Welcome to our second Summer Concert featuring Zoe Conway and John McIntyre with Bill Whelan at the Carlingford Heritage Centre!
Zoe Conway and John McIntyre are talented musicians known for their captivating performances, and with the addition of Bill Whelan the award winning composer and producer based in Co. Galway, Ireland. 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. To date, 22 million people have seen Riverdance The Show live.
His musical settings of the literary works of Irish writers have been performed widely at home and abroad and include the poetry of WB Yeats, Paul Muldoon, Derek Mahon, Tom McIntyre, Frank McGuinness and Paul Durcan.
As a producer in the studio he has worked with U2, Van Morrison, Kate Bush, Richard Harris, The Dubliners, Planxty, Andy Irvine, Davy Spillane and Bulgarian/Irish band, East Wind. His music for film includes scores for “Dancing At Lughansa” starring Meryl Streep, “Some Mother’s Son” featuring Helen Mirren and “Lamb” with Liam Neeson.