Bernard Sexton is an Irish composer who has been working in the area of sacred and choral music for the past twenty five years. He pursued his undergraduate music studies at University College Dublin and DIT Conservatory of Music, and holds a Master's Degree in Composition from the University of Chichester. Many of his compositions have been published by leading publishing houses in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States and his music is frequently performed on RTE national radio and television . He has been a prize-winner at every sacred music competition in the last 25 years and his most recent setting in English, the Mass of Renewal has won praise for its accessibility and musical integrity.. Bernard founded the multi-award winning chamber choir, Anima, and he is associated with some of Ireland's premier choral ensembles. He is currently guest lecturer in liturgical composition at Maynooth Pontifical University.