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'''Goff Richards''' (died 25 June 2011), sometimes credited as '''Godfrey Richards''',<ref name="Dead">[http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2011.html Thedeadrockstarsclub.com] - accessed June 2011</ref> was a prominent [[English people|English]] [[brass band]] arranger and composer.<ref name="MBB book">{{cite book|last=Newsome|first=Roy|title=The modern brass band: from the 1930s to the new millennium|publisher=Ashgate Publishing Limited|location=Aldershot, Hants, England and Burlington, VT|date=2006|pages=128, 241, and passim|isbn=0-7546-0716-X|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=O6-iHNQwga8C&pg=PA366&dq=%22Goff+Richards%22+-inpublisher:icon&cd=9#v=onepage&q=%22Goff%20Richards%22%20-inpublisher%3Aicon&f=false}}</ref><ref name="NBBC profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalbrassbandchampionships.com/index.php?id=3&newsID=125|title=News - About Goff Richards|last=Anon|date=June 01 2009|work=National Brass Band Championships website|publisher=Kapitol Promotions|accessdate=15 March 2010}}</ref> He was born in Cornwall,<ref name="Dead"/> studying at the [[Royal College of Music]] and [[Reading University]]. Between 1976 and 1989, he lectured in arranging and at [[Salford College of Technology]].<ref name="NBBC profile"/> He was the musical director of the [[Chetham's School of Music#Ensembles|Chetham's Big Band]] for many years. In 1976, he was made a Bard of the [[Cornish Gorsedd]]. He received a Doctorate from Salford University in 1990, after a career that had seen him lead the University Jazz Orchestra to the BBC Big Band of the Year title in 1989.
'''Goff Richards''' (died 25 June 2011), sometimes credited as '''Godfrey Richards''',<ref name="Dead">[http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2011.html Thedeadrockstarsclub.com] - accessed June 2011</ref> was a prominent [[English people|English]] [[brass band]] arranger and composer.<ref name="MBB book">{{cite book|last=Newsome|first=Roy|title=The modern brass band: from the 1930s to the new millennium|publisher=Ashgate Publishing Limited|location=Aldershot, Hants, England and Burlington, VT|date=2006|pages=128, 241, and passim|isbn=0-7546-0716-X|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=O6-iHNQwga8C&pg=PA366&dq=%22Goff+Richards%22+-inpublisher:icon&cd=9#v=onepage&q=%22Goff%20Richards%22%20-inpublisher%3Aicon&f=false}}</ref><ref name="NBBC profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalbrassbandchampionships.com/index.php?id=3&newsID=125|title=News - About Goff Richards|last=Anon|date=June 01 2009|work=National Brass Band Championships website|publisher=Kapitol Promotions|accessdate=15 March 2010}}</ref> He was born in Cornwall,<ref name="Dead"/> studying at the [[Royal College of Music]] and [[Reading University]]. Between 1976 and 1989, he lectured in arranging and at [[Salford College of Technology]].<ref name="NBBC profile"/> He was the musical director of the [[Chetham's School of Music#Ensembles|Chetham's Big Band]] for many years. In 1976, he was made a Bard of the [[Cornish Gorsedd]]. He received a Doctorate from Salford University in 1990, after a career that had seen him lead the University Jazz Orchestra to the BBC Big Band of the Year title in 1989.


He was well known for his original brass compositions such as "Trailblaze", "Doyen", "Exploding Brass!" and the march, "Barnard Castle", winning a 1984 European Broadcasting Union Award for his "Continental Caprice".<ref name="Publisher">{{cite web|url=http://www.reift.ch/fichiers/pdfcomposers/32.pdf|title=Profile|last=Anon|date=June 01 2009|work=Marc Reift Editions website|publisher=Marc Reift Editions|accessdate=1 July 2010}}</ref> He was also a prolific arranger for brass bands, and his works included "Hymns of Praise", "Shepherd's Song", "Over the Rainbow", "Mack the Knife", "New York, New York", "Chanson d'Amour", "I'll Walk with God", and "That's a Plenty". He also arranged and composed [[light music|light]] orchestral and choral works, and his works have been performed by the [[King's Singers]], [[Huddersfield Choral Society]], [[London Brass]], [[Evelyn Glennie]] and various BBC orchestras.<ref name="NBBC profile"/><ref name="Dead"/>
He was well known for his original brass compositions such as "Trailblaze", "Doyen", "Exploding Brass!" and the marches "The Jaguar" and "Barnard Castle", and won a [[European Broadcasting Union Award]] in 1984 for his "Continental Caprice".<ref name="Publisher">{{cite web|url=http://www.reift.ch/fichiers/pdfcomposers/32.pdf|title=Profile|last=Anon|date=June 01 2009|work=Marc Reift Editions website|publisher=Marc Reift Editions|accessdate=1 July 2010}}</ref> He was also a prolific arranger for brass bands, and his works included "Hymns of Praise", "Shepherd's Song", "Over the Rainbow", "Mack the Knife", "New York, New York", "Chanson d'Amour", "I'll Walk with God", and "That's a Plenty". He also arranged and composed [[light music|light]] orchestral and choral works, and his works have been performed by the [[King's Singers]], [[Huddersfield Choral Society]], [[London Brass]], [[Evelyn Glennie]] and various BBC orchestras.<ref name="NBBC profile"/><ref name="Dead"/>


He died on 25 June 2011 in [[Cheshire]], following an illness, at the age of 66.<ref name="Dead"/>
He died on 25 June 2011 in [[Cheshire]], following an illness, at the age of 66.<ref name="Dead"/>

Revision as of 18:52, 30 June 2011

Goff Richards (died 25 June 2011), sometimes credited as Godfrey Richards,[1] was a prominent English brass band arranger and composer.[2][3] He was born in Cornwall,[1] studying at the Royal College of Music and Reading University. Between 1976 and 1989, he lectured in arranging and at Salford College of Technology.[3] He was the musical director of the Chetham's Big Band for many years. In 1976, he was made a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedd. He received a Doctorate from Salford University in 1990, after a career that had seen him lead the University Jazz Orchestra to the BBC Big Band of the Year title in 1989.

He was well known for his original brass compositions such as "Trailblaze", "Doyen", "Exploding Brass!" and the marches "The Jaguar" and "Barnard Castle", and won a European Broadcasting Union Award in 1984 for his "Continental Caprice".[4] He was also a prolific arranger for brass bands, and his works included "Hymns of Praise", "Shepherd's Song", "Over the Rainbow", "Mack the Knife", "New York, New York", "Chanson d'Amour", "I'll Walk with God", and "That's a Plenty". He also arranged and composed light orchestral and choral works, and his works have been performed by the King's Singers, Huddersfield Choral Society, London Brass, Evelyn Glennie and various BBC orchestras.[3][1]

He died on 25 June 2011 in Cheshire, following an illness, at the age of 66.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed June 2011
  2. ^ Newsome, Roy (2006). The modern brass band: from the 1930s to the new millennium. Aldershot, Hants, England and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Limited. pp. 128, 241, and passim. ISBN 0-7546-0716-X.
  3. ^ a b c Anon (June 01 2009). "News - About Goff Richards". National Brass Band Championships website. Kapitol Promotions. Retrieved 15 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Anon (June 01 2009). "Profile" (PDF). Marc Reift Editions website. Marc Reift Editions. Retrieved 1 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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