David Golightly (Composer)
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David Golightly studied composition with Richard Steinitz at Huddersfield University. Born in Co Durham and now based in the Wear Valley North-East, a number of his compositions have been commissioned by eminent performers, including “Moods” for Roger Heaton, and “Rites of Passage” and “The St Petersburg Mass” for The Soglasie Male Voice Choir of St Petersburg”. David has had his music performed as far afield as America, Germany, Poland and Russia. To add to his credits, David was also acclaimed for the Baroque arrangements for the Rumanian opera singer Inessa Galante on her CD “Arietta”. Important premieres recordings and commissions scheduled for the year 2004-2005 and beyond!! include the "Flute Concerto" (October 2003 Orchestra of the Square Chapel) "Three Pan Love Songs" (Recorded by Nina Assimakapoulos) and the mammoth“Second Symphony” (Dedicated to Serge Inkov Choral master Kirov) Based on four Pushkin poems in Russian this, 58 minute second symphony will feature (Mezzo Soprano Soloist), + Basso Profundo Soloist, Russian Male Voice Choir and large symphony Orchestra. Much of David's serious music is recorded and can be obtained from Modrana Music Publishers/Promotions Ltd. or at most retail outlets. The First Symphony, now aptly named, 'The Middlesbrough Symphony", was recorded and promoted in partnership with Middlesbrough Football Club and was dedicated to their chairman Mr Steve Gibson. David was chairman of “The North-West Composers’ Association” and, is a Member of the British Academy. In addition, he was also one of the classical representatives for the “PRS Advisory Group” established to assist the company review its public performance and broadcast policy. |
Reviews “Golightly
possesses a distinctive musical voice" “It
could well be that Golightly will come to be regarded as
an English Shostakovich;there are numerous
stylistic similarities to the
Russian model:those driving motor rhythms
and characteristic, slender wisps of solo themes;and above
all the relentless on going energy, so often dark toned and
uncompromising.” "The
great Russian composer, Mussorgsky, said, “Of
greatest importance for a composer in creating music is the
search for truth”. It is this truth
we hear when we perform David Golightly’s
music." "Golightly’s
symphony is a big, ostinato-driven, muscular piece, tonal
and constructed out
of the musical equivalent of big, solid blocks, or painted
in
broad brush-strokes
of primary colours. The symphony is one of
those big-boned, tonal, neo-romantic pieces
which can be relied upon to get the blood pumping a little
faster.
The Seascapes are appealing orchestral fantasias
in familiar style, also bold and colourful." "Some
45 minutes long, the Symphony is very accessible in idiom,
a “Classic FM work”,no
more “difficult” than
say George Lloyd or William Aiwyn (Golightly, like Alwyn, has
composed film music), with traces of Shostakovich;s influence.
The filler
is attractive, too: a lightish suite, each
movement based on a different sea-shanty: Fire Down Below,
Shenandoah and Rio Grande." |
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