▁the ▁Gu ild hall ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁D rama . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁b urs aries ▁from ▁the ▁Arts ▁Council ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁Gu ild hall ▁Trust ▁and ▁Michael ▁Collins ▁Memorial ▁Foundation ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁fund ▁these ▁studies . ▁At ▁Gu ild hall ▁he ▁studied ▁composition ▁with ▁Mal col m ▁S inger ▁and ▁electro - ac oust ic ▁music ▁with ▁N ye ▁Par ry ▁and ▁he ▁formed ▁his ▁own ▁ensemble , ▁the ▁David ▁F lyn n ▁Collect ive . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Gu ild hall ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁D IT ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁where ▁he ▁under to ok ▁a ▁research ▁Ph . D . ▁entitled ▁Trad itional ▁Irish ▁Music : ▁A ▁Path ▁to ▁New ▁Music . ▁He ▁completed ▁it ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Professional ▁composition ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁ ▁F lyn n ' s ▁professional ▁composition ▁career ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁with ▁performances ▁of ▁his ▁music ▁by ▁artists ▁including ▁Jane ▁O ' Le ary ' s ▁Con cor de ▁ensemble , ▁R olf ▁H ind ▁and ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Gu itar ▁Quart et . ▁He ▁also ▁premier ed ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁guitar ▁works ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁His ▁works ▁from ▁this ▁period ▁are ▁often ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁minimal ist ▁music ▁of ▁John ▁Adams , ▁Philip ▁G lass ▁and ▁Steve ▁Reich . ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁Gu ild hall ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁and