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Eimear Noone is an Irish conductor and composer, best known for her award-winning work on video game music. She has conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Bretagne, the Sydney Symphony, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, and several other national orchestras. Noone was the first woman to conduct at the Oscars on 9 February 2020, leading the orchestra in excerpts from the five nominated film scores. Noone was also the first woman to conduct at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland. A documentary about the life of Eimear Noone is currently in production by Krenshaw Films.
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- ↑ "The 84th Academy Awards (2012) Nominees". oscars.org. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ Irish short films ‘The Shore’ and ‘Pentecost’ get Oscar nominations - VIDEOS | Irish Entertainment in Ireland and Around the World | IrishCentral
- ↑ BBC2012Noms. "Oscars 2012: Nominees in full". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
