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Deirdre Gribbin is a charismatic and intriguing new voice in contemporary
music Paul Conway The Independent
Her music has been performed worldwide including The Lincoln Center, NYC. She was finalist in the UNESCO Rostrum of Composers and won the Arts Foundation Opera Award for Hey Persephone!, which ran at Aldeburgh and Almeida Festivals. She is a Fulbright Churchill and Leverhulme Fellow.
She has collaborated with geneticists at the Wellcome Genome Campus and scientists in
Toronto developing interactive video platforms for healthcare. She is Artistic Director of
Venus Blazing Music Theatre Trust working with young people with cognitive delays. She
has written for film including My Kingdom for Sky Pictures starring Richard Harris.
The Dark Gene, featuring her DNA string quartet Hearing Your Genes Evolve was a
finalist in the 2016 Berlinale Film Festival Documentary Prize.
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News
6 November 2026
Deirdre Gribbin's song cycle KINDERSANG by Lore
Lixenberg and David Alberman is to be released on First Hand Records
"Kindersang demands and deserves further performances so its message can touch as
many listeners as possible."
Paul Conway
Musical Times, London.
Royal College of Music, London supports Venus Blazing Music Theatre Trust directed by Deirdre Gribbin at Park Theatre, London - more
