Ina Boyle

Ina Boyle
Background information
Born(1889-03-08)8 March 1889
Enniskerry, County Wicklow
Died10 March 1967(1967-03-10) (aged 78)
Greystones, County Wicklow
Genresclassical
Occupationcomposer
AwardCarnegie Award

Ina Boyle (/ˈnə/; 8 March 1889 – 10 March 1967) was an Irish composer. Her compositions encompass a broad spectrum of genres and include choral, chamber and orchestral works as well as opera, ballet and vocal music. While a number of her works, including The Magic Harp (1919), Colin Clout (1921), Gaelic Hymns (1923–24), Glencree (1924-27) and Wildgeese (1942), received acknowledgement and first performances, the majority of her compositions remained unpublished and unperformed during her lifetime.