Gerald Barry has been played on NTS in shows including The Guardian Radio Hour, featured first on 18 March 2016. Songs played include The Importance Of Being Earnest, Opera In Three Acts, Act I and Piano Quartet No. 2.

Gerald Barry was born in Ireland in 1952 and studied composition with Stockhausen and Kagel. He first came to public attention in 1979 with his radical ensemble works ‘__’ and ‘Ø’.

Many of his works have been commissioned by the BBC, including Chevaux-de-frise for the Ulster Orchestra at the 1988 Proms, The Conquest of Ireland and Day for the BBC Symphony Orchestra, The Eternal Recurrence, a setting…