Kelly-Marie Murphy

Kelly-Marie Murphy
Born (1964-09-04) September 4, 1964
EducationUniversity of Calgary, University of Leeds
Years active1993-present
EraContemporary
EmployerUniversity of Ottawa School of Music (Adjunct Professor)
TitleNational Youth Orchestra of Canada, Composer-in-residence (2007-8)
AwardsInternational Horn Society Composer’s Prize (2002), Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Calgary (2004), Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music (2020)
Websitewww.kellymariemurphy.com

Kelly-Marie Murphy (born September 4, 1964) is a Canadian composer of chamber music and orchestral music, and adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa. She was composer-in-residence with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada (2007-8), and received the 2018 Azrieli Foundation Commission for Jewish Music and the 2020 Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music.

In 2025, Ottawa Chamberfest honoured her with a special celebration, ‘Kelly-Marie Murphy at 60.’