Contráth Boyd (b. 2004) is an award-winning Australian-American composer; conductor, pianist, and tenor based in Dublin, Ireland. Originally hailing from Vail, Colorado, Contráth is currently undertaking a Bachelor of Music Education at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and Trinity College Dublin, studying piano with Lance Coburn; having previously studied a BA in Music and Mathematics from 2022-2024. Contráth actively sings in many choirs, including the Trinity College Dublin Chapel Choir as a Tenor Scholar, the Trinity Singers Choir, St. Bartholomew’s Church Choir, and previously the Dublin Youth Choir Singers and the Campanile Consort. Contráth has also previously conducted the Campanile Consort in the Hilary Term of 2024-2025, and several project choirs throughout their time at Trinity College.

Contráth’s instrumental and choral compositions have been performed by chamber groups and choirs such as the Trinity College Dublin Chapel Choir, the Trinity Singers Choir, the Campanile Consort, the Matheson Chamber Orchestra, as well as varied string chamber groups. Contráth’s composition ‘Solas’ for orchestra was the winner of the 2024 Matheson Bursary and was debuted with a chamber orchestra at Matheson’s 200th year anniversary, with guests including Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Ard-aighne Rossa Fanning and GRAMMY® Award winning composer Bill Whelan. Following the broadcast of their piece ‘Críost Liom’ on RTÉ by the Trinity College Dublin Chapel Choir, Contráth became a member of the Irish Music Rights Organisation. 

Contráth is also an Irish speaker and is passionate about music education through the medium of Irish.