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Conference of Celtic Women

Celtic Women Celebrate

By Irish America Staff
Febuary / March 2006

February 1, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Women from around the U.S. and three of the seven Celtic nations gathered in Milwaukee in October for the Conference of Celtic Women, held at the sprawling former church that houses the city's Irish Heritage Center. Organized by Jean K. Bills, the Conference featured singers from Scotland, Brittany and the U.S. "What makes these weekends so special is the bringing together of … [Read more...] about Celtic Women Celebrate

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March 11, 1812

Irish composer and musician William Vincent Wallace was born in County Waterford on this day in 1812. As a child, he learned to play several instruments, excelling at both violin and piano. At eighteen, he began teaching piano at the Ursuline Convent, where he fell in love with–and eventually married–one of his students. He moved his family to Australia, and in 1836 they opened the first Australian music school in Sydney. After separating from his wife, he traveled the world, conducting Italian opera in Mexico, and helping to found the New York Philharmonic Society. Maritana, the first and most famous of Wallace’s six operas, premiered in at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in 1845.

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