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Goff Richards
Blasorchester / Concert Band
Goff Richards composer / arranger
date of birth: 18.08.1944
date of death: 25.06.2011
Richards Goff
*St. Minver, Cornwall, 18. August 1944. Er studierte 1962 bis 1965 am Royal College of Music in London und erwarb das Diplom als Musikpädagoge 1966 an der Universität Reading. Nach Dozententätigkeit an verschiedenen Musikschulen ist er seit 1981 als freischaffender Komponist, Arrangeur und Dirigent tätig.
*St. Minver, Cornwall, 18. August 1944. Er studierte 1962 bis 1965 am Royal College of Music in London und erwarb das Diplom als Musikpädagoge 1966 an der Universität Reading. Nach Dozententätigkeit an verschiedenen Musikschulen ist er seit 1981 als freischaffender Komponist, Arrangeur und Dirigent tätig.
Goff Richards was born in Cornwall and after studying at the Royal College of Music and Reading University, embarked on a career as a Composer, Arranger and Conductor.
His works have been performed by the Kings Singers, the Swingle Singers, various BBC Orchestras, Huddersfield Choral Society, London Brass, Evelyn Glennie, Benjamin Luxon and all leading Brass and Military Bands.
He writes extensively for BBC Radio and Television. Recent commissions have been for BBCs Festival of Cornish Bands; TVs Songs of Praise including special Orchestral arrangements for the 40th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall.; Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games; Mythic Trevithick for the Trevithick Day celebrations in Cornwall; Counting the Days to Christmas for Huddersfield Choral Society; Sweet Thames Suite for Reading Pheonix Choir; Vivid Colours for Vivid Brass, Tokyo; Intrada for the opening concert at the new Hall for Cornwall (Bournemouth Sinfonietta); arrangements for Grimethorpe Colliery Band and, in the Pop music field, Tori Amos and the Albion Band.
In 1982, the St. Austell Band released an LP of Goff's music, and since then BNFL, Brighouse & Rastrick and Fodens (Courtois) Band have each produced a CD featuring his music, and a new recording of Goffs ensemble THE ARCADIANS, with singers Margaret Richardson and Paul Whelan has recently been released.
From 1976 1989, he lectured in Arranging and directed the Jazz Orchestra at Salford College of Technology. For his contribution to band music throughout the world, the College, in 1990, awarded him an Honorary GDBM and the title Director Big Band Laureate. Since 1992, he has been directing the Jazz Orchestra at Chethams School of Music, Manchester.
As an Educational Composer he has composed large-scale works for Barnsley Schools (The River of Time) and for the East Ayrshire Schools Brass Band and Choir (A String OBlethers), both produced in the year 2000. As an Adjudicator he is widely travelled, having judged various British National Brass Band Area and Finals Contests; the European, Australian, New Zealand and Dutch Brass Band Championships; SIDDIS Brass, Norway; the National Male Voice Choir Championships of Great Britain and numerous Band Contests for BBC Radio and Television. He has spent three years serving on the BBCs Central Music Advisory Committee and is currently a member of the British Music Writers Council.
The Cornish Gorsedd made him a Bard in 1976 and he maintains his West Country links as President of the South West Brass Band Association and Music Advisor to the Cornwall Youth Brass Band He has recently completed his third period as External Examiner for the University of Salford.
His works have been performed by the Kings Singers, the Swingle Singers, various BBC Orchestras, Huddersfield Choral Society, London Brass, Evelyn Glennie, Benjamin Luxon and all leading Brass and Military Bands.
He writes extensively for BBC Radio and Television. Recent commissions have been for BBCs Festival of Cornish Bands; TVs Songs of Praise including special Orchestral arrangements for the 40th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall.; Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games; Mythic Trevithick for the Trevithick Day celebrations in Cornwall; Counting the Days to Christmas for Huddersfield Choral Society; Sweet Thames Suite for Reading Pheonix Choir; Vivid Colours for Vivid Brass, Tokyo; Intrada for the opening concert at the new Hall for Cornwall (Bournemouth Sinfonietta); arrangements for Grimethorpe Colliery Band and, in the Pop music field, Tori Amos and the Albion Band.
In 1982, the St. Austell Band released an LP of Goff's music, and since then BNFL, Brighouse & Rastrick and Fodens (Courtois) Band have each produced a CD featuring his music, and a new recording of Goffs ensemble THE ARCADIANS, with singers Margaret Richardson and Paul Whelan has recently been released.
From 1976 1989, he lectured in Arranging and directed the Jazz Orchestra at Salford College of Technology. For his contribution to band music throughout the world, the College, in 1990, awarded him an Honorary GDBM and the title Director Big Band Laureate. Since 1992, he has been directing the Jazz Orchestra at Chethams School of Music, Manchester.
As an Educational Composer he has composed large-scale works for Barnsley Schools (The River of Time) and for the East Ayrshire Schools Brass Band and Choir (A String OBlethers), both produced in the year 2000. As an Adjudicator he is widely travelled, having judged various British National Brass Band Area and Finals Contests; the European, Australian, New Zealand and Dutch Brass Band Championships; SIDDIS Brass, Norway; the National Male Voice Choir Championships of Great Britain and numerous Band Contests for BBC Radio and Television. He has spent three years serving on the BBCs Central Music Advisory Committee and is currently a member of the British Music Writers Council.
The Cornish Gorsedd made him a Bard in 1976 and he maintains his West Country links as President of the South West Brass Band Association and Music Advisor to the Cornwall Youth Brass Band He has recently completed his third period as External Examiner for the University of Salford.
