Rhona Clarke

Rhona Clarke (born 1958) is an Irish composer. Biography Rhona Clarke was born in Dublin. She studied music at University College Dublin, pursued composition studies with John Buckley and James Wilson, and completed a PhD at Queen’s University Belfast under the supervision of Michael Alcorn. Clarke has received commissions from organisations including the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Philharmonia Chorus, Chamber Choir Ireland, the Choir of the Chapels Royal, the Cork International Choral Festival, Concorde, Music Network and the National Concert Hall. Her work has represented Ireland at both the International Rostrum of Composers and the ISCM World Music Days. In 2014 she was the featured composer in the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra’s Horizons series. Her orchestral work SHIFT, commissioned by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, was premiered at the National Concert Hall in Dublin on 14 January 2014 by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gavin Maloney, and later that year represented Ireland at the International Rostrum of Composers in Helsinki. Since 2009 she has collaborated with the visual artist Marie Hanlon on projects involving film, live perfo