Anselm McDonnell

Anselm McDonnell (1994) is an Irish/Welsh composer. His music has been performed in fourteen countries and includes commissions by the London Symphony Orchestra, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, BBC Concert Orchestra, the Crash Ensemble, TACETi Ensemble, Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble, BBC Singers, BBC Radio 3, British Council, and NCH Dublin. His music has been played at NCH Dublin, LSO St. Luke’s (6 performances), Wigmore Hall, Covent Gardens, Maida Vale Studios, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Hugh Lane Gallery (4 performances), and New Music Dublin Festival (10 performances). He is a Jerwood+ resident composer with the LSO for 23/24 and has held residencies at the Centre Culturel Irlandais (Paris), Belfast City Council, and with TACETi Ensemble (Thailand). His BBC Music Magazine interview featured in their March 2024 issue. His compositions have been described as 'abrasive and compelling' (Irish Times), 'bright as fluorescent light’ (Journal of Music), ‘a wide musical imagination with a vision to match’ (Morning Star), and 'vivid and fascinating.' (Robert Hugill)