Born in Cork, the international prize-winning classical composer and published playwright Ailís Ní Ríain aims to produce work which challenges, provokes and engages. She is particularly interested in cross-discipline collaboration, concert music, sound installation, opera, music-theatre and presenting contemporary music in diverse spaces. She received her Purcell Room, Southbank debut in 2007 and her Carnegie Hall debut in 2008.
As a Composer she is represented by the Contemporary Music Centre of Ireland and as a playwright by Mel Kenyon at Casarotto Ramsay Ltd. Her music has been performed throughout Europe, in American, on Irish (RTE), UK (BBC), Australian (ABC), German, Greek radio and released on CD. Presently she lives in the South Pennine town of Todmorden on the Lancashire border, Northern England, UK. Ailís is grateful to the following organisations for financially supporting her artistic work.
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