robert Moevs
Robert Moevs
Robert Walter Moevs was an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was known for his highly chromatic music....

, and graduated from Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...

, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, with a doctorate.

After completing her studies, Farrell worked as a composer and became Head of Music Creative Media at the Dundalk Institute of Technology.
Her works have been performed and broadcast internationally. She received the Arts Council of Northern Ireland artist’s residency in the Banff Centre, Canada
Canada
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, in 2007. She is a member of Aosdána
Aosdána
Aosdána is an Irish association of Artists. It was created in 1981 on the initiative of a group of writers and with support from the Arts Council of Ireland. Membership, which is by invitation from current members, is limited to 250 individuals; before 2005 it was limited to 200...

, and has served as a member of the Toscaireacht.

Works

Selected compositions include:
  • Flightpath North 2009
  • The Bell of Bronach 2009
  • Ave Maria 2009
  • Tom's Cyber World 2007
  • Time and Space Died Yesterday 2006
  • Orpheus Sings 2005
  • Pulchra es amica mea 2005
  • Earthloops 2003
  • Conversation II 2002
  • An Chruit Draíochta 2002
  • Morning Star 2001
  • Maria, Dolce Maria 2001
  • Setanta 2000
  • O Star Illumined by the Sun 1999
  • O Rubor Sanguinis 1998
  • Duo Seraphim 1997
  • Kilbroney Set 1995
  • Caritas Abundat 1995
  • Fáinne Geal an Lae 1995
  • Oft in the Stilly Night 1995
  • The Queen of Connemara 1995
  • The Star of the County Down 1995
  • Thugamar Féin 1995
  • Thugamar Féin 1995
  • Arioso 1994
  • Estampie 1994
  • Penelope Weaving 1994
  • Skyshapes 1994
  • Stillsong 1994
  • Fanfare 1993
  • The Silken Bed 1993
  • The Silken Bed 1993
  • Soundshock 1992
  • Orpheus Sings 1992
  • Earthshine 1992
  • The Lovesong of Isabella and Elias Cairel 1992
  • Fanfare for President Robinson 1991
  • Canson 1991
  • Four Variations on a Fortieth Birthday 1991
  • Exaudi Voces 1991
  • Exultet 1991
  • A Garland for the President 1990
  • Windfalls 1990
  • Christmas Carols 1989 - 2007
  • Quintalogue 1989
  • Six Candles on a Birthday Cake 1989
  • Time Drops 1989
  • Conversation 1988
  • Concerto Grosso 1988
  • Dancing 1988
  • Three Feminist Lovesongs 1987
  • Diversions 1986
  • Procession 1986
  • Play 1985
  • Study 1985
  • Quadralogue 1982
  • Musings 1982
  • Romanza 1980
  • Songs of Death 1980
  • Threnody 1979
  • Now is a Moveable Feast 1979
  • Sonatine for Clarinet and Piano 1978
  • Trio 1978
  • Moods 1978
  • Elegy 1977
  • String Quartet No. 2 1977
  • Popcorn Overture 1977
  • Five Trifles for Oboe and Piano 1976
  • A Day at the Races 1976
  • A Day at the Races 1976
  • Eleven Celtic Epigrams 1976
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