THE
CONNEMARA SUITE TARACD 4021
 The Connemara Suite began some years ago when Bill was first asked to write for the Irish Chamber Orchestra. INISHLACKEN came first, that then led to CARNA and finally ERRISBEG. The virtuosity of the musicians and their enthusiasm for music making was a very rewarding experience for Bill as a composer. It also allowed him to write for traditional musicians within the framework of a chamber orchestra and the ICO who have always had a sense of adventure in their approach to their repertoire.
'The Connemara Suite', 'The Seville Suite', and 'EastWind' are also available from the Claddagh Records shop at,
2 Cecilia Street, Dublin 2 Tel: +353 (0)1 6770262 or by mail-order: +353 (0)1 677 8943 or Email
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1. Inishlacken, The
Currach, The
Island Terns, Evening Céilí
2. Errisbeg
3. Carna, Dawn, Macdara's, An Chistin
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September 2008
2008 BILL WHELAN INTERNATIONAL BURSARY......[more]
BILL SPEAKS TO GALWAY BAY FM AND MID-WEST RADIO.....[more]
July 2008
MUSIC, IRELAND and RIVERDANCE - Bill Whelan in conversation with Toner Quinn
of the JMI..... [more]
"DOING SOMETHING IRISH" from Thomas Moore to Riverdance.....[more]
June 2008
CRASH ENSEMBLE CONCERT - A new work by 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lang
receives its first performance in Dublin in June....[more]
May 2008
IN PRAISE OF CONNEMARA - Helene Dunbar meets Bill Whelan and finds out that
his latest work explores a deeper side of his psyche.... [more]
INTERVEW WITH KIRSTEN TAGAMI ... [more]
GLOBALISING IRISH MUSIC... [more]
April 2008
THE SEVEN AGES... [more]
ZOË CONWAY... [more]
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