Riverdance Dance Reprise - Música

BILL WHELAN Composer Bill Has Worked Extensively In Theatre And Film. He Was Appointed Composer To The W.B. Yeats International Theatre Festival At Ireland's National Abbey Theatre In 1989 Writing Original Music For 15 Yeats Plays. His Adaptation Of HMS Pinafore Received A Laurence Olivier Award Nomination. His Compositional Work In Film Includes Original Scores For Dancing At Lughnasa Starring Meryl Streep Some Mother's Son Starring Helen Mirren And Lamb Starring Liam Neeson. Music For Television Includes The Seven Ages Sean Ó Mordha's History Of The Irish State. The Seville Suite Was His First Large Scale Orchestral Work Commissioned For Ireland's National Day At Expo '92 In Seville. The Spirit Of Mayo Followed In 1993. Bill Recently Completed A Trilogy Of Pieces For Chamber Orchestra Inishlacken Which Has Been Performed In Europe And The US Carna Which Premiered In Carnegie Hall In March 2005 And Errisbeg Which Received Its World Premiere In December 2005. All Three Works Are Included On Bill Whelan's Latest CD "The Connemara Suite" Released In December 2007. His Many Production And Arranging Credits Include U2 Van Morrison Kate Bush Richard Harris And Planxty. He Has Written And Recorded A New Composition With The Classical Violinist Vanessa-Mae And Is Currently Writing A New Theatre Work Which Has Been Commissioned By The New York Metropolitan Opera And Lincoln Center. Bill Was Honored With The 1997 Grammy Award For 'Best Musical Show Album' For His Riverdance CD. The Album Is A Certified Platinum Record In The US Ireland And Australia. Bill Holds Two Honorary Doctorates And Has Just Been Awarded A Fellowship By The Royal Irish Academy Of Music. He Is A Member Of The Boards Of Berklee School Of Music In Boston The University Or Limerick And The Board Of The Irish Contemporary Music "Crash" Ensemble. read less