Irish native eimearnoone will conduct the orchestra at this year's Oscars ceremony - the first woman ever to take on the role
Image: Isabel Thomas/Kiyhuri Photograph Image: Isabel Thomas/Kiyhuri Photograph IRISH COMPOSER AND conductor Eimear Noone is to become the first-ever woman to conduct the orchestra at the Oscars.
Noone, who is originally from Kilconnell in Galway but divides her time between Ireland and California, has had a long and successful career as a composer and conductor. Much of her work involves composing for video games, such as World of Warcraft and Zelda. She’s currently working on the Maria Callas hologram tour. She’s also a presenter of the video game show High Score on Classic FM.
But it wasn’t until she met Russell Brower, an Emmy award-winning composer who is involved with gaming giant Blizzard, that she began to work in the video game space. “I always thought orchestral conducting is a very male-dominated world – it still is, and that’s why it’s great having a programme like this which are encouraging more women to get involved,” said one of the participants, Raeghnya Zutshi.
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