The Celtic Tenors: One of Ireland’s Biggest Classical Crossover Artists
The Celtic Tenors - Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson, and Niall Morris – have been receiving acclaim ever since being signed to an international record deal with EMI Classic on the spot, following an impromptu audition in London in 2000.
Matthew Gilsenan is one of Ireland's most accomplished young tenors and has achieved considerable success singing in competitions the length and breadth of Ireland. He was a finalist in RTE's Singer of the Future competition in 1998 and has most recently completed a six-month season to critical acclaim at Clontarf Castle.
Niall Morris was born in Dublin and upon entering the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, he won the Wolfson Prize, the highest attainable scholarship. He completed his studies at the National Opera Studio.
From Sligo, James Nelson has an honours music degree from from University College Dublin. His busy opera and concert schedule has taken him throughout the Britain and Ireland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Russia, Israel, Singapore and the United States.
Their debut album The Celtic Tenors went immediately to number two in the UK classical charts. It went to number one in Ireland and Germany – where it is two times platinum – and won the Echo Award (The German Grammy) for Best Classical Crossover Album in 2002.
The boys’ full length TV Special Ein Grosse Irischer Abend, (A Great Irish Evening) filmed in front of a capacity crowd in Hamburg, was shown to millions of viewers on Network TV in Germany regularly for over two years.
It was then released as a coast-to-coast television special on PBS, showing on over 260 channels from Hawaii to Alaska and everywhere in between. Overnight, The Celtic Tenors became one of the most successful classical crossover acts in 2002, with a top 10 billboard album in the U.S.
Their second album, So Strong, was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and produced by the legendary Mike Moran. The Boys’ most recent album features guests such as Samantha Mumba, Brian Kennedy, and an epic version of All Out of Love, featuring Air Supply, recorded at their private studios in Utah.
The Celtic Tenors have appeared on numerous compilation albums, including True Colours the official rugby world cup album 2003, Harmony the official classical album for the Olympic Games 2004, and Another World, the huge selling debut album by Liam Lawton. Total album sales worldwide, including compilations, are now at over one million, making them the biggest classical crossover artists ever to come out of Ireland.
Everyone is invited to come and hear what all the excitement is about when The Celtic Tenors perform at the Summit Theatre Show Lounge at the Cascades Casino located at 20393 Fraser Highway in Langley on November 13. For tickets or more information, call (604) 530-2211, or visit: www.cascadescasino.ca/theatre.htm.
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