David Arnold (conductor)

This article is about the British composer and conductor. For the British film composer, see David Arnold.

David Arnold is a British composer, conductor and music producer.

Born in 1951, he began to play percussion at the age of 12 and went on to study at the Royal College of Music in London. He eventually became principal percussionist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and was subsequently appointed professor at the Guildhall School of Music.

He has conducted many leading orchestras around the world, including the Royal Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, RTE National Symphony Orchestra, and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. He is currently Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, a post he has held for more than 10 years.

Now concentrating on conducting, composing, arranging and producing, he also acts as a music consultant for concerts and recording. He has worked with a diverse range of artists in both classical and popular music. He has written and arranged for television and radio for many years and has a huge music library of arrangements.

He wrote the original Classic FM jingle, including the many arrangements and variations that were heard on the London-based radio station until 2008.^[1] He has also written music for BBC World Service and for radio and television in the UK and elsewhere, ^[1] including the Sky News HD music theme. ^[2]

He is not related to the British film composer of the same name, David Arnold.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Audio Identities: Radio themes, imagedissectors.com
2. ^ http://davidarnoldmusic.com/sky-news-hd

External links

• Concert in the Park conductor: David Arnold
• David Arnold's website, featuring samples of his current work

Persondata
Name	Arnold, David
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1951
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

This article on a British conductor or bandleader is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v ·

This article about a British composer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: 1951 births Living people English conductors (music) English composers British music arrangers Alumni of the Royal College of Music British percussionists British conductor (music) stubs British composer stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую Islamic Center of Orange County Koch Distribution Look at other dictionaries: David Arnold (disambiguation) — David Arnold may refer to: David Arnold (born 1962), a film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films, and films such as Stargate and Independence Day. David Arnold (American football) (born 1966), football defensive back David Arnold …   Wikipedia David Arnold — This article is about the British film composer. For the British composer and conductor, see David Arnold (conductor). For other uses, see David Arnold (disambiguation). David Arnold Birth name David Arnold Born 23 January 1962 (1962 01 23)… …   Wikipedia David Haslam (conductor) — David Haslam is Artistic Director and Conductor of the English Philharmonic Orchestra. Contents 1 Early life 2 Early career 3 Children s concerts 4 Northern Songs …   Wikipedia David Van Vactor — (May 8, 1906 – March 24, 1994) was an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was born in Plymouth, Indiana, and received Bachelor of Music (1928) and Master of Music (1935) degrees from Northwestern University. He studied with Arne …   Wikipedia Arnold Schoenberg — ( [ˈaːrnɔlt ˈʃøːnbɛrk] ) (13 September 1874 ndash; 13 July 1951) was an Austrian and later American composer, associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School. He used the spelling… …   Wikipedia Arnold Bax — (front, right) in the 1920s. Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, KCVO (8 November 1883 – 3 October 1953) was an English composer and poet. His musical style blended elements of romanticism and impressionism, often with influences from Irish …   Wikipedia David Josef Bach — (Lemberg (now Lviv), Ukraine, August 13, 1874 – London, UK, January 30, 1947) was an important and influential figure in the cultural life of early twentieth century Vienna. As a boy, Bach was a close friend of the young Arnold Schoenberg, who… …   Wikipedia David Schwartz (violist) — David Schwartz David Schwartz at the viola in the 1960s Background information Born June 18, 1916(1916 06 18) Detroit …   Wikipedia David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf — Studio album by David Bowie with the Philadelphia Orchestra …   Wikipedia David Raksin — (August 4, 1912 August 9, 2004) was an American composer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With over 100 film scores and 300 television scores to his credit, he became known as the Grandfather of Film Music. [1] One of his earliest film… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”