Dave Heath (composer)
David "Dave" Heath (* 1956 in Manchester ) is a British composer and flautist .
Heath studied flute at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with William Bennett and Edward Beckett . At the age of 17 he composed Out of the Cool for the flautist Richard Blake , a classically well-composed piece in the style of free jazz, which he later arranged for the violinist Nigel Kennedy and the saxophonist John Harle . After Rumania (1979), Coltrane (1981), Fight the Lion (1982) and Shiraz (for the cellist Caroline Lavalle ) in a similar style, Rise from the Dark was a work for full orchestra. In 1993 he composed Alone at the Frontier for Kennedy and the Minnesota Orchestra , a violin concerto in which the soloist has to improvise his entire part. Several works were also created for percussionist Evelyn Glennie , including African Sunrise / Manhattan Rave (1993). He has also written concerts for James Galway , Julian Lloyd Webber , Piers Lane , Clio Gould (violin concerto The Celtic ) and Evelyn Glennie.
Heath also appeared as a musician with various orchestras and with soloists such as Sting , Michael Kamen , Jerry Dammers , Robert Lockhart , Barrington Pheloun and Dominic Miller . From 1993 to 1996 he was composer in residence of the BT Scottish Ensemble , and in 1994 he also worked on the BBC2 TV program Inspiration . He opened the Glasgow Celtic Connection Festival in 1997 as conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Aly Bain and Karen Mathieson with his own arrangement of Phil Cunningham's The Highlands And Islands Suite .
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| SURNAME | Heath, Dave |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heath, David (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British composer and flautist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manchester |