Rachel Holstead

Audience Council

Rachel Holstead,

  • Composer and Music Consultant
  • Music Adviser to The Arts Council (2008-2011)
  • Member of Board of the National Concert Hall
  • Has written instrumental, vocal and electronic music
  • As well as collaborations with musicians, has had close contact with visual artists, poets, choreographers, filmmakers, theatre practitioners and scientists
  • Her music has been commissioned and performed by RTÉ, BBC, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Irish Baroque Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra and Concorde
  • PhD in Composition from Queen's University Belfast
  • From Corca Dhuibhne gaeltacht, Co Kerry