▁an ▁Irish ▁composer , ▁classical ▁guitar ist , ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁A os d á na . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Jer ome ▁de ▁B rom head ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Water ford , ▁Ireland . ▁He ▁studied ▁with ▁A . J . ▁Pot ter ▁and ▁James ▁Wilson ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Irish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁with ▁further ▁studies ▁with ▁Se ó irse ▁Bod ley ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁Franco ▁Don at oni ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁He ▁holds ▁an ▁M . A . ▁in ▁music , ▁art ▁history ▁and ▁English ▁from ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Dublin . ▁As ▁a ▁guitar ist , ▁he ▁studied ▁with ▁El sp eth ▁Henry ▁( 1 9 6 7 – 6 8 ) ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Gu itar ▁Centre , ▁London ▁( 1 9 6 9 ). ▁He ▁worked ▁in ▁R T É ▁as ▁a ▁television ▁news ▁director ▁and ▁announ cer , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁music ▁producer ▁for ▁radio , ▁until ▁a ▁serious ▁accident ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁ret ire ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁He ▁currently ▁lives ▁in ▁Dublin . ▁ ▁Music ▁His ▁compos itions ▁include ▁works ▁for ▁solo ▁guitar ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁orch est ral , ▁ch oral ▁and ▁chamber ▁music . ▁His ▁Sym phony ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁( 1 9 8 6 ) ▁represented ▁Ireland ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Rost rum ▁of ▁Compos ers ▁at ▁UN ES CO ▁in ▁Paris . ▁He ▁describes ▁his ▁style ▁as ▁" ne ither ▁a ▁Post mod ern ist ▁nor ▁a