Patrick Brennan was born in Derry, Northern Ireland. He studied piano with Julian Jacobson and composition with Julian Anderson, Hans Abrahamsen and Bent Sørensen. As a composer he has worked with orchestras and ensembles including the LSO, RPO, BCMG, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Internationale Ensemble Moderne Akademie. He has been an RPS Young Artist and has been chosen to represent Ireland at the ISCM “World Music Days 2015” in Slovenia. He is currently pursuing a PhD in composition at Cambridge University, supervised by Richard Causton. He is a member of the Association of Irish Composers.