The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra working with Chief conductor Dublin born Derek Gleeson. The orchestra has recorded a number of film scores by Irish and other composers. [1]The orchestra is a re-creation of the original Dublin Philharmonic orchestra active from the 1880s to the 1930s. The modern orchestra was founded in 1997 under Gleeson. The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra brings together the finest of Bulgarian, Irish and other European orchestral musicians, with Irish and International soloists, conductors and composers...celebrating a shared musical heritage, pursuing performance excellence in the tradition of classical and contemporary symphonic music. Founded in the mid 1800's, The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra gave regular concerts throughout the capital city until the late 1930's, at which point there was a cessation of activities with the advent of World War Two. In 1997 The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra was reconstituted under the direction of Music Director Derek Gleeson, drawing its members Primarily from Bulgarian and Irish orchestral musicians. The reconstituted Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra gave its premier concert during the 1997 Kilkenny Arts Festival at the great 13th century Norman cathedral, "St, Canices" in the ancient city of Kilkenny. In addition to performing the repertoire of standard classical masterworks, The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra gives a voice to Ireland's contemporary composers. Under Maestro Gleeson, the orchestra has recorded classical and contemporary repertoire for commercial record companies, including Albany Records (U.S.A.), BMG/Windham Hill Records, and in 2006 is featured on the Contemporary Music Centre of Ireland's "Contemporary Music from Ireland, Volume Six" CD. Additionally, The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra has recorded film scores for Motion Pictures and Television. In 2009, The Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra and Music Director Derek Gleeson undertook its inaugural tour of the United States of America with a 49 concert tour under the auspices of Columbia Artists Management Inc. [2], [3]

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1. http://www.dublinphilharmonic.com/about.php
2. Irish Times, December 2008 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2008/1218/1229523043053.html
3. Ebpona, issue 5, 2008 http://www.euro2001.net/index.shtml?page=issuecontent&file=issues/5_2008/english_ver.html