Welcome to Richard Harris, The Music of the Movies
On behalf of the board of the Richard Harris International Film Festival, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to this musical celebration of the life of Richard Harris, in association with the Global Irish Festival Series and Limerick City and County Council.
The Richard Harris International Film Festival, is delighted to bring you on a journey through Harris’s momentous career in the company of the world renowned RTE Concert Orchestra, under the baton of the irrepressible David Brophy. It is a privilege to be joined by David and the Orchestra this evening, as we experience and enjoy their very special arrangement of iconic scores from films such as Gladiator and Unforgiven.
The festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and tonight is sure to be an appropriate and memorable way to remember Richard as we mark 20 years since his passing. The festival is truly grateful for our partnership with Limerick City and County Council over the last decade and we look forward to partnering with the Council for many years to come to bring more events like this to Limerick. This event would not be possible without the kind support of the Council.
We would like to welcome and express our gratitude to Mayor Francis Foley & all the Councillors; Limerick City and County Council CEO Pat Daly; Eileen Coleman and all representatives of the Council here tonight. We would also like to thank Failte Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs for their support to the festival through the Global Irish Festival Series.
SET LIST
Prologue & Main Title from The Guns of Navarone (1961) Dimitri Tiomkin Theme from Mutiny on The Bounty (1962) Bronislaw Kaper
Main Title from The Snow Goose (1972) Carl Davis
Prelude and Overture from Camelot (1973) Frederick Leowe, Alfred Newman Suite from The Cassandra Crossing (1976) Jerry Goldsmith Suite from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Complete Suite John Williams INTERVAL Music from Gladiator (2000) Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerard Suite from Patriot Games (1992) James Horner Suite from Unforgiven Lennie Niehaus Suite from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) John Williams
David Brophy Conductor
David Brophy has worked on many of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra’s concerts showing his ability to cover a broad range of styles including elements of pop, new age and contemporary.
David now enjoys a close relationship with both the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra in addition to regular appearances as guest conductor with the Ulster Orchestra. His career has seen him conduct throughout Europe, Africa, the UnitedStates,CanadaandChina.
Aside from his work as a musician, David has presented the RTÉ1 award winning TV series Instrumental (Adare Productions and RTÉ), the IFTA award winning High Hopes Choir (Tyrone
The RTÉ Concert Orchestra is a world class ensemble delivering an eclectic mix of multi genre orchestral entertainment.
Since its establishment in 1948 the orchestra has taken part in a diverse catalogue of performances including emotive occasions such as Limerick native Bill Whelan’s Riverdance
