Cloudsong (30.04.1994 - Dublin; автор - Bill Whelan)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anúna
Anúna is an Irish choral group. In 1987 Dublin composer Michael McGlynn founded An Uaithne, a name which describes the three ancient types of Celtic music, Suantraí (lullaby), Geantraí (happy song) and Goltraí (lament). One of the group's stated aims is to explore and redefine this music. An Uaithne became Anúna in 1991 and in 2010 adopted the name "Anúna, Ireland's National Choir". Most of the material they perform is written or arranged specifically for the group by Michael McGlynn. He also has reconstructed and arranged a substantial amount of early Irish music, which has been recorded by the group. McGlynn's choral arrangements are written specifically for their combination of classically trained singers and untrained voices. Anúna do not work with a conductor in performance, and move throughout the venue at different points in concert. Their standard line-up is twelve to fourteen singers.
...Anúna became associated with Riverdance from 1994 until 1996. They gave the first performance of the piece at the Eurovision Song Contest, spending 18 weeks at number 1 in the Irish single's chart and reaching number 9 in the U.K. Singles Chart. They featured on the CD and DVD "Riverdance" and "Riverdance: the Show". They sang the opening choral section entitled "Cloudsong" with a solo by soprano Katie McMahon Anúna won an Irish National Entertainment Award for Classical music in 1994.
Website: http://www.anuna.ie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_McMahon
Katie McMahon is an Irish singer. She was a soloist with the original Riverdance troupe. Her recordings have largely featured traditional Irish songs, occasionally in the Irish language.
McMahon is from Dublin. She was classically trained in voice and harp. She studied Italian and Drama Studies at Trinity College, Dublin. During a break from her studies, Katie joined the vocal group Anúna in 1991, and remained with the choir until 1996. She was a soloist on Anúna's first three CDs "ANÚNA" (1993), "Invocation" (1994) and "Omnis" (1995).
She is best known as the original lead soprano soloist with Anúna in the piece "Cloudsong". This is the opening section of Riverdance, first performed as part in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. Subsequently she went on to participate with Anúna in the offshoot stage performance "Riverdance the Show" until 1996, when she left the choir, remaining with the show until the late 1990s.
Her debut album, After the Morning, was released in North America. Since then she has released three more, Shine, Celtic Christmas, and St. Patrick's Day.
She is married to Ben Craig with whom she has two children. She currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Genres: Celtic Instruments: Vocals, harp Website: http://www.katiemcmahon.com/Katie_McMahon_Official_Page/Home.html