Derek Gleeson
- January 10, 2024
- Musician
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Derek Gleeson Biography
| Name | Derek Gleeson |
| Birthday | Feb 28 |
| Birth Year | 1964 |
| Place Of Birth | Dublin |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Derek Gleeson is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on February 28, 1964 in Dublin, Ireland. When he was 15 years old as a freelance timpanist as well as percussionist, Gleeson was hired in his RTE Concert Orchestra and the RTE Symphony Orchestra while still in High School. In the years 1979-89,, he was an orchestral musician on a freelance basis with a number of the renowned British Orchestras, as well as also with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. In 1984, he was the winner of the Shell/London Symphony Orchestra Music Scholarship. In the same time, he was an studio Session Musician, mostly as a Keyboardist as well as Piano player for commercial and pop/rock recording sessions. Gleeson was a student of Piano and Timpani and Percussion at Royal Academy of Music, London as well as composition and film Scoring in the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
As of 2009 Gleeson together with Gleeson and the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted the biggest orchestral tour in the USA during the year, visiting more than 49 cities, under the auspices Columbia Artists Management, Inc.
In addition to composing music for film, Gleeson is Director of Ceoil Productions Ireland/Screen Training Ireland’s Film Scoring Program. He served as composer advisor to Moonstone International and as Music Jury chairman and Composer of the Irish Film & Television Awards (IFTAs). Gleeson founded Screen Training Ireland’s/UCLA Certificate Program in Film Scoring. Founder and Director of Ireland’s “MA in Scoring for Film & Visual Media”, a Pulse College/Windmill Lane Studios/Dublin Institute of Technology collaboration. (2014 -2018). Founder and Executive Director of the “MFA in Music for Motion Picture & Contemporary Media Program” at the European Academy of Fine Arts, a constituent college of Irish American University, 2019 to present…
In January 2016 Gleeson lead the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra on its second tour of China, performing in Suzhou, Wuhan, Tianjin, Harbin and Changsha.
Derek Gleeson is an Irish/American musician from the United States of America. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. Gleeson is the conductor and music director for the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra (since 1997) and was the conductor for the Anna Livia Dublin International Opera Festival (now closed). Since 2012, Gleeson is also the music director and conductor of Rachmaninov Festival Orchestra. Since January , 2016 Gleeson is the Principal Guest Conductor of the Harbin Symphony Orchestra in Harbin, China. (A city with 10,000 people) He also composes musical score for television and film, and of symphonic orchestras for performances in the hall.
Derek Gleeson Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Musician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Derek Gleeson is one of the richest Musician from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Derek Gleeson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
On December 29, 1989 Gleeson made the move to Los Angeles He left the realm of freelance orchestra musicians and dedicated his attention exclusively to composition and conducting.
The year was 1989. Gleeson “won” a US Green Card (NP-5 Visa) through The US Donnelly Visa lottery and relocated in Los Angeles where he attended UCLA where he studied film Scoring as well as Composition.
In 2010, Gleeson and the DPO toured China, performing at the Shanghai Grand Theatre’s World Expo Program, and two concerts opening the Beijing Summer Festival “Roam about the Classics” from the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) at the Opera House, televised throughout China to over 400 million people.
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Derek Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Derek Gleeson celebrates birthday on February 28 of every year.