Dr. Dave Flynn - Medium Academic CV
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Dr. Dave Flynn is one of the leading composers and researchers involved in the interaction between traditional Irish music and contemporary composition. He was awarded a PhD in 2011 for his dissertation Traditional Irish Music:A Path to New Music. He studied for his PhD at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, Dublin under the supervision of Dr. Jane O'Leary with the aid of an ABBEST Scholarship. Prior to this Dr. Flynn gained a Masters Degree in Composition from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and a BMus (Composition) from the DIT.
Dr. Flynn's compositions embrace many styles and they have been performed around the world from London to Prague, Brisbane to New York by internationally acclaimed artists including the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Prague Chamber Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, New Juilliard Ensemble, Smith Quartet, Engegard Quartet, Con Tempo Quartet, Rolf Hind, John Feeley and the traditional Irish fiddle and guitar duo Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill.
His music has been published by Mel Bay, Reed Music and Frisbee Publications and broadcast internationally on WNYC Radio, RTÉ radio and television and the BBC.
His work and studies have been funded through scholarships and bursaries from the Arts Council of Ireland, Culture Ireland, The Guildhall Trust, The Michael Collins Memorial Foundation and IMRO.
He has given workshops and master-classes throughout Ireland and in New York, Estonia and Romania.
Academic Qualifications
2006-2010 - DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, Dublin – Ph.D.
2003-2004 - Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London – M.Mus. (Composition)
1999-2003 - DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, Dublin – B.Mus. (Composition)
1995-1997 – Senior College Ballyfermot, Diploma in Popular Music Performance
Research Interests
Contemporary composition, baroque music practices, traditional Irish music, minimalism, improvisation, poly-metric music, modality, micro-tonality, aural learning, ethno-musicology, classical guitar music, American composers, Irish composers, the music of Jean Sibelius, folk music composition, popular music, Congolese music, Zimbabwean music, Malian music, Nigerian music, Balkan music, electro-acoustic music, alternative tuning systems, early music, nationalism in music.
Selected Publications
Traditional Irish Music: A Path To New Music, Ph.D Dissertation. Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland, December 2010.
Dave Flynn - Complete Works for Solo Guitar Vol 1 _. Frisbee Publications, Spiddal, Ireland, 2011. Catalogue FP001.
Toccata for Obama – Quirk No 6(b), Composition for Alto Saxophone & Guitar. Reed Music, Fitzroy, Australia, 2010. Catalogue RM758
Four Études for Five Finger in Postlewate, Charles (ed.) A Contemporary Anthology of Solo Guitar Music. Mel Bay Publications, Pacific MO, USA, 2009. Catalogue No. 21290
Contemporary Traditional Irish Guitar, Compact Disc. Frisbee Records, Spiddal, Ireland, 2009. Catalogue FR CD 002.
Draíocht, Compact Disc. Frisbee Records, Spiddal, Ireland, 2006. Catalogue FR CD 001.
Looking for the Irish Bartók, Article published in Quinn, Toner (ed.) The Journal of Music in Ireland, July/August 2005 edition.
Young Composer’s Collective, Article published in Quinn, Toner (ed.) The Journal of Music in Ireland, March/April 2004 edition.
Dr. Dave Flynn is one of the leading composers and researchers involved in the interaction between traditional Irish music and contemporary composition. He was awarded a PhD in 2011 for his dissertation Traditional Irish Music:A Path to New Music. He studied for his PhD at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, Dublin under the supervision of Dr. Jane O'Leary with the aid of an ABBEST Scholarship. Prior to this Dr. Flynn gained a Masters Degree in Composition from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and a BMus (Composition) from the DIT.
Dr. Flynn's compositions embrace many styles and they have been performed around the world from London to Prague, Brisbane to New York by internationally acclaimed artists including the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Prague Chamber Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, New Juilliard Ensemble, Smith Quartet, Engegard Quartet, Con Tempo Quartet, Rolf Hind, John Feeley and the traditional Irish fiddle and guitar duo Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill.
His music has been published by Mel Bay, Reed Music and Frisbee Publications and broadcast internationally on WNYC Radio, RTÉ radio and television and the BBC.
His work and studies have been funded through scholarships and bursaries from the Arts Council of Ireland, Culture Ireland, The Guildhall Trust, The Michael Collins Memorial Foundation and IMRO.
He has given workshops and master-classes throughout Ireland and in New York, Estonia and Romania.
Academic Qualifications
2006-2010 - DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, Dublin – Ph.D.
2003-2004 - Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London – M.Mus. (Composition)
1999-2003 - DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, Dublin – B.Mus. (Composition)
1995-1997 – Senior College Ballyfermot, Diploma in Popular Music Performance
Research Interests
Contemporary composition, baroque music practices, traditional Irish music, minimalism, improvisation, poly-metric music, modality, micro-tonality, aural learning, ethno-musicology, classical guitar music, American composers, Irish composers, the music of Jean Sibelius, folk music composition, popular music, Congolese music, Zimbabwean music, Malian music, Nigerian music, Balkan music, electro-acoustic music, alternative tuning systems, early music, nationalism in music.
Selected Publications
Traditional Irish Music: A Path To New Music, Ph.D Dissertation. Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland, December 2010.
Dave Flynn - Complete Works for Solo Guitar Vol 1 _. Frisbee Publications, Spiddal, Ireland, 2011. Catalogue FP001.
Toccata for Obama – Quirk No 6(b), Composition for Alto Saxophone & Guitar. Reed Music, Fitzroy, Australia, 2010. Catalogue RM758
Four Études for Five Finger in Postlewate, Charles (ed.) A Contemporary Anthology of Solo Guitar Music. Mel Bay Publications, Pacific MO, USA, 2009. Catalogue No. 21290
Contemporary Traditional Irish Guitar, Compact Disc. Frisbee Records, Spiddal, Ireland, 2009. Catalogue FR CD 002.
Draíocht, Compact Disc. Frisbee Records, Spiddal, Ireland, 2006. Catalogue FR CD 001.
Looking for the Irish Bartók, Article published in Quinn, Toner (ed.) The Journal of Music in Ireland, July/August 2005 edition.
Young Composer’s Collective, Article published in Quinn, Toner (ed.) The Journal of Music in Ireland, March/April 2004 edition.
