Boydell, Brian (1917–2000)

Irish composer, teacher, and conductor. His works include In Memoriam Mahatma Gandhi, Op. 30 (1948), and Masai Mara, Op. 87 (1988), both first performed by the Republic of Ireland's National Symphony Orchestra.

Boydell was born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and studied at University College Dublin, Cambridge University, England, and the University of Heidelberg, Germany. He was professor of music at Trinity College, Dublin, from 1962 to 1982, and a founder of the Music Association of Ireland and the Dowland consort. As a conductor, he worked with the Dublin Orchestral Players and the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra (now the National Symphony Orchestra). For many years he was a member of the Arts Council and he was one of the founders of Aosdána, a state-supported academy of creative artists from a variety of disciplines and fields.