Contráth Boyd
Contráth Boyd (b. 2004) is an American-born Australian Composer, Conductor, Pianist, Educator, and Singer-songwriter currently based in Dublin, Ireland. Previously undertaking a BA in Music & Mathematics from 2022-2024, Contráth changed their studies to Music Education in the 2024-2025 school year. Currently, they are studying Piano with Lance Coburn at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Contráth actively sings in many choirs including the Trinity College Dublin Chapel Choir as a Tenor Scholar, the Trinity Singers Choir, and previously the Dublin Youth Choir Singers and the Campanile Consort. Currently, Contráth conducts the Campanile Consort as their Hillary Term conductor and composes for the Trinity Singers Choir and the TCD Chapel Choir. Contráth has previously studied voice under Marta Burns & Oisín Ó Dálaigh, piano under Steve Stavisky, Carol Comune, Dr. Fionnuala Moynihan, and cello with Enrien Lamcellari.
Contráth frequently composes for choirs on the Trinity College Dublin campus and has seen debuts with the Trinity College Dublin Chapel Choir and the Trinity Singers Choir. Contráth also composes orchestral music, recently having won the Matheson Bursary for their 200th Year Anniversary for the orchestral composition, 'Solas'.
Contráth is also a fluent Irish speaker and is passionate about music education through the medium of Irish.