Patrick Cassidy (born 1956 in Claremorris, County Mayo) is an Irish classical composer.
He has worked in many various formats, including TV and films. In 2004, he cowrote the album Immortal Memory with Lisa Gerrard from Dead Can Dance. His aria "Vide Cor Meum" was used in the films Hannibal (2001) and Kingdom of Heaven (2005).
Cassidy was born in Claremorris, Co. Mayo, Republic of Ireland. He received a Master's Degree in Applied Mathematics from...
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Patrick Cassidy (born 1956 in Claremorris, County Mayo) is an Irish classical composer.
He has worked in many various formats, including TV and films. In 2004, he cowrote the album Immortal Memory with Lisa Gerrard from Dead Can Dance. His aria "Vide Cor Meum" was used in the films Hannibal (2001) and Kingdom of Heaven (2005).
Cassidy was born in Claremorris, Co. Mayo, Republic of Ireland. He received a Master's Degree in Applied Mathematics from Limerick University, and supported his early compositional activities with a day job as a statistician.
He is best known for his Narrative Cantatas - works he has written for Orchestra and Choir based on Irish Mythology.
'The Children of Lir' released in September 1993 remained at number one in the Irish Classical Charts for a full year. It was the first Cantata ever written in the Irish language. The BBC later produced an hour long documentary on the piece.
'Famine Remembrance', a commissioned piece to commemorate the 150th anniversary of...
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