CONDUCTOR WILLIAM
GOODCHILD
William Goodchild is a professional composer, orchestrator and conductor. He composes music for film, television, concert performance and commercial installation. Specialising in wildlife and history documentary, he has scored well over 70 films, including many that have won international awards. He has been nominated for three major music awards in the past twelve months including the Royal Television Society and Wildscreen Festival. The BBC’s Wild China series, composed by Barnaby Taylor, orchestrated by Will, won an Emmy. Series Producer Phil Chapman said: ‘I am full of admiration for William’s talent, his professionalism – he’s a total joy to work with.’ On stage and in the recording studio, Will has collaborated with a wide variety of international soloists, including guitarist John Williams and saxophonist Andy Sheppard. His passion for working across styles led to a live and recorded collaboration with Mercury Prize-Winner, Roni Size & Reprazent: their album, Live at Colston Hall, was released in 2015. Also at the Colston Hall, with Sir David Attenborough presenting, Will orchestrated and conducted the BBC’s Nature’s Great Events Live to a full house. Many recordings conducted by Will are available to buy on Sony Classical, Universal Classical and Jazz, and CBS Records. He has worked with a number of professional orchestras including the BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Bristol Ensemble. Will very much enjoys working with amateur musicians and enabling them to reach standards they never realised they could achieve. Studying familiar and unfamiliar orchestral works also helps him to continue developing his own musical knowledge and compositional language.
GUEST LEADER AIMEE
Raised in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, Aimée began learning the violin at the age of 8 and has played in a wide variety of contexts and ensembles ever since, ranging from recording sessions to live musical theatre. Aimée’s orchestral experience includes leading the Nottingham Youth Orchestra and Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra as well as playing with the Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra and the University of Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra. Aimée is a co-founder of Bristol Symphony Orchestra and has been the Librarian for the orchestra and part of the Management Team since the orchestra was formed. A solicitor by profession, Aimée lives in Bristol and works for Bevan Brittan LLP. As well as playing the violin Aimée also enjoys playing the piano, running, painting and takes every available opportunity to speak French.
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