Sarah O’Halloran
Sarah O’Haloran is a composer from Ireland currently living in Washington D.C. She recently completed a residency at George Washington University where she worked on her multi-media music drama Stitching. Sarah is also a doctoral candidate in Composition and Computer Technology at the University of Virginia. Much of Sarah’s compositional work focuses on interactions between music, drama, and storytelling. Recent pieces have explored themes including Irish maritime folklore, the boundary between real and imagined sensation, and the whimsy and darkness of children’s stories. Sarah is particularly interested in collaborating with other artists and scholars. She has a longstanding partnership with Margaret Schedel, they compose and perform together as kite•string.
http://www.sarahohalloran.com
