- Gareth Valentine
Gareth Valentine (born on St Cecilia's Day) is a British composer, also a musical supervisor/conductor of world reknown. He has worked extensively in London's West End on many musical productions including "
Cats ,Miss Saigon , Chicago, Acorn Antiques!, [Merrily We Roll Along, Donmar),Anything Goes ,Company ,Kiss of the SpiderWoman ,Porgy and Bess " and "Wicked.He was arranger and musical director of Strictly Gershwin (ENB), starring Barbara Cook, at the Royal Albert Hall, London.His REQUIEM has been performed worldwide to international acclaim and was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London.
He was music supervisor for the
Channel 4 television series Musicality. [ [http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/I/ideasfactory/musicality/cast/gareth.html channel4.com - Musicality - Gareth Valentine, Musical supervisor] ]He was also UK Music Supervisor for Wicked. [ [http://www.wickedthemusical.co.uk/creative/garethValentine.php Wicked - Gareth Valentine] ]
Gareth Valentine studied at the
Royal College of Music , London.Album recordings include:
*Musicality
*Anything Goes
*The Baker’s Wife
*Company
*Chicago
*Kiss of the Spiderwoman
*"Requiem", released in December 2001 on the TER label.References
* [http://www.rainbownetwork.com/Culture/detail.asp?iData=12559&iCat=14&iChannel=15&nChannel=Culture Rainbow Network - Interview with Gareth Valentine, 30 November 2001]
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Content/displayPrintable.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/11/10/barts10.xml&site=6&page=0 The Daily Telegraph - 10/11/2004 "Musicals are still calling the tune," says Sarah Crompton] Quotes Valentine as saying: "Musical theatre is a great confectionery of ingredients. When it is done right, it is the most exciting thing."
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/11/04/bthot04.xml The Daily Telegraph - Dominic Cavendish reviews Porgy and Bess at the Savoy Theatre] "With the aid of composer Gareth Valentine, Nunn's production has cut down the original running time"
* [http://www.porgyandbess.co.uk/creative-garethvalentine.php Porgy and Bess (UK production) - Gareth Valentine]
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