Eimear Noone set to become first-ever female conductor during Oscars guest-segment

Eimear Noone set to become first-ever female conductor during Oscars guest-segment

Irish composer Eimear Noone will be the first woman to conduct an orchestra at the Oscars guest-segment.

She will lead the 42-piece orchestra at the Academy Awards as it plays excerpts from five nominated scores.

She’s widely hailed as the world’s leading composer of video game music and at 22 became the first woman to conduct at the National Concert Hall.