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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 ...
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.
Dec 5, 2019 · Music video by Bill Whelan performing Riverdance (Audio). © 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc. http://vevo.ly/DRLnEx.
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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 and the show is about to embark on a 25th anniversary tour of the United States, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom.
4 days ago · Bill Whelan: 'AI has been designed with those kinds of corporate notions behind it.' Photograph: Alan Betson . Whelan is certainly a renaissance man: he recently spoke at the Listowel Writers Week ...
The Road to Riverdance by Bill Whelan is a skilfully attuned record of one of Ireland’s most famous and influential composers. Riverdance exploded across the stage at Dublin’s Point Theatre one spring evening in 1994 during a seven-minute interval of the Eurovision Song Contest hosted by Ireland.
Oct 29, 2022 · Bill Whelan’s memoir is an entertaining account of the seismic changes in Irish society during the second half of the 20th century and a colourful testament to an extraordinary life that helped...
