Dr
Seán
Doherty

Primary Department
School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music
Role
Lecturer
Work Area/Key Responsibilities
Music
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Phone number:
01 700
7054
Campus
All Hallows
Room Number
AHC S202

Academic biography

Dr Seán Doherty is a composer and musicologist. He was introduced to music through the Irish fiddle tradition of his hometown of Derry. He read music at St John’s College, Cambridge, after which he completed a PhD in musicology at Trinity College, University of Dublin. His compositions are frequently performed, broadcast, and commissioned both nationally and internationally.

He is the subject leader for music on the BRelEd programme, an undergraduate degree in post-primary teaching, and co-ordinates modules on harmony and counterpoint, composition, historical musicology, and Irish traditional music. He teaches modules on composition, arranging, and historical musicology on the MA in Choral Studies. He supervises PhD students in both musicology and composition.

Research interests

Music CompositionHistorical MusicologyChoral Music
Irish Traditional Music