Jane O'Leary (born 1946) in an American musician and composer who lives and composes in Ireland.
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Jane O'Leary was born in Hartford, Connecticut. She graduated from Vassar College and studied with Milton Babbitt at Princeton University where she received a PhD in composition. After completing her studies, she moved to Ireland in 1972, where she became a resident of Galway.
O'Leary's music has been performed internationally and in the USA at concert venues including the Kennedy Center, the Lincoln Center, Chicago Cultural Center and Carnegie Hall. She is artistic director and pianist with the Concorde ensemble, artistic director of Music for Galway, and a member of Aosdána, Ireland’s academy for creative artists.[1]
O'Leary received an Honorary doctorate from the National University of Ireland in 2007, and teaches composition at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama in Dublin.[2]
O'Leary composes for chamber ensemble and solo instrument. Selected compositions include:
O'Leary's work has been recorded and issued on CD including: