Seóirse Bodley

Seoirse Bodley was born in Dublin in 1933. Studies in Ireland and Germany led to an appointment in the Music Department of University College Dublin, of which he is an Emeritus Professor. His music has been performed and broadcast in Ireland, North America, Europe and China. Awards include the Arts Council Prize for Compostion, a Travelling Studentship at the National University of Ireland, the Macaulay Fellowship in Music Composition, and the Marten Toonder Award. He is a founder-member of Aosdana, Ireland's academy of eminent creative artists and President of the Association of Irish Composers.