Genevieve Murphy

Genevieve Murphy – Composer, Performance Maker & Performer

From Scotland, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Education

2004–2006
Royal Conservatoire of Glasgow (Junior Department)
Piano with Havilland Willshire, cello with Betsy Taylor, composition with David Fennessy

2006–2010
Birmingham Conservatoire – BMus (Hons) in Piano and Composition
Studied with Simon Nichols and Joe Cutler. Additional tuition from Howard Skempton, Edwin Roxburgh, Richard Ayres, and Louis Andriessen

2008–2009
One-year professional break for touring and performing with Martin Creed

2011
Graduated BMus (Hons), Composition – Birmingham Conservatoire

2013
Master of Music in Composition – Royal Conservatory of The Hague
Tutors: Martijn Padding, Yannis Kyriakides

Selected Work & Performances

2026

September

Composer, dramaturg and coach for TROMP International Percussion Competition, collaborating with the three finalists and Het Muziek ensemble, Eindhoven, NL

Mixing the new Album of Her Secret State with John Parish, Bristol, NL.

Workshopping a new commission at LOUD muziektheater with Nemo Ensemble and choreographers Luke George and Daniel Kok, Gent, BE

June

Appointed Main Subject Teacher of Composition at the Royal Conservatoire Of The Hague (permanent position), NL

 April         

Concert at Droog Gallery with band Her Secret State, Amsterdam, NL. 

Keynote speaker during the docenten dag of the Conservatorium Arnhem, ArtEZ University of the Arts. Arnhem, NL.

March 

Residency in preparation for commission with Musica Festival (Strasbourg), co-produced by       

Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ (Amsterdam) and La Muse en Circuit (Paris), and developed in close     collaboration with HYPER DUO (Switzerland). Biel, CH.

February

Concert at Plantage Dok on 20th February 2026 with Giuseppe Doronzo. A Lokaal evening, with Space is the Place together with the musicians collective Orbits, in Amsterdam, NL.

January

Residency and three concerts at Neukollner Oper with my band GENEVIEVE. Berlin, DE.

2025

December

Solo concert at Paradiso during event “Nacht van het Absurdisme”, invited by Luc Ex Amsterdam, NL.

Concert with Andy Moor at Het LocHal, Invited by Merijn Bisschops in collaboration with the Library, DansBrabant and Pop up Cinema. Tilburg, NL.

November

Rehearsing and recording with Andy Moor, John Dikeman, Marta Warelis, Henning Luther. Advised and produced by John Parish in Bristol and Rockfield Studios in Wales UK

Concert at HCMF with Paris based ensemble ONCEIM performing “Together We Feel And Alone We Experience” Huddersfield, UK

September

Workshop and performance at Neuköllner Oper, Berlin

Guest composition teacher, main subject teacher at Royal Conservatoire Of The Hague (2025-2026)

Teaching two courses on Sound, Composition and performance at The Royal Academy Of Art, The Hague (2025-2026)

June

Performance with Alice Haspyd, commissioned and performing for Time Based: Sonic Interventions, cross-cultural collaborations between Ukrainian and UK based artists, in Glasgow, Scotland.

Performance with band Genevieve. Line-up includes Andy Moor, Chaerin Im, John Dikeman, Henning Luther. Paradiso, Amsterdam

May
Duo performance with Giuseppe Doronzo at Bimhuis as part of Spring Duets series

2024

December

Premier of Normality No More, premiered at Theatre Rotterdam with Conny Janssen Danst, Ragazze Quartet and Via Berlin before touring throughout The Netherlands. 

November

Concert of Together We Feel And Alone We Experience with ONCEIM at Philharmonie Luxemburg, Luxemburg

October

Received Fast Forward Subsidy by Fonds Podium Kunsten, Amsterdam

September

Premier of Together We Feel And Alone We Experience with ONCEIM at Gaudeamus Muziekweek, double billing and commissioned next to Christian Marclay, Utrecht, before performing at Festival Musica, Strasbourg. 

June
Composer-performer for Yannis Kyriakides’ Mutability at Holland Festival, Amsterdam
Presented research from GRASpunt residency, Amsterdam

May
Band version of At The Spot Where I Find Myself at Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, Amsterdam
One-week GRASpunt residency, Asko|Schönberg, Amsterdam

April
One-week GRASpunt residency, Asko|Schönberg, Amsterdam

March
Duo concert with Andy Moor – Viernulvier, Ghent
Guest teacher – Advanced Master Ensemble, KASK, Ghent
At The Spot Where I Find Myself – Night Air Festival, Kortrijk

February
Ensemble ONCEIM rehearsals – Paris
Preparation for premiere at Gaudeamus Music Week

January
Premiered Somewhere Someone Is Conducting Right Now – Marres, Maastricht

2023

Appointed teacher at Royal Academy of Art and Royal Conservatoire (ArtScience Department), The Hague

Performed internationally with Andy Moor and premiered new compositions in Sydney, Barcelona, Venice, London, Utrecht, and more

2022–2009

Multiple performances and premieres across Europe, UK, USA and Australia
Including collaborations with: Martin Creed, Nicole Beutler Projects, Andy Moor, Silbersee, Asko|Schönberg, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Fretwork, and more

Premieres of works such as At The Spot Where I Find Myself, I Don’t Want To Be An Individual All On My Own, They Move Differently Here, Squeeze Machine, The One I Feed, and Hans & Griet

Album released with Unsounds Records; performed at Rewire Festival and Gaudeamus

Teaching & Residencies

2024
Two GRASpunt residencies hosted by Asko|Schönberg

External Examiner at Amsterdam Conservatoire

2022 – 2023 and 2025-2026
Lecturer at Royal Academy of Art (Art Science) & Composition Teacher at Royal Conservatoire Of The Hague (Composition)

External Examiner at Royal Birmingham, Conservatoire

2022
Guest teacher at Fontys (Themaweek), Tilburg
External examiner at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Awards & Recognitions

Nominated for Mathijs Vermeulen Prijs (2025)

Fast Forward Subsidy — FPK (2024)

Stichting Rizoom Production Grant (2021)

Honorary Membership of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (2019)

Standplaats Utrecht (2018)

Nieuwe Makers Subsidie – FPK (2017)