Derek Gleeson
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Derek Gleeson: Irish
/American
dual Citizen. Music Director
, Conductor
, Composer
, Music Producer, Timpanist, Percussionist, Pianist
and Educator. Born in Dublin, February 28, 1964.
Music Director & Conductor of the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra
.(1997–Present). Conductor at the Anna Livia Dublin International Opera Festival. (Founded by Bernadette Greevy
). Composer of the Irish Film and Television Awards
(IFTAs) (2005–Present). Director of Ceoil Productions Ireland/Screen Training Ireland's film scoring program.(1996–Present). Composer of musical scores for Film and Television and of symphonic music for the concert hall.(1997–Present)
, additional private timpani studies with Martin Metrustry, principal timpanist of the RTE Symphony Orchestra (now the: RTE National Symphony Orchestra
), and with Alan Cumberland, principal timpanist (at the time,) of the London Philharmonic Orchestra
. Later,(1981–1984) Gleeson attended the Royal Academy of Music
, London.
(1984–1988) Continued further studies in Conducting in London with Harry Newstone at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
, and with Karl Oesterreicher at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Wien, (University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna)
(1990–1994) Gleeson studied Film Scoring at UCLA (the University of California at Los Angeles), with Don Brandon Ray and Robert Drasnin
.
(2000–2004) Opera Conducting studies continued in Easter Europe with Valeri Vachev and Milen Nachev
, a protege of Ilya Musin.
, EUYO) where he had the opportunity to work under the great conducting masters of the day, including Herbert Von Karajan
, Claudio Abbado
, Leonard Bernstein
, Sir Georg Solti and Daniel Barenboim
, whilst performing, amongst others, at the Salzburg Festival
, the Edinburgh Festival
, Lucerne Festival
as well as at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall
. In parallel, he was also a member of "EuroJazz" The European Community Youth Jazz Orchestra and NYJO, The National Youth Jazz Orchestra
of Great Britain, with whom he featured as Vibraphone soloist in the CD release of Paul Hart
's Concerto for Classical Guitar and Jazz Orchestra, written for Guitarist John Williams
, released on CBS Records
.
At 15 years old, as freelance timpanist and percussionist, Gleeson began working with the RTE Concert Orchestra
and the RTE Symphony Orchestra while still attending High School. Between 1979 and 1989 he performed as a freelance orchestral player with many of the prominent British Orchestras, and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe
. In 1984 he was a prize winner in the Shell/London Symphony Orchestra
Music Scholarship. During this period he also worked as a Studio Session Musician, principally as a Keyboardist and Piano player for pop/rock and commercial recording sessions.
Whilst living and studying conducting in Vienna at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Wien(University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna) Gleeson sang second bass with Gunther Theuring's, Wiener Jeunesse-Chor, with whom he performed with the Wiener Philharmoniker at the Musikverein. (Gleeson also studied Voice periodically with the famed Irish vocal teacher Veronica Dunne at the College of Music, Dublin. Now called, the DIT-Conservatory of Music & Drama, Dublin)
In 1989, Gleeson "won" a U.S. Green Card (NP-5 Visa) in the U.S. Donnelly
Visa lottery and moved to Los Angeles where he attended UCLA, studying Film Scoring and Composition.
Amongst others, Gleeson has conducted: The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra; The London Philharmonic Orchestra; The RTÉ Concert Orchestra (RTÉ = Raidió Teilifís Éireann
; Ireland
's national broadcaster); The National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, (Italy); The Bohuslav Martinů
Philharmonic, (Czech); The Karlovy Vary
Symphony Orchestra, (Czech); RTL Orchestra, (Luxembourg); The NOS
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
Orchestra, (Holland); The Danish Radio Concert Orchestra (Denmark); Orchestra of the Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet, (England); Bulgarian National Radio
Symphony Orchestra, (Bulgaria); Philharmonia Bulgarica; The Vratza Philharmonic Orchestra, (Bulgaria); The Los Angeles Composers Guild Chamber Orchestra; The Ruckert Chamber Orchestra, (Ireland); and the Tehran Symphony Orchestra
, (Iran). Opera repertoire includes: Verdi's La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Rigoletto and Un Ballo in Maschera. Mozart's, La Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Magic Flute. Bizet's Carmen. Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin.
Anna Livia Dublin International Opera Festival "Conductor Derek Gleeson kept perfect pace and never overwhelmed the action...I doubt there has been a better Rigoletto in Dublin. The President of Ireland led a prolonged standing ovation, and deservedly so" The Sunday Business Post, September '08
"His Mahler's Fifth Symphony was glorious" The Irish Times
"Thanks to the authority & dynamism of the young and talented conductor Derek Gleson, the orchestra excelled itself," The Irish Times.
To great acclaim, Derek Gleeson conducted the premier CD recording of Tchaikovsky's Ode to Joy
, The original Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture and Prokofiev's Zdravitsa (Prokofiev)
with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
and Choir. (Carlton Classics/IMP Masters)
"Performances are entirely convincing, polished and stylsh under Irish conductor Gleeson's able leadership." In Tune Magazine
"Derek Gleeson conducted with spirit....striking detail...A must for anyone who loves Russian music" Classic CD Magazine
In 2009, Gleeson and the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra made the largest orchestral tour of the U.S.A. that year, to over 49 cities, under the auspices of Columbia Artists Management
, Inc.
In 2010, Gleeson and the DPO
toured China, performing at the Shanghai Grand Theatre
's World Expo Program, and two concerts opening the Beijing Summer Festival "Roam about the Classics" from the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) at the Opera House, televised throughout China
to over 400 million people.
); Irish Whiskey (Director Jon Stevens
); Moving Target (Director Paul Ziller); The Doorway (Director Michael Druxman); Kitchen (Director Kieron J Walsh) and additional music on The Suicide Club (Director Rachel Samuels).
In addition to composing music for film, Gleeson is Director of Ceoil Productions Ireland/Screen Training Ireland's Film Scoring Program. He served as composer advisor to Moonstone
International and as Music Jury Chairman and Composer of the Irish Film & Television Awards (IFTAs)
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
/American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
dual Citizen. Music Director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
, Conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
, Composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, Music Producer, Timpanist, Percussionist, Pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
and Educator. Born in Dublin, February 28, 1964.
Music Director & Conductor of the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra
Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra
The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra based in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1997 and operates under the auspices of the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra Association, a corporation limited by guarantee and Irish charity, The former Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra was active from the...
.(1997–Present). Conductor at the Anna Livia Dublin International Opera Festival. (Founded by Bernadette Greevy
Bernadette Greevy
Bernadette Greevy was an Irish mezzo-soprano. She was founder and artistic director of the Anna Livia Dublin International Opera Festival. She was the first artist-in-residence at the Dublin Institute of Technology's Faculty of Applied Arts.-Biography:Bernadette Greevy was born in Clontarf, Dublin...
). Composer of the Irish Film and Television Awards
Irish Film and Television Awards
The Irish Film and Television Awards were first awarded in 2003. Its sole aim is to celebrate Ireland's notably talented film and television community...
(IFTAs) (2005–Present). Director of Ceoil Productions Ireland/Screen Training Ireland's film scoring program.(1996–Present). Composer of musical scores for Film and Television and of symphonic music for the concert hall.(1997–Present)
Music Education
(1970–1984) Gleeson studied Piano, Music Theory/Composition, Timpani and Percussion at both the College of Music, Dublin, and the Royal Irish Academy of MusicRoyal Irish Academy of Music
The Royal Irish Academy of Music is a linked college of Dublin City University located in Dublin, Ireland.It was founded in 1848 by a group of music enthusiasts and moved to its present address in Westland Row in 1871. The following year it was granted the right to use the title "Royal"...
, additional private timpani studies with Martin Metrustry, principal timpanist of the RTE Symphony Orchestra (now the: RTE National Symphony Orchestra
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is the concert music orchestra of Raidió Teilifís Éireann...
), and with Alan Cumberland, principal timpanist (at the time,) of the London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera...
. Later,(1981–1984) Gleeson attended the Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
, London.
(1984–1988) Continued further studies in Conducting in London with Harry Newstone at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
, and with Karl Oesterreicher at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Wien, (University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna)
(1990–1994) Gleeson studied Film Scoring at UCLA (the University of California at Los Angeles), with Don Brandon Ray and Robert Drasnin
Robert Drasnin
Robert Drasnin is a composer and clarinet player.Robert Drasnin was born on 17 November 1927 in Charleston, West Virginia. At an early age Drasnin was interested in the Clarinet so he took lessons but when his family moved to Los Angeles he wasn't to start until 1938...
.
(2000–2004) Opera Conducting studies continued in Easter Europe with Valeri Vachev and Milen Nachev
Milen Nachev
Milen Nachev is a Bulgarian/American conductor. He is the Principal Guest Conductor with the Romanian National Radio Symphony Orchestra & Choir. He also served as an Artistic Director with International Symphonic & Opera Workshops, Ltd. .-Biography:...
, a protege of Ilya Musin.
Early Musical Life
Gleeson's early musical life was an eclectic one. At age twelve, he was Timpanist of the Irish Youth Orchestra, (IYO). (Now the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland). At age fifteen, as a Percussionist and Timpanist, he joined the European Community Youth Orchestra (ECYO) (now the European Union Youth OrchestraEuropean Union Youth Orchestra
The European Union Youth Orchestra is a training orchestra for young people in the European Union. It is funded centrally by the European Union and by a number of EU member states...
, EUYO) where he had the opportunity to work under the great conducting masters of the day, including Herbert Von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan was an Austrian orchestra and opera conductor. To the wider world he was perhaps most famously associated with the Berlin Philharmonic, of which he was principal conductor for 35 years...
, Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , is an Italian conductor. He has served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Vienna State Opera,...
, Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim...
, Sir Georg Solti and Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim, KBE is an Argentinian-Israeli pianist and conductor. He has served as music director of several major symphonic and operatic orchestras and made numerous recordings....
, whilst performing, amongst others, at the Salzburg Festival
Salzburg Festival
The Salzburg Festival is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer within the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
, the Edinburgh Festival
Edinburgh Festival
The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August...
, Lucerne Festival
Lucerne Festival
- History :The festival was founded in 1938 with a series of concerts in the gardens of Wagner's villa conducted by Arturo Toscanini, who had formed an orchestra with members of different orchestras and soloists for the concert...
as well as at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
. In parallel, he was also a member of "EuroJazz" The European Community Youth Jazz Orchestra and NYJO, The National Youth Jazz Orchestra
National Youth Jazz Orchestra
The National Youth Jazz Orchestra is a British jazz orchestra founded in 1963 by Bill Ashton.Based in Westminster, London, NYJO started life as the London Schools' Jazz Orchestra and evolved into becoming the national orchestra...
of Great Britain, with whom he featured as Vibraphone soloist in the CD release of Paul Hart
Paul Hart
Paul Hart is an English football manager and former football defender, who is currently Academy Director at Charlton Athletic. The son of Johnny Hart, a football inside forward and manager, Hart had five-year spells with both Blackpool and Leeds United, while also playing for Nottingham Forest and...
's Concerto for Classical Guitar and Jazz Orchestra, written for Guitarist John Williams
John Williams
John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
, released on CBS Records
CBS Records
CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...
.
At 15 years old, as freelance timpanist and percussionist, Gleeson began working with the RTE Concert Orchestra
RTÉ Concert Orchestra
The RTÉ Concert Orchestra is one of the two full time professional orchestras in Ireland that are part of RTÉ, the national broadcasting station. Since its formation as the Radio Éireann Light Orchestra in 1948, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, has grown from a small studio-based recording group to...
and the RTE Symphony Orchestra while still attending High School. Between 1979 and 1989 he performed as a freelance orchestral player with many of the prominent British Orchestras, and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe , established in 1981, is administratively based in London. The orchestra comprises about 60 members coming from across Europe. The players pursue parallel careers as international soloists, members of eminent chamber groups, and as tutors and professors of music...
. In 1984 he was a prize winner in the Shell/London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
Music Scholarship. During this period he also worked as a Studio Session Musician, principally as a Keyboardist and Piano player for pop/rock and commercial recording sessions.
Whilst living and studying conducting in Vienna at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Wien(University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna) Gleeson sang second bass with Gunther Theuring's, Wiener Jeunesse-Chor, with whom he performed with the Wiener Philharmoniker at the Musikverein. (Gleeson also studied Voice periodically with the famed Irish vocal teacher Veronica Dunne at the College of Music, Dublin. Now called, the DIT-Conservatory of Music & Drama, Dublin)
In 1989, Gleeson "won" a U.S. Green Card (NP-5 Visa) in the U.S. Donnelly
Brian J. Donnelly
Brian Joseph Donnelly of Dorchester, Boston was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1979 to 1993. He is a Democrat....
Visa lottery and moved to Los Angeles where he attended UCLA, studying Film Scoring and Composition.
Conducting
In December 1989, Gleeson moved to Los Angeles, left the world of the freelance orchestral musician, and directed his time exclusively to Conducting and Composition.Amongst others, Gleeson has conducted: The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra; The London Philharmonic Orchestra; The RTÉ Concert Orchestra (RTÉ = Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
; Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
's national broadcaster); The National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, (Italy); The Bohuslav Martinů
Bohuslav Martinu
Bohuslav Martinů was a prolific Czech composer of modern classical music. He was of Czech and Rumanian ancestry. Martinů wrote six symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental works. Martinů became a violinist in the Czech Philharmonic...
Philharmonic, (Czech); The Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately west of Prague . It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370...
Symphony Orchestra, (Czech); RTL Orchestra, (Luxembourg); The NOS
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting , English: Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation, is one of the broadcasters in the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system...
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting , English: Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation, is one of the broadcasters in the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system...
Orchestra, (Holland); The Danish Radio Concert Orchestra (Denmark); Orchestra of the Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet, (England); Bulgarian National Radio
Bulgarian National Radio
Bulgarian National Radio is Bulgaria's national radio broadcasting organization. It operates two national and seven regional channels, as well as an international service – Radio Bulgaria – which broadcasts in 11 languages.-National:...
Symphony Orchestra, (Bulgaria); Philharmonia Bulgarica; The Vratza Philharmonic Orchestra, (Bulgaria); The Los Angeles Composers Guild Chamber Orchestra; The Ruckert Chamber Orchestra, (Ireland); and the Tehran Symphony Orchestra
Tehran Symphony Orchestra
Tehran Symphony Orchestra was founded originally as "Municipality Symphony Orchestra" in 1933 by Gholamhossein Minbashian.The Orchestra in its modern form was founded by Parviz Mahmoud...
, (Iran). Opera repertoire includes: Verdi's La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Rigoletto and Un Ballo in Maschera. Mozart's, La Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Magic Flute. Bizet's Carmen. Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin.
Anna Livia Dublin International Opera Festival "Conductor Derek Gleeson kept perfect pace and never overwhelmed the action...I doubt there has been a better Rigoletto in Dublin. The President of Ireland led a prolonged standing ovation, and deservedly so" The Sunday Business Post, September '08
"His Mahler's Fifth Symphony was glorious" The Irish Times
"Thanks to the authority & dynamism of the young and talented conductor Derek Gleson, the orchestra excelled itself," The Irish Times.
To great acclaim, Derek Gleeson conducted the premier CD recording of Tchaikovsky's Ode to Joy
Ode to Joy
"Ode to Joy" is an ode written in 1785 by the German poet, playwright and historian Friedrich Schiller, enthusiastically celebrating the brotherhood and unity of all mankind...
, The original Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture and Prokofiev's Zdravitsa (Prokofiev)
Zdravitsa (Prokofiev)
Zdravitsa , Op. 85, is a cantata written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1939.-Background:Ever since Prokofiev returned to the Soviet Union, he was viewed as a suspect in the eyes of the Stalinist regime and was under scrutiny. Numerous Soviet artists had already been arrested or even executed for creating...
with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera...
and Choir. (Carlton Classics/IMP Masters)
"Performances are entirely convincing, polished and stylsh under Irish conductor Gleeson's able leadership." In Tune Magazine
"Derek Gleeson conducted with spirit....striking detail...A must for anyone who loves Russian music" Classic CD Magazine
In 2009, Gleeson and the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra made the largest orchestral tour of the U.S.A. that year, to over 49 cities, under the auspices of Columbia Artists Management
Columbia Artists Management
Columbia Artists Management is an international leader in managing the careers and touring activities of the world's most prominent performing artists and institutions.Led by Chairman and CEO Ronald A...
, Inc.
In 2010, Gleeson and the DPO
Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra
The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra based in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1997 and operates under the auspices of the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra Association, a corporation limited by guarantee and Irish charity, The former Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra was active from the...
toured China, performing at the Shanghai Grand Theatre
Shanghai Grand Theatre
The Shanghai Grand Theatre is located at the intersection of Central Boulevard and Huangpi Road South in northern part of the People's Square in Huangpu District, Shanghai, China....
's World Expo Program, and two concerts opening the Beijing Summer Festival "Roam about the Classics" from the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) at the Opera House, televised throughout China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
to over 400 million people.
Composition
Gleeson composed Film Scores for the feature films The White Pony (Director Brian KellyBrian Kelly (director)
Brian Kelly is a British television director. He has worked on several high-profile British television drama series, including Sea of Souls, Taggart, Monarch of the Glen and Holby City. In 2006 he took charge of directing the first block of episodes of the Doctor Who spin-off series...
); Irish Whiskey (Director Jon Stevens
Jon Stevens
Jon Stevens is a New Zealand-born singer of Maori descent, now an Australian citizen. Stevens is the brother of New Zealand Idol judge Frankie Stevens....
); Moving Target (Director Paul Ziller); The Doorway (Director Michael Druxman); Kitchen (Director Kieron J Walsh) and additional music on The Suicide Club (Director Rachel Samuels).
In addition to composing music for film, Gleeson is Director of Ceoil Productions Ireland/Screen Training Ireland's Film Scoring Program. He served as composer advisor to Moonstone
Moonstone
Moonstone may refer to:* Moonstone , gemstoneWilkie Collins* The Moonstone, 1868 book by Wilkie Collins, considered the first detective novel in English...
International and as Music Jury Chairman and Composer of the Irish Film & Television Awards (IFTAs)