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Bill Whelan has composed music for theatre, film and orchestra. His 1997 Grammy Award winning music Riverdance continues to be performed around the world. To coincide with the 25th anniversary tour, Bill completed a new studio recording of the music from Riverdance, released by Decca/Universal Records, featuring many of the young musicians who ...
William Michael Joseph Whelan (born 22 May 1950) is an Irish composer and musician. He is best known for composing a piece for the interval of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest . The result, " Riverdance ", was a seven-minute piece of original music accompanying a new take on traditional Irish stepdance that became a full-length stage production ...
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Oct 20, 2022 · A Rare Road in Irish Music. Composer Bill Whelan's new memoir, 'The Road to Riverdance', explores growing up in Limerick, working in the Irish music industry, and the famous performance of his work during the Eurovision interval in 1994. Brendan Finan reviews. It’s in the title.
May 22, 2012 · Riverdance: The Music of Bill Whelan. National Concert Hall, Dublin. Siobhán Long. Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00. National Concert Hall, Dublin. Riverdance has embedded itself within our psyche, for...
" Riverdance " is a song by Irish musician Bill Whelan, originally recorded in March 1993 and first performed as the interval act for the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. "Riverdance" is a mostly instrumental composition performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, with an introduction sung by choral ensemble Anúna.
- "Caraçena"
- 1994
- March 1993
Jul 1, 2008 · Toner Quinn. In April 1994, the seven-minute performance of Riverdance, combining the music of Bill Whelan with a reinterpretation of traditional Irish dance, had an immediate and remarkable impact on the Irish public.
Dancing at Lughnasa. Bill Whelan is an award winning composer and producer based in Co. Galway, Ireland.He composes music for theatre, film, television and orchestra. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Music and is best known for his Grammy Award winning score Riverdance.
