Oldham, Arthur, 1926-2003
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Name (Latin)
Oldham, Arthur, 1926-2003
Other forms of name
Oldham, Arthur, 1926-
Date of birth
1926-09-06
Date of death
2003-05-04
Associated country
Great Britain
Occupation
Choral conductors
Composers
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Grove music online, Dec. 17, 2007(Oldham, Arthur (William); b. Sept. 6, 1926, London, d. May 4, 2003, Villejuif; English choirmaster and composer)
- Britten, B. Spring symphony, c1950:t.p. (Arthur Oldham)
- LC data base, 12-13-91(hdg.: Oldham, Arthur, 1926- )
- New York times, May 26, 2003(Arthur Oldham, 76, British choirmaster, composer; d. May 4, 2003, Paris, France)
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Arthur Oldham
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Wikipedia description:
Arthur William Oldham OBE (6 September 1926 – 4 May 2003) was an English composer and choirmaster. He founded the Edinburgh Festival Chorus in 1965, the Chorus of the Orchestre de Paris in 1975, and the Concertgebouw Orchestra Chorus in Amsterdam in 1979. He also worked with the Scottish Opera Chorus 1966–74 and directed the London Symphony Chorus 1969–76. For his work with the LSO Chorus, he won three Grammy Awards. He was also a composer, mainly of religious works, but also a ballet and an opera.
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