Galway-born composer Eimear Noone will make history at the ceremony
An Irish conductor will be the first woman ever to take charge of the orchestra at the Oscars this year.
Taking to social media to share her delight, Noone thanked “visionary producers Stephanie Allain and Lynette Howell Taylor and the incredible Rickey Minor, genius music director,” for inviting her to perform at the Dolby Theatre on February 9.Speaking to Variety, Noone went on to credit him further, saying: “[How] generous he is, to hand over this incredibly poignant moment, as these [composers] are my heroes and she-roes, who will be sitting in the audience, whose music I get to interpret.
She was was the first woman to conduct at Dublin’s National Concert Hall, and for four years she conducted the Dublin City Concert Orchestra, an ensemble she founded at 21 for the performance of film music. Yet despite her vast experience, she said she will definitely be feeling the nerves ahead of the big event.
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