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Shaun Davey (born 18 January 1948) is an Irish composer. Early years. Shaun Davey was born in Belfast in 1948 and attended Rockport School in County Down. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in the history of Art in 1971. He then took a master's degree at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.
Shaun Davey is an Irish composer whose international career spans nearly 50 years. In Ireland he is best-known for The Brendan Voyage (1980), a narrative suite for uilleann pipes and orchestra.
From 1987 Shaun Davey has been in demand as composer for theatre, supplying many scores both for the Abbey Theatre, Dublin ( The Silver Tassie, Observe the Sons of Ulster, Well of the Saints, Angels from America, The Crucible )and for The Royal Shakespeare Company where he worked with directors Trevor Nunn, Adrian Noble and Sam Mendez on ...
SHAUN DAVEY Biography. Shaun Davey was born in Belfast in 1948. Originally trained at Trinity College, Dublin and The Courtauld Institute as an art historian, he has worked as a full-time professional composer since 1977.
Dec 27, 2007 · "The Parting Glass" by Shaun Davey, as found on the Waking Ned Devine soundtrack. Includes the poem Forever In Your Debt by Kirk Jones, and vocals by Liam O ...more
Shaun Davey is one of Irelands’ leading professional composers, with a reputation for exciting and carefully-planned concerts, unusual collaborations, groundbreaking projects and music which has woven itself into the fabric of Irish society.
Learn about Shaun Davey's career as an educator, musical director, and composer of orchestral and traditional works. Explore his collaborations with Liam O'Flynn, Rita Connolly, and other artists, and his influences from Irish history and culture.
