THE
SEVILLE SUITE TARACD 3030
The Seville Suite was composed in 1992 by Bill Whelan. After many years of producing
and performing, this was to be Bill's first major orchestral composition. Through music,
Whelan tells the historical story of the legendary Red Hugh O'Donnell and his journey -
after his defeat at the Battle of Kinsale - to La Coruna in Spain.
The piece follows that journey from that infamous battle to O'Donnell's arrival and welcome
by the Spanish Earl of Caracena. Commissioned in 1992 by the Irish Prime Minister's office to
commemorate Ireland's participation at the European cultural exposition (entitled Expo '92),
The Seville Suite served as a wonderful reflection of the event. The Seville Suite received its
European Premiere at the Maestranza concert hall in Seville on October 4, 1992.
Performed by a 50 piece orchestra, the piece featured soloists Davy Spillane, Mairtin O'Connor,
Mel Mercier and Mairead Nesbitt, many of whom were later to appear in Riverdance. The last movement
of the work was danced by Maria Pagés, who also later became a featured performer in Riverdance The Show.
'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. Kinsale
2. O'Donnell's Lament
3. Pedro de Zubiaur
4. Fr. Conry's Jig
5. The Storm
6. The Coast of Galicia
7. The Road to La Coruna
8. Caracena
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APRIL 2013
Top Irish Songwriters / Composers Paul Brady / Phil Coulter / Pete St. John / Ray Harman / Shay Healy / Jimmy MacCarthy To Be Inducted into the IMRO Academy....[more]
MARCH 2013
BILL WHELAN Berklee College Concert - April 11th 2013....[more]
FEBRUARY 2013
"PUBLISH AND PERISH!"....[more]
January 2013
Bill Whelan - Publish and Perish, Music and creativity at the gateway to Babylon....[more]
DIGITAL BISCUIT - Friday 25th January....[more]
Cox to head up Limerick City of Culture in 2014....[more]
December 2012
LIMERICK ON RECORD CD launch In Aid of Milford Hospice....[more]
November 2012
Zoë Conway and John McIntyre new album launch....[more]
September 2012
AN EVENING WITH BILL WHELAN & FRIENDS CLIFDEN ARTS FESTIVAL...[more]
June 2012
MUSIC GENERATION RADIO DOCUMENTARY ...[more]
RIVERDANCE - FINAL US PERFORMANCES THIS WEEKEND ...[more]
May 2012
IRISH TIMES review of The Music of Bill Whelan at NCH ...[more]
Today with Pat Kenny ...[more]
Win Tickets To Riverdance Symphonic Performance ...[more]
LYRIC FM THIS WEEK - MARTY IN THE MORNING ...[more]
Riverdance: The Music of Bill Whelan...[more]
April 2012
Guarding copyright on the Internet...[more]
NEWSTALK 106-108fm...[more]
World Premiere of Bill Whelan's Riverdance Symphonic Suite...[more]
March 2012
Riverdance set for first performance in Limerick...[more]
February 2012
The Rolling Wave- Our Musical Heritage, RTE Radio 1...[more]
November 2011
ALEXEJ GORLATCH REVIEW...[more]
ALEXEJ GORLATCH PERFORMS IN DUBLIN AT MUSIC NETWORK END OF YEAR GALA CONCERT....[more]
UCD FOUNDATION DAY MEDAL FOR GRAMMY AWARD WINNER, BILL WHELAN....[more]
September 2011
Bill Whelan receives the Spirit Of Ireland Award in New York....[more]
SUNDAY MISCELLANY's visit to Clifden Arts Week ....[more]
Liam Neeson and Gabriel Byrne present Irish Arts Center Award to Bill Whelan ....[more]
An Evening with Bill Whelan and Orchestra
Featuring Athena Tergis and Special Guest Mick Donegan....[more]
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