A Night of Irish Music from Bill Whelan
| Hours: | 8:15pm |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $ see below |
| Category: | Music & Concerts |
The venue is wheelchair accessible.
Tickets for reserved seating are on sale now at $8 and $16 in advance, $12 and $20 day of show.
Buy tickets at www.berklee.edu/bpc.
For more information, call the Berklee Performance Center Box Office at 617-747-2261.
Whelan wrote a new composition especially for the concert to be performed by a student vocal group.
Joining Whelan for guest turns on stage will be Irish entertainers fiddle player Zoe Conway, Declan Masterson on uilleann pipes, and traditional dancer Mick Donegan.
Featured students will be violinist Tara Novak and harpist Mairi Campbell.
The concert is produced by Whelan, and executive produced by Larry Bethune, vice president for student affairs/dean of students; and Rob Rose, vice president for special programs.
Music direction comes from Ken Zambello, ensemble professor; and vocal direction from voice instructor Annette Philip.
Among all of Whelan’s credits, he’s best known as the composer, arranger, and lyricist of Riverdance, which originated from a seven-minute orchestral piece for hard-shoe Irish dance created for a TV program.
From its first public performance in Dublin in 1994 to Radio City Music Hall, to international touring productions, Riverdance has brought Irish music and dance to millions of people.
The Riverdance soundtrack made Whelan a Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Show Album, and the video of the production became the all-time highest selling music video in the UK.
Whelan’s production and arranging credits include a number of projects with artists from his homeland.
He produced the song “Refugee” for U2’s album War.
He collaborated with Van Morrison writing and producing the score for the film 'Lamb.” Whelan and Michael Kamin arranged all tracks on Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love album.
Among Whelan’s earliest work with Irish traditional music was as a band member of the legendary Planxty, starting in 1980.
He’s produced records for many Irish folk artists including the Dubliners, Andy Irvine, Stockton's Wing, Davy Spillane and the Bulgarian/Irish band, and the Irish National Symphony Orchestra.
| COST | ↑ top |
$8 (Berklee students) and $16 (general admission) in advance, $12 (Berklee students) and $20 (general admission) day of show
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136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA, 02115 map
Phone: (617) 747-2568
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