2020 April 6th - 27th
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The Long Walk Home
Scoring this drama short film, produced by Nine Yard Films, directed by Vanessa Bailey, edited by Christopher Frith
2020 March 4th - 20th
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Tibet - Roof of the World
Final mixes at Wounded Buffalo for this theatrical wildlife feature plus int'l tv versions composed by William Goodchild for Infocus Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore.
2019 November 23rd
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Heartbeat
A concert that explores all aspects of the heart - physical, emotional and metaphysical - and its relationship with music. The programme includes a world premiere of a specially commissioned new work, Heartbeat, composed by William Goodchild for percussionist Harriet Riley and Bristol Symphony, and culminates in a performance of Rachmaninov's magnificent Second Symphony. Conducted by William Goodchild.
7.30pm St George's Bristol
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2019 October 27th
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Bus Stop
Premiere of this drama short produced by Nine Yards Films Productions and directed by Vanessa Bailey.
8.30pm Whirled Cinema, London
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2019 October 1st
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Tibet - Roof of the World
Scoring begins on this wildlife theatrical feature (1 x 80 mins, plus 3 x int'l tv versions) for Infocus Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore.
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2019 September 17th
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H2O - The Molecule that Made Us
Begin delivery of Titles and Incidentals for this three-part factual series, produced by Passion Planet. The series, narrated by Kelly McEvers, produced by David Allen and Catherine Watling, and directed by Nicolas Brown and Alex Tate, will broadcast on PBS and worldwide from 2020 (date tbc).
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2019 September 3rd - 4th
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Voyage of a Sea-god
Two days of recording with Laurence Perkins, bassoon, and City of Birmigham Symphony Orchestra at CBSO Centre in Birmingham. Voyage of a Sea-god is a double album produced by Hyperion Records due for release in 2020. Works by Villa-Lobos, Maconchy and Panufnik. Conducted by William Goodchild. Produced by Andrew Keener and engineered by Simon Eadon.
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2019 August 19th - 21st
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H2O - the Molecule that Made Us
Three days of recording with Colorado artist Courtney Hartman at J and J Studio for a Passion Planet three-part series broadcasting in 2020 on PBS, scored by William Goodchild.
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2019 August 3rd
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Fake or Fortune?
Fake or Fortune? series eight, presented by Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould begins broadcasting on BBC One, with Titles and Incedentals by William Goodchild.
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2019 July 26th
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Hippos - Africa's River Giants
Produced by Icon Films and NHFU, this BBC Natural World programme is first broadcast on BBC Two. Music by William Goodchild
2019 June 22nd
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Jazz Meets Bristol Symphony with Gareth Lockrane and Dakhla Brass
For the third in its Jazz Meets Bristol Symphony concerts, conductor William Goodchild is collaborating with two exciting jazz combos. London-based jazz flautist Gareth Lockrane - his big band having just scooped Best Big Band in the 2018 British Jazz Awards - brings his quartet to Bristol to perform pieces especially arranged for Bristol Symphony from his latest album, Fistfight at the Barndance, available on Whirlwind Records. Also on the billing is Bristol-based sextet, Dakhla Brass, who join the Orchestra to play tunes from the band's latest and highly acclaimed album, Murmur, (Impossible Arc Records). Conducted by William Goodchild.
8.00pm Clifton Cathedral, Bristol
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2019 April 14th
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Get The Blessing with Orquestra Espinho
Get The Blessing with the Camerata da Orquestra da Escola Profissional de Espinho perform tracks from the band's newest album, Bristopia, arranged by William Goodchild, Jean Hasse and Ed Watkins. Part of the Ovar Jazz Festival. Conducted by William Goodchild.
9.00pm Centro de Arte de Ovar, Portugal
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2019 March 25th
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Land of Plenty - London Sinfonietta
Land of Plenty by William Goodchild is performed to film by the London Sinfonietta at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall, conducted by Patrick Bailey. The concert forms part of the orchestra's Sound Out 2019 concerts for young people.
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2019 March 23rd
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Symphony of Spring
Bristol Symphony Orchestra with soloist and guest leader Charles Mutter (violin) present a concert of English music featuring two UK premieres: Peter Cowdrey's witty and irreverent Bremania, and the mercurial Concerto in One Act for violin and orchestra by Guy Barker. The programme is completed by two 20th Century English masterpieces: Holst's elemental Egdon Heath and the sublime and radiant Symphony no. 5 by Vaughan Williams. Conducted by William Goodchild. 8.00pm Clifton Cathedral, Bristol
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2019 November 24th
A Night at the Opera
Bristol Symphony Orchestra with City of Bristol Choir and soloists Rebecca Evans (soprano), Hanna-Liisa Kirchin (mezzo-soprano), William Wallace (tenor), and Edward Jowle (baritone) present a rare and exciting performance of operatic masterpieces full of mystery, passion and drama. Conducted by William Goodchild.
8.00pm Clifton Cathedral, Bristol
2019 November 9th
The Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks
Bristol Ensemble conducted by William Goodchild perform Laura Rossi’s score to this silent documentary, filmed in 1916 and released in 1917, now digitally restored. The film shows haunting images of trench warfare, notably of the mud that beset the battlefields, the waves of troops advancing into no man’s land, the use of horses and the first views of the ‘Tank’: the secret weapon which it was hoped would break the military deadlock on the Western Front. 7.30pm Redmaid’s High School, Bristol - 23 June 2018
2019 June
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Jazz Meets Bristol Symphony with Get The Blessing
Following 2017’s outstanding collaboration between Bristol Symphony and Andy Sheppard, the Orchestra welcomes to the stage Get The Blessing, for a summer’s evening of Latin-infused jazz and classical music. “They may well be the most original and exciting band on the British scene at the moment” - Jazzwise Magazine.
8.00pm Clifton Cathedral, Bristol
2018 June 8th
Celtic Connections - the High Sheriff of Bristol's Concert
William Goodchild conducts Bristol Ensemble with special guest, harpist Catrin Finch.
7.30pm Bristol Cathedral
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2018 March 24th
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Brief Encounter
Bristol Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Goodchild, presents an evening of music exploring themes of love, life, death and transfiguration. Soloists include pianist Nicholas Oliver, violinist Charlie Lovell-Jones, international soprano Rebecca Evans and cellist Keith Tempest. Music by Wagner, Rachmaninov, Lovell-Jones, Strauss and Tchaikovsky.
7.30pm St George’s Bristol
2018 March17th
Cult Fiction Live! - Sounds from the Small Screen
From the group that brought you Sounds for Spies and Private Eyes comes this joyous frolic through the jazz and funk-laden world of TV themes and incidental music of the 1960s to 1980s. A 30-piece orchestra conducted by William Goodchild will perform a choice selection of perennial favourites and classics described as “music so dangerously sexy and effortlessly cool, the stage should be sealed off with police incident tape”. (Bristol 24/7)
9.00pm Colston Hall, Bristol
2018 January 3rd
Wild Korea
Begin delivery of Titles and Incidentals for this two-part factual series, produced by Terra Mater, and written and directed by James Reed. Series will broadcast on BBC2 and worldwide.
21 December 2017
Monster Rivers
Begin delivery of Titles and Incidentals for this six-part factual series presented by Jeremy Wade to be shown on Animal Planet. Icon Films Ltd for Animal Planet.
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2017 November 4th
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Romantic Masterworks
Bristol Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Goodchild, presents an evening of German Romanticism. At the heart of the programme is Schumann’s Piano Concerto performed by soloist Nicola Meecham. Works also by Puccini, Mahler and Brahms.
7.30pm St George’s Bristol
2017 September 18th
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More Four
Deliver full score and parts for this big band concert work, commissioned by Farnham Festival 2018
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2017 June 24th
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Jazz meets Bristol Symphony with Andy Sheppard
International jazz saxophonist Andy Sheppard joins forces with Bristol Symphony Orchestra for an evening of American music, conducted by William Goodchild.
7.30pm at Clifton Cathedral
2017 June 9th
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Fake or Fortune? (BBC)
Deliver Titles and Incidentals for Series Six of this prime time Arts programme, broadcast on BBC One from August 2017.
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2017 April 22nd
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An Evening of Classical Music in support of Age UK Bristol
Pianist Simon Callaghan joins Bristol Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Goodchild, for a performance of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Programme also includes works by Beethoven, Mozart and Richard Strauss.
7.30pm at St Mary Redcliffe Church
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2017 April 10th
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Seeing Him
Deliver Titles and Incidentals for this Drama Short
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2017 April 8th
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Music of Russia
Bristol Symphony Orchestra welcomes violinist Natalia Lomeiko for a performance of Shostakovich’s intense and dramatic Violin Concerto. Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien and Borodin’s Second Symphony complete the programme.
7.30pm at St George’s Bristol
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2017 March 19th
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RTS West of England Awards 2017
Awards ceremony
Nomination for Best Composer: Jago - a Life Underwater
Composer, William Goodchild
2017 February 16th
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Bristol High Sheriff
Bristol Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Goodchild, performs for Bristol High Sheriff Helen Wilde’s leaving reception.
7.00pm Trinity Centre
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2017 January 27th
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Rise of the Warrior Apes (Discovery)
Deliver Titles and Incidentals for this 90-minute documentary feature for broadcast on Discovery International
2017 January 23rd
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University of Bristol
Senior Associate Teacher on the MA Composition for Film and Television course: Media Composition.
2016 December 1st
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An Evening of Film Music
Bristol Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Goodchild with violinist Roger Huckle, performs many of cinema’s most memorable scores.
7.30pm at St George’s Bristol
2016 November 18th
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The Battle of the Somme Centenary Tour
Bristol Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Goodchild, performs Laura Rossi’s score to the 1916 silent film, The Battle of the Somme.
7.00pm Pre-Concert Talk on the Somme given by Richard Hope-Hawkins
8.00pm Screening and Performance preceded by war poet readings by Norman Bowler
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2016 November 10th
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WWF-UK: A Tiger in Suburbia
Deliver music for this UK television advertising campaign produced for WWF-UK by JWT London
2016 October 13th
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Wildscreen Festival Panda Awards Ceremony
Nomination for Best Music: Jago – a Life Underwater
Composer, William Goodchild
2016 September 1st
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Dorset Youth Symphony Orchestra
Appointment as Conductor begins
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2016 12 – 26 August 12th - 26th
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Thailand – Earth’s Tropical Paradise (BBC)
Deliver Titles and Incidentals for this three-part wildlife series produced by the BBC NHU for broadcast on BBC Two
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2016 June 25th
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Bristol Symphony Orchestra
Concert in support of Penny Brohn UK. Cellist Sara Lovell joins Bristol Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Goodchild, in a programme of Romantic works.
7.30pm at Trinity-Henleaze United Reformed Church
2016 June 18th
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Concerto for Kora and Orchestra
World Premiere at St George’s Bristol of this concert work for solo kora and orchestra, composed by William Goodchild in collaboration with Mamadou Cissokho. Helen Wilde, High Sheriff of Bristol, commissioned the work for the High Sheriff’s Concert, and it is performed by Bristol Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Goodchild.
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2016 March 6th
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RTS West of England Awards 2016
Awards ceremony
Nomination for Best Composer: Return of the Giant Killers – Africa’s Lion Kings (BBC Natural World)
Composer, William Goodchild
2015 Nov 29th
TreeSong
World Premiere at St George’s Bristol of this newly commissioned concert work for chamber orchestra and electronics, composed and conducted by William Goodchild and performed by Bristol Ensemble.
2015 Nov 20th | Dec 4th
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Gorilla Family and Me (BBC)
Deliver Titles and Incidentals for this two-part wildlife series produced by the BBC NHU for broadcast on BBC Two
2015 November 14th
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Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra
Programme of German works conducted by William Goodchild, with soloists Charis Jenson (violin) and Kirsten Jenson (cello)
7.30 pm at St George’s Bristol
2015 Nov 10th
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Live at Colston Hall - Roni Size Reprazent with William Goodchild and Emerald Ensemble
Live album released
2015 August 18th
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India: Nature’s Wonderland (BBC)
Titles music delivered for this two-part wildlife series produced by the BBC NHU for broadcast on BBC Two and PBS
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2015 July 28th
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Jago - a Life Underwater
Deliver Titles and Incidentals for this independently produced theatrical feature
2015 June 20th
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Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra
French programme conducted by William Goodchild with piano soloist Pavel Timofejevsky
7.30 pm at St George’s Bristol
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2015 March 7th
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Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra
Concert of Russian masterpieces, conducted by William Goodchild
with violin soloist, Natalia Lomeiko.
7.30 pm St George’s Bristol
2015 March 6th
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Wild Costa Rica (Animal Planet)
Deliver Titles and Incidentals for this one-hour wildlife documentary
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2015 February 26th
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Return of the Giant Killers: Africa’s Lion Kings (BBC)
Deliver Titles and Incidentals for this one-hour wildlife documentary produced by Icon Films for BBC Two’s Natural World series
2015 May 14th | June 6th
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Gorongosa Park - Rebirth of Paradise (PBS)
Deliver Titles and Incidentals for this six-part wildlife documentary series produced by Off The Fence for broadcast on PBS
2014 October 21st
Wildscreen Film Festival 2014
Panel discussion: What's the Score?
The soundtrack of a film is 50% of the audience experience, yet it commands a tiny proportion of the timescale and budget. At this informal session the panel will take a look at the importance of good sound and the difference it can make. Find out what can be done simply and effectively to get the most impact from the audio on a film and create a more immersive experience for the audience.
Chair: Karen Bass - National Geographic
William Goodchild - Composer
David Johnson - Producer/ Director: Ram Raider Films
Andy Nettley - Editor: Freelance
Andrew Wilson - Re-recording Mixer: Red Six Ltd.
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2014 October 3rd
Timeshift: Castles - Britain's Fortified History (BBC)
Deliver Titles and Credits music for this new BBC 4 History series.
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2014 September 29th
Restless Creatives
Sign with Composer Agency and Music Consultancy Restless Creatives, Dir. Chantal Santhiapillai.
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2014 September 5th
Africa's Fishing Leopards (BBC Natural World)
Deliver music for this 1 x 60 mins wildlife documentary produced by Icon Films for BBC Natural World and due for broadcast in Spring 2015.
2014 September 3rd
The Man Who Turned Into a Sofa (BBC Radio 4)
Deliver music for this 45 min Afternoon Drama due for broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 2.15 2015 pm on Wednesday 17th September 2014. Full details about the production can be found here.
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2014 August 26th
Recording Session
Recording Senegalese singer Batch Gueye for BBC Natural World production, Africa's Fishing Leopards.
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2014 August 6th
Recording Session
Recording the piano score for BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama, The Man Who Turned Into a Sofa. Christchurch Studios, Clifton with engineer Ian Humphreys.
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2014 July 31st
Beavers Behaving Badly (BBC Natural World)
First broadcast on BBC 2 of this 1 x 60 mins wildlife documentary with music by William Goodchild.
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2014 July 28th
Photographic Session
Conductor portraits taken by Remco Merbis at St George's Bristol.
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2014 July 21st
Walking Through History (Channel 4)
Deliver music for the new up coming series of Channel 4's Walking Through History, presented by Tony Robinson.
2013 November 16th
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Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra
To celebrate the centenary of Benjamin Britten’s birth, pianist Nicholas McCarthy, who played at the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games 2012, performs “Diversions” for piano left hand and orchestra, ingeniously written and in the form of a theme and eleven variations. This is an exciting and historic event - Nicholas is the first one-handed pianist to play this left hand concerto since Wittgenstein played it at the Proms in 1950. It's a stunning concerto, written by a British composer in the middle of the Second World War and debuting in the U.S with a former German soldier of the First World War (when he lost his right hand in battle) and by a German Jew. The concert opens with the Adagio from the ballet “Spartacus”, instantly recognisable as the warmly romantic opening music from the TV series “The Onedin Line”. Mahler’s first symphony, a youthful work replete with echoes of a bygone bucolic age, provides a suitably exciting climax to an evening of extraordinary auditory delights.
2013 July 11th
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Get Rich or Die Mining.
William Goodchild begins work scoring this adventure documentary produced by RDF Television for National Geographic International, directed by David Johnson.
2013 June 8th
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Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra
Enjoy an evening of stunning nineteenth century European classical music beginning with Weber’s much-loved overture Der Freischütz with its spectacular opening horn passage. French soloist, Romain Lapeyre, Principal Cello of the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO), joins the Orchestra for a performance of Dvorák’s brilliant Cello Concerto, composed whilst Dvorák was on his second visit to America - a piece much admired by Brahms. The concert concludes with Brahms’s own fourth symphony, his last, and undoubtedly the crowning achievement from this master of orchestral composition. Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra is conducted by William Goodchild.
2013 April 4th
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Work begins with WWF-UK at its brand new UK headquarters called The Living Planet Centre. William Goodchild is composing and producing music for the WWF Experience, designed by Jason Bruges Studio, and consisting of an exciting interactive exhibition that brings to life the secrets of the natural world, and the threats it faces.
2013 March 4th
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Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra
William Goodchild conducts the Orchestra for this Spring concert as it hits the heights and plumbs the depths of emotion with an evening of passionate classics. Emil Huckle-Kleve, Bristol's very own virtuoso violinist, joins the Orchestra as soloist for a performance of Sibelius' hauntingly romantic Violin Concerto. Dvorak's joyously toe-tapping Slavonic Dances create an exuberant mood, whereas Tchaikovsky's climactic Symphony no. 6, 'Pathetique', composed shortly before his death, displays an intense raw emotion depicting the composer's struggles with personal tragedy.
2013 January 27th
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Scoring begins on BBC Natural World Leopards: 21st Century Cats, written and directed by Steve Gooder, produced for the BBC by Icon Films Ltd.
2012 November 20th
Wild Arabia
Sessions at Abbey Road conducting BBC Concert Orchestra in recordings of music for Wild Arabia (BBC), composed by Barnaby Taylor and orchestrated by William Goodchild, for broadcast later in the year.
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2012 July 7th
Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra
A summer concert of exquisite music that is variously sublime, fabulously romantic and delightfully exotic. Mozart’s masterwork, the Clarinet Concerto in A – arguably the most beautiful concerto ever written – performed by Bristol clarinetist David Pagett, its slow movement with a spellbinding beauty and lyricism all its own. Also included is Rachmaninov’s sweeping Second Symphony, composed in 1906 to critical acclaim and immediate success, its surging melancholy and rich late-Romantic harmony making a lasting contribution to early twentieth century music; and Rossini’s lively and good humoured overture, Italian Girl in Algiers, to his operatic depiction of Mediterranean piratical adventures. The concert is conducted by William Goodchild and takes place at 7.30pm on Saturday 7 July 2012 at St. George's Bristol.
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2012 Jul 2nd
Walking Through History
Scoring begins on this 4 x 60 minute history series presented by Tony Robinson for broadcast on Channel 4. Series produced by David Johnson for Wildfire TV with music composed by William Goodchild.
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2012 June 29th
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Redland High School - commission
Ye of Day, an anthem for female chorus (SSAA) and organ composed by William Goodchild and based on words from Chaucer's The Legend of Good Women, receives its first performance. This will take place at 2 pm on Friday 29 June at Bristol Cathedral, as part of the Commemoration Service celebrating the school's 130th Anniversary.
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2012 March 12th
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Promo scores
Work begins on music for two promo videos for Wells Cathedral School produced by Matt Thurling, Director of Bristol Film Academy.
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2012 arch 10th
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Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra
America comes to Bristol with two stunning masterpieces composed in the 1940s. Copland's signature Appalachian Spring, originally conceived as ballet music and later revised as an orchestral suite, is instantly recognisable for its unforgettable Shaker Melody. In the US, Samuel Barber's elegaic, lyrically romantic Violin Concerto is revered. Here, the brilliant, internationally acclaimed Russian violinist Natalia Lomeiko offers a wonderfully persuasive advocacy for the work. Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra complete the programme with Dvorak's magnificent, intensely Czech, Symphony No. 7 in D Minor. The concert is conducted by William Goodchild and takes place at 7.30pm on Saturday 10 March 2012 at St. George's Bristol.
2011 November 29th
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City University London
A lecture to BA Music students on composing for film, using clips from a recent BBC commission. Followed by a seminar for MA students on orchestration, with examples from Nature's Great Events (BBC), Ganges (BBC) and Catching the Impossible (Independent).
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2011 November 23rd
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Coral Triangle
Nature Picture Library in partnership with World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) have commissioned William Goodchild to write and produce music for a new stills photography project called Coral Triangle to first be shown at Earth Music Bristol. I will be introducing Coral Triangle and talking about music for wildlife film at a 'Meet the Film Composer' session as part of Earth Music Bristol. The session takes place at 11.00 am on Wednesday 23 November 2011 at St. George's Bristol.
2011 November 19th
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Gala Concert
Orchestral and choral charity concert featuring violinist Emil Huckle-Kleve and 250 male voices with Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra at Colston Hall Bristol. Programme to include Epic March - Ireland, Lark Ascending - Vaughan Williams, and Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 - Elgar. Conducted by William Goodchild and Steve Daykin, presented by John Telfer (Vicar Alan Franks from The Archers). Concert in aid of the 2011 Cots for Tots Appeal, supporting the Special Care Baby Unit at St. Michael's Hospital Bristol.
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2011 October 10th
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Bristol University
Teaching begins with new students on the MA in Composition of Music for Film and Television (MA-CFTV). 10 x 2-hour sessions running until January 2011.
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2011 October 7th
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Wildlife Film - Working with Music
Using clips from recent BBC, Nat Geo and Animal Planet projects, William Goodchild will be giving a talk on writing and producing music for wildlife film, as part of the Shepton Mallet Digital Arts Festival 2011. The talk runs from 7.00 - 8.00 pm and is held in the Blue Tower Theatre, Shepton Mallet.
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16 September 2011
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Instant Wit
Scoring theme tune for quick-fire comedy company Instant Wit. Music for live, radio and internet performance.
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2011 September 10th
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Big Screen Music in association with Boost Music
Production music project for two upcoming albums: Riviera Jazz and Jeopardy. Co-composed with Nick Pullin.
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2011 September 11th
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Coral Triangle
Scoring begins on this special photographic project set in the coral reefs of South-East Asia. For display and performance at the Earth Music Festival Bristol 2011. Directed by Helen Gilks for Nature Picture Library with music composed by William Goodchild.
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15 August 2011
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David Jenkins Choral Project
An extended project orchestrating Full Fathom Five and other choral works by composer David Jenkins.
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2011 August 15th
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Jungle Gremlins of Java
Scoring begins on this one hour BBC Natural World documentary on the Slow Loris set in Indonesia for broadcast on BBC2. Directed by Steve Gooder for Icon Films and presented by Anna Nekaris with music composed by William Goodchild.
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2011 July 2nd
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Italian Journey
Orchestral concert featuring violist Mihai Cocea, Finalist of the 2008 Eurovision Young Musician Competition, with Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra at St. George's Bristol. Programme to include Force of Destiny Overture Verdi, Harold in Italy - Berlioz, and Italian Symphony - Mendelssohn. Conducted by William Goodchild.
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2011 April 12th
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Gaming score
Session at Christchurch Studios Clifton conducting Bristol Ensemble in recordings of music for a US gaming score composed by Neil Davidge (Massive Attack).
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2011 March 21st
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The Great Serengeti
Scoring begins on this 50 minute wildlife documentary for broadcast on National Geographic International. Produced by Kate Dart for Parthenon Entertainment with music composed by William Goodchild and Nick Pullin.
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2011 Mar 5th
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Russian Classics
Orchestral concert featuring cellist Benjamin Hughes, principal cellist, BBC Concert Orchestra, with Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra at St. George's Bristol. Programme to include Festive Overture - Shostakovich, Cello Concerto No.1 - Shostakovich, and Symphony No. 5 in E Minor - Tchaikovsky. Conducted by William Goodchild.
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2011 Feb 28th
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Frozen Planet
Session at Abbey Road conducting BBC Concert Orchestra in recordings of music for programme 7 of Frozen Planet (BBC), composed by Barnaby Taylor, for broadcast later in the year.
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2011 January 18th
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Bristol University
Recording MA students' compositions to picture with Bristol Ensemble led by Rachel Gough. Victoria Rooms, Clifton, Bristol.
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2011 Jan 15th
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Nordic Wild
Scoring begins on this 4 x 50 minute wildlife series for broadcast on National Geographic International. Series produced by Ian Marsh for Parthenon Entertainment with music composed by William Goodchild.
2010 January 18th
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Bristol University
Recording MA students' compositions to picture with Bristol Ensemble led by Rachel Gough. Victoria Rooms, Clifton, Bristol.
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2010 Jan 15th
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Nordic Wild
Scoring begins on this 4 x 50 minute wildlife series for broadcast on National Geographic International. Series produced by Ian Marsh for Parthenon Entertainment with music composed by William Goodchild.
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2010 Dec 11th
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The Truth About Lions
Bristol Ensemble at Christchurch Studios, Bristol. A session recording the music for this 2-part BBC Natural History series composed by David Poore, orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
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2010 Nov 13th
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London Works
Orchestral concert with BMCO at St. George's Bristol. Programme to include Water Music - Handel, Symphony No. 104 'London' - Haydn, and Symphony No. 2 'London Symphony' - Vaughan Williams.
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2010 Oct 15th
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Bristol University
Teaching begins with new students on the Music for Film and Television one-year MA course. 10 x 2-hour sessions running until January 2011.
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2010 Oct 10th
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Wildscreen Festival
Two 3-hour workshops for producers, directors and editors exploring Music for Wildlife Film. Workshops directed by William Goodchild.
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2010 Sept 20th
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Secrets of the Arabian Nights
Scoring begins on this 1 x 60 minute history special presented by Richard E. Grant for BBC broadcast. Directed by Mark Fielder and Lizzie White for Quickfire Media. Delivery early November. Music composed and produced by William Goodchild.
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2010 Aug 22nd
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Wild Amazon
Scoring begins on this 2 x 50 minute wildlife series for broadcast on National Geographic International. Directed by Mitch Turnbull and series produced by Amanda Theunissen for Parthenon Entertainment. Delivery November. Music composed by William Goodchild.
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2010 July 6th
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Miracle in the Marshes of Iraq
Scoring begins on this one hour BBC Natural World documentary set in Iraq for broadcast on BBC2. Produced by David Johnson and edited by Bee Nico for Aqua Vita Films with music composed by William Goodchild. Delivery 23 August.
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2010 July 3rd
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Feature Concert with violinist Emil Huckle-Kleve
Programme: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Grieg, Violin Concerto - Dvorak, Symphony No.5 - Sibelius. Conducted by William Goodchild.
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2010 June 25th
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Chimps of the Lost Gorge
Scoring begins on this one hour BBC Natural World documentary set in Uganda for broadcast on BBC2. Directed by Verity White and edited by James Taggart with music composed by William Goodchild.
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2010 June 22nd
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Making Sound Work
City University, London (in partnership with Screened Music Network). Panel discussion on Music, Media and Opportunities chaired by Miguel Mera, with composers Rob Lane, Alex Heffes, Nina Humphreys and William Goodchild.
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2010 June 19th
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Mountain Gorilla
Bristol Ensemble at Christchurch Studios, Bristol. Third session recording the music for this 3-part BBC Natural History series composed by David Poore, orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
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2010 June 14th
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Kingdom of the Forest
Scoring begins on this 50 minute wildlife documentary for broadcast on Animal Planet. Directed by Joanne Lunt for Parthenon Entertainment. Music composed by William Goodchild and Nick Pullin.
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2010 June 6th
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Mountain Gorilla
Bristol Ensemble at Christchurch Studios, Bristol. Second session recording the music for this 3-part BBC Natural History series composed by David Poore, orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
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2010 2 - 5 June 2nd - 5th
Clifton College, Bristol
Bristol Festival of Nature: Composing for Film
Educational Project with members of the BBC Concert Orchestra. Workshop Leader - Patrick Bailey, Composer In Residence - William Goodchild.
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2010 May 17th
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Wild Japan
Scoring begins on this 50 minute wildlife documentary for broadcast on Animal Planet. Directed by Adam Oldroyd and produced by Amanda Theunissen for Parthenon Entertainment. Delivery 11th June. Music composed by William Goodchild.
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2010 May 17th
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Clash of the Tiger Queens
Scoring begins on this 50 minute wildlife documentary for broadcast on Animal Planet. Directed by Melanie Price and produced by Amanda Theunissen for Parthenon Entertainment. Delivery 11th June. Music composed by William Goodchild.
2010 May 14th
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Mountain Gorilla
Bristol Ensemble at Christchurch Studios, Bristol. First of three sessions recording the music for this 3-part BBC Natural History series composed by David Poore, orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
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2010 April 16th
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Tiger Queen
5.1 surround delivery of this Natural History documentary for broadcast on National Geographic International. Produced by Amanda Theunissen for Parthenon Entertainment. Music composed and produced by William Goodchild.
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2010 March 1st
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The Man Who Stopped the Desert
Bristol Ensemble at Christchurch Studios, Bristol. Session recording the music for this one-hour feature documentary for 1080 Films composed by David Poore. Orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
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2010 March 6th
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Feature Concert with soprano soloist Charlotte Newstead
Programme: Tragic Overture - Brahms, Four Last Songs - Strauss, The Planets - Holst. Conducted by William Goodchild.
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2010 February 8th
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Inside the Perfect Predator (BBC1)
Recording sessions with the BBC Concert Orchestra at Air Edel Studios, London. Music composed by Ben Salisbury, conducted by William Goodchild.
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2010 January 26th
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Bristol University
Recording MA students' compositions to picture with the university chamber orchestra led by Roger Huckle. Victoria Rooms, Clifton, Bristol.
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2010 January 16
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9pm, St. George's Bristol
Ilya at the Bristol Acoustic Music Festival
Ilya perform songs from the new album Carving Heads on Cherry Stones. Featuring Joanna Swan (vocals), Nick Pullin (guitars), William Goodchild (bass), Jacob (banjo, mandolin, guitar), Gina Griffin (violin) and Daisy Palmer (kit). Tickets available in advance from St. George's Bristol.
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2010 January 12th
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Tiger Queen
Scoring begins on this 50 minute wildlife documentary for broadcast on National Geographic International. Directed by Melanie Price and produced by Amanda Theunissen for Parthenon Entertainment. Delivery in March. Music composed by William Goodchild
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2010 January 6th
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The Great Rift
BBC Concert Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios, London. Third session recording the music for this 3-part BBC Natural History series composed by Barnaby Taylor, orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
2009 November 23rd
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The Great Rift
BBC Concert Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios, London. Recording sessions 1 and 2 for this 3-part BBC Natural History series composed by Barnaby Taylor, orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
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2009 November 14th
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Feature Concert with international pianist Penelope Roskell
Programme: Dances of Galanta - Kodaly, Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor - Mozart, Symphony No. 3, The Scottish - Mendelssohn. Conducted by William Goodchild.
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2009 October 26th
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Japan's Hidden Secrets
5.1 surround delivery of this Natural History documentary for broadcast on National Geographic International. Produced by Amanda Theunissen and directed by Dan Habershon-Butcher for Parthenon Entertainment. Music composed and produced by William Goodchild and Nick Pullin.
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2009 October 1st
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Choral Commission
John Colet Day Motet for 200 singers SATB and organ celebrating the Quincentenary of St. Paul's School. Performed at St. Paul's Cathedral. Music composed by William Goodchild.
2009 September 25th
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Roni Size and Reprazent with The Emerald Ensemble and Gospel Choir
A one-off evening with Bristol's own world master of drum 'n bass, Roni Size and Reprazent, orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild. Colston Hall, Bristol.
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2009 September 22nd
7.30pm, Colston Hall Bristol
Nature's Great Events Live
Spectacular footage from the BBC Natural History's award-winning series with the score performed live by the BBC Concert Orchestra, orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
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2009 September 18th
6.00pm, Colston Hall Bristol
Drawer of Dreams
Dark cabaret performed by Cirque Bijou with The Emerald Ensemble conducted by Charles Hazlewood. Orchestrated by William Goodchild.
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2009 August 26th
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Japan's Hidden Secrets
Scoring begins on this 50 minute natural history documentary for broadcast on National Geographic International and Animal Planet. Produced by Amanda Theunissen and Directed by Dan Habershon-Butcher for Parthenon Entertainment. Delivery in October. Music composed by William Goodchild and Nick Pullin.
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2009 July 20th
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Catching the Impossible (Sky) with the Emerald Ensemble at Christchurch Studios, Bristol
Session recording the music for Programme 6 of this up-coming 8-part series produced by Hugh Miles, composed by David Poore and orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
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2009 July 4th
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Feature Concert with cellist Sara Lovell and orchestra at St. Georges Bristol. Programme: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage - Mendelssohn, Cello Concerto in C - Haydn, Symphony No. 6 - Beethoven. Conducted by William Goodchild.
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2009 June 9th
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Wild Russia: Urals
5.1 surround delivery of the sixth programme in this 6 x 50 minute series for broadcast on National Geographic International and Animal Planet. Produced by Amanda Theunissen and directed by Dan Habershon-Butcher for Parthenon Entertainment Ltd. Music composed and produced by William Goodchild.
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2009 June 4th
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Wild Russia: Arctic
5.1 surround delivery of the fifth programme in this 6 x 50 minute series for broadcast on National Geographic International and Animal Planet. Produced by Amanda Theunissen and directed by Dan Habershon-Butcher for Parthenon Entertainment Ltd. Music composed and produced by William Goodchild.
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2009 May 29th
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Wild Russia: Siberia
5.1 surround delivery of the fourth programme in this 6 x 50 minute series for broadcast on National Geographic International and Animal Planet. Produced by Amanda Theunissen and directed by Dan Habershon-Butcher for Parthenon Entertainment Ltd. Music composed and produced by William Goodchild.
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2009 May 25th
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Wild Russia: Caucasus
5.1 surround delivery of the third programme in this 6 x 50 minute series for broadcast on National Geographic International and Animal Planet. Produced by Amanda Theunissen and directed by Dan Habershon-Butcher for Parthenon Entertainment Ltd. Music composed and produced by William Goodchild.
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2009 May 211th
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Wild Russia: Ussuriland
5.1 surround delivery of the second programme in this 6 x 50 minute series for broadcast on National Geographic International and Animal Planet. Produced by Amanda Theunissen and directed by Dan Habershon-Butcher for Parthenon Entertainment Ltd. Music composed and produced by William Goodchild.
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2009 April 30th
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Wild Russia: Kamchatka - Land of Fire and Ice
5.1 surround delivery of the first programme in this 6 x 50 minute series for broadcast on National Geographic International and Animal Planet. Produced by Amanda Theunissen and directed by Dan Habershon-Butcher for Parthenon Entertainment Ltd. Music composed and produced by William Goodchild.
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2009 April 17th
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Catching the Impossible (Sky) with the Emerald Ensemble at Christchurch Studios, Bristol.
Session recording the music for Programme 4 of this up-coming 8-part series produced by Hugh Miles, composed by David Poore and orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
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2009 March 7th
St. George's Bristol
Feature Concert with pianist Nicola Meecham and orchestra.
Programme: Roman Carnival Overture - Berlioz, Piano Concerto No. 2 - Rachmaninov, Symphony No. 2 - Brahms. Conducted by William Goodchild.
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2009 February 17th
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Music and Chance
with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Queen Elizabeth Hall to be broadcast later on BBC Radio 3. Programme to include works by Andy Sheppard and Barnaby Taylor, orchestrated by William Goodchild.
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2009 January 26th
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Wild Russia
Scoring begins on this 6 x 50 minute series for broadcast on National Geographic International and Animal Planet. Produced by Amanda Theunissen and Directed by Dan Habershon-Butcher for Parthenon Entertainment. Delivery in June. Music composed by William Goodchild.
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2009 January 16th
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Snow Monkeys
Scoring begins on this production for BBC Natural World and Animal Planet produced by Ian Gray. Delivery on 26 January. Music composed by William Goodchild.
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2009 January 10th
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Nature's Great Events
Nature's Great Events, BBC Concert Orchestra - Recording at Abbey Road Studios: Sessions 5 and 6 recording the music for this 6-part BBC1 Natural History series composed by Barnaby Taylor and Ben Salisbury, orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
2008 December 2nd
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Nature's Great Events - Abbey Road Studios, London.
Nature's Great Events, BBC Concert Orchestra - Recording at Abby Road Studios: Sessions 3 and 4 recording the music for this 6-part BBC1 Natural History series composed by Barnaby Taylor and Ben Salisbury, orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
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2008 November 15th
7.30pm, St. George's Bristol
Feature Concert with trumpeter Gavin Wells and the orchestra.
Programme: Ruins of Athens Overture - Beethoven, Trumpet Concerto - Haydn, New World Symphony - Dvorak. Conducted by William Goodchild.
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2008 November 10th
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Save Our Seas Foundation
Scoring begins on this 8 minute promotional DVD for the SOS Foundation. Produced by Caroline Brett and Directed by Alan Miller. Delivery end of December. Music composed by William Goodchild.
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2008 October 26th
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Great White Shark
Great White Shark: Living Legends with Emerald Ensemble at Christchurch Studios, Clifton. Session recording the music for this BBC Natural History documentary produced by Off The Fence, composed by David Poore, orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild with Emerald Ensemble.
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2008 October
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University of Bristol
Teaching on MA in Composition for Film and Television.
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2008 October 12th
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Emerald Ensemble Concert
Family Concert featuring presenter Julie Payne with the Emerald Ensemble at Withywood Centre, Bristol. Conducted by William Goodchild.
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2008 October 7th
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Emerald Ensemble Concert
Concert for Schools featuring presenter Julie Payne with the Emerald Ensemble at Hartcliffe Engineering and Community College, Bristol. Conducted by William Goodchild.
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2008 October 3rd
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Nature's Great Events - Abbey Road Studios, London.
Nature's Great Events with the BBC Concert Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios, London. First two in a series of 6 sessions recording the music for this 6-part BBC1 Natural History series composed by Barnaby Taylor and Ben Salisbury, orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
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2008 October 4th
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Messiah Concert
Messiah on period instruments with Musica Buena, 7.30pm at Tyndale Baptist Church, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS6 2QG. Conducted by William Goodchild.
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2008 July 18th
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Catching the Impossible (Sky)
Emerald Ensemble at Christchurch Studios, Bristol. 2 sessions recording the music for Programme 2 of this up-coming 8-part series produced by Hugh Miles, composed by David Poore and orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
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2008 July 5th
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Classical Concert
Feature Concert with international violinist Nadia Myerscough and Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra at St. Georges Bristol. Programme: Overture-Fantasy Romeo and Juliet - Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in E minor - Mendelssohn, In the Steppes of Central Asia - Borodin, and Symphony No 2 in B minor - Borodin. Conducted by William Goodchild
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2008 June 21st
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Last Night of the Proms Concert.
With the Emerald Ensemble and soprano soloist Ros Evans in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire. Programme of American and English music including West Side Story Suite - Bernstein, Jazz Suites - Shostakovich, Dambusters March - Coates, Fantasia on British Sea Songs – Henry Wood, Jerusalem and Rule Britannia. Conducted by William Goodchild.
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2008 June 12th - 18th
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Still Point with poet Stuart Warner
Project with poet Stuart Warner, singer Chloe Goodchild and guitarist Nick Pullin. Sessions recording spoken voice, sung vocals and guitars, banjo and bazooki for this commercial CD project of seven poems written by Stuart Warner, composed and produced by William Goodchild.
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2008 June 8th
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Catching the Impossible (Sky)
With the Emerald Ensemble at Christchurch Studios, Bristol Session recording the music for Programme 8 of this up-coming 8-part series produced by Hugh Miles, composed by David Poore and orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
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2008 April 27th
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Catching the Impossible (Sky)
With the Emerald Ensemble at Christchurch Studios, Bristol. 2 sessions recording the music for Programme 3 of this up-coming 8-part series produced by Hugh Miles, composed by David Poore and orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
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2008 April 16th
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Classical Concert
Feature Concert with international pianist Penelope Roskell and the Emerald Ensemble at Colston Hall, Bristol. Conducted by William Goodchild. Programme: The Wasps Overture - Vaughan Williams, Piano Concerto in A minor – Schumann, Voyage – Corigliano and Symphony No. 4 – Mendelssohn.
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2008 March 1st
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Classical Concert
All Russian Concert with pianist Maria Angel Garcia Soria and Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra at St George’s Bristol. Programme: Lieutenant Kije Suite – Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 2 – Shostakovich, and Symphony No. 4 - Tchaikovsky. Conducted by William Goodchild.
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2008 February 28th
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Catching the Impossible (Sky)
With the Emerald Ensemble at Christchurch Studios, Bristol. 2 sessions recording the music for Programme 1 of this up-coming 8-part series produced by Hugh Miles, composed by David Poore and orchestrated by William Goodchild.
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2008 February 27th
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Classical Concert
Concert for Schools featuring BBC Concert Orchestra percussionist Alasdair Malloy with the Emerald Ensemble at Colston Hall, Bristol. Conducted by William Goodchild.
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2008 February 24th
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Family Concert: Pirates Ahoy!
Family Music Day featuring Alasdair Malloy with the Emerald Ensemble at Colston Hall, Bristol. Conducted by William Goodchild.
2007 November 19th
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Wild China
With the BBC Concert Orchestra at Angel Studios, London. Last in a series of 3 sessions recording the music for this 6-part BBC Natural History series composed by Barnaby Taylor, orchestrated and conducted by William Goodchild.
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2007 November 10th
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Classical Concert
Feature Concert with bassoonist Laurence Perkins (from the Manchester Camerata) and the Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra at St George’s Bristol. Conducted by William Goodchild. Programme: Land of the Mountain and the Flood – MacCunn, Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments – Strauss, Bassoon Concerto – Weber, Romance for Bassoon and Orchestra – Elgar, Symphony No. 5 – Vaughan Williams
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2007 October 20th
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Classical Concert
Feature Concert with international violinist Natalia Lomeiko and the Emerald Ensemble at St George’s, Bristol. Conducted by William Goodchild. Programme: Fingal’s Cave Overture – Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto – Tchaikovsky, and Symphony No. 7 – Beethoven.
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