Martin Koch (orchestrator)

Martin Koch is a British music supervisor, orchestrator, conductor, and composer who won the 2009 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations and was a co-winner of the 2009 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for Billy Elliot the Musical, sharing the honor with Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt of Next to Normal.

Koch studied at the Royal College of Music.^[1] He has served as the musical supervisor for numerous productions, including Cats, Moby Dick, Chicago, Blondel, Follies, and Into the Woods in the West End; several international tours of Les Misérables; and the United Kingdom tour of Martin Guerre.^[1]

Koch made his Broadway debut as the musical director for Shirley Bassey in 1986. He orchestrated and arranged the music for Mamma Mia!, which garnered him his first Tony nomination, prior to Billy Elliot.^[2]

Koch has recorded numerous albums, including Les Misérables: The Complete Symphonic Recording and original cast recordings of Hey, Mr. Producer!, Oliver!, and Miss Saigon.^[1]

Koch recently orchestrated five operas by Richard Thomas, a project commissioned by the BBC.^[3] He and collaborator Nick Gilpin own and operate a music production company that has been responsible for numerous television programs and several recordings, including Jerry Springer: The Opera.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Martin Koch bio at the Moby Dick website
2. ^ Martin Koch at the Internet Broadway Database
3. ^ Martin Koch bio at the Billy Elliot website

External links

Martin Koch (orchestrator) at the Internet Broadway Database

Preceded by Frank McNamara

Eurovision Song Contest conductor 1998

Succeeded by

Persondata
Name	Koch, Martin
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death