David Ogden (conductor)
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David Ogden, is a conductor
and composer
, directing choirs, choral and church music workshops, courses and festivals in the UK and abroad.
for the South West and Midlands.
He conducts Exultate Singers
, City of Bristol Choir
, the Millennium Youth Choir
and is the Head of the Bristol Choral Centre. He is Director of Music at Westbury-on-Trym parish church in Bristol, with Assistant Organist Richard Johnson, and Organ Scholar Owain Park. He is Director of White Light Publishing. He is also a Special Advisor for the Royal School of Church Music
, and an Associate Lecturer in Music and Liturgy at Wesley College, an affiliated college of the University of Bristol.
For over 20 years he has worked with numerous professional and amateur groups of all shapes and sizes in many fields of music making, including concerts, musical theatre and opera, community projects, primary and secondary level educational workshops, from small children’s groups to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
. In the UK, he works extensively with the Royal School of Church Music
, and with the BBC
, conducting choirs on BBC Radios 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and the World Service, and working as conductor, arranger and music adviser on BBC TV’s Songs of Praise
, including a live television broadcast co-ordinating simultaneous performances in Ghana and the UK in 2001.
He has conducted choirs in the UK, the Philippines, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Germany, France, Thailand, Belgium, the Netherlands and also the Gambia.
As a busy composer, David writes music for churches and schools. Many of his pieces have been performed on radio and television, including his best known pieces: Song of Ruth, White Light Eucharist and the anthem, Christ has no body now but yours.
In April 2008 David's piece Love's redeeming work is done was sung by a 250-strong choir in the presence of Pope Benedict XVI as part of a Papal Mass during the Pope's visit to the USA. The Mass was celebrated by the Pope in the Washington Nationals Baseball Stadium with a congregation of 40,000 people in attendance.
David Ogden's music is published by White Light Publishing and RSCM Music Direct.
In 2010 he gave an after dinner speech at the Bristol and District Organists' Association annual dinner. www.bdoa.org.uk
for his services to church music.
and the RSCM Millennium Youth Choir
.
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, directing choirs, choral and church music workshops, courses and festivals in the UK and abroad.
Career
David Ogden is a freelance conductor and composer. Between 1991 and 2002, David Ogden was Director of Music at Clifton Cathedral, Bristol, and from 1995 to 2001 he was Regional Director of the Royal School of Church MusicRoyal School of Church Music
The largest church music organisation in Britain, the Royal School of Church Music was founded in 1927 by Sir Sydney Nicholson and has 11,000 members worldwide; it was originally named the School of English Church Music. It seeks to enable church music in the present and invest in its future,...
for the South West and Midlands.
He conducts Exultate Singers
Exultate Singers
The Exultate Singers is a choir based in Bristol, UK, made up of 40 adult singers. It has mostly specialised in Christian sacred music.-History:...
, City of Bristol Choir
City of Bristol Choir
The City of Bristol Choir is a mixed voice choir of around 85 auditioned singers, whose aim is to sing a wide range of choral music to the highest possible standard. The choir gives five or six concerts a year in different venues around the South West, but mostly in Bristol...
, the Millennium Youth Choir
Millennium Youth Choir
The RSCM Millennium Youth Choir is a British choir for singers aged between 16 and 23. It is the RSCM's leading national choir.In 1999 the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time, George Carey, suggested its formation and it gave its first performance in the Millennium Dome in London.The choir has...
and is the Head of the Bristol Choral Centre. He is Director of Music at Westbury-on-Trym parish church in Bristol, with Assistant Organist Richard Johnson, and Organ Scholar Owain Park. He is Director of White Light Publishing. He is also a Special Advisor for the Royal School of Church Music
Royal School of Church Music
The largest church music organisation in Britain, the Royal School of Church Music was founded in 1927 by Sir Sydney Nicholson and has 11,000 members worldwide; it was originally named the School of English Church Music. It seeks to enable church music in the present and invest in its future,...
, and an Associate Lecturer in Music and Liturgy at Wesley College, an affiliated college of the University of Bristol.
For over 20 years he has worked with numerous professional and amateur groups of all shapes and sizes in many fields of music making, including concerts, musical theatre and opera, community projects, primary and secondary level educational workshops, from small children’s groups to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is a British orchestra based in Birmingham, England. The Orchestra's current chief executive, appointed in 1999, is Stephen Maddock...
. In the UK, he works extensively with the Royal School of Church Music
Royal School of Church Music
The largest church music organisation in Britain, the Royal School of Church Music was founded in 1927 by Sir Sydney Nicholson and has 11,000 members worldwide; it was originally named the School of English Church Music. It seeks to enable church music in the present and invest in its future,...
, and with the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, conducting choirs on BBC Radios 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and the World Service, and working as conductor, arranger and music adviser on BBC TV’s Songs of Praise
Songs of Praise
Songs of Praise is a BBC Television programme based around traditional Christian hymns. It is a widely watched and long-running religious television programme, one of the few peak-time free-to-air religious programmes in Europe Songs of Praise is a BBC Television programme based around traditional...
, including a live television broadcast co-ordinating simultaneous performances in Ghana and the UK in 2001.
He has conducted choirs in the UK, the Philippines, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Germany, France, Thailand, Belgium, the Netherlands and also the Gambia.
As a busy composer, David writes music for churches and schools. Many of his pieces have been performed on radio and television, including his best known pieces: Song of Ruth, White Light Eucharist and the anthem, Christ has no body now but yours.
In April 2008 David's piece Love's redeeming work is done was sung by a 250-strong choir in the presence of Pope Benedict XVI as part of a Papal Mass during the Pope's visit to the USA. The Mass was celebrated by the Pope in the Washington Nationals Baseball Stadium with a congregation of 40,000 people in attendance.
David Ogden's music is published by White Light Publishing and RSCM Music Direct.
In 2010 he gave an after dinner speech at the Bristol and District Organists' Association annual dinner. www.bdoa.org.uk
Awards
In 2006 he was appointed Associate of the Royal School of Church MusicRoyal School of Church Music
The largest church music organisation in Britain, the Royal School of Church Music was founded in 1927 by Sir Sydney Nicholson and has 11,000 members worldwide; it was originally named the School of English Church Music. It seeks to enable church music in the present and invest in its future,...
for his services to church music.
Recordings
David's music has been recorded by many choirs, including Exultate SingersExultate Singers
The Exultate Singers is a choir based in Bristol, UK, made up of 40 adult singers. It has mostly specialised in Christian sacred music.-History:...
and the RSCM Millennium Youth Choir
Millennium Youth Choir
The RSCM Millennium Youth Choir is a British choir for singers aged between 16 and 23. It is the RSCM's leading national choir.In 1999 the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time, George Carey, suggested its formation and it gave its first performance in the Millennium Dome in London.The choir has...
.
External links
- David Ogden's Website
- Exultate Singers, founded in 2002 by David Ogden
- City of Bristol Choir, which appointed David Ogden in 2001 as its Conductor and Musical Director
- White Light Publishing, one of David Ogden's publishers
- Exultate Singers CDs including David Ogden's pieces Song of Ruth (A Time For Singing, 2008) and Christ has no body now but yours (Visions of Peace, 2005)
- RSCM Millennium Youth Choir CD including David Ogden's Christ has no body now but yours (Out of the Stillness, 2007)
- Westbury-on-Trym Parish Church Organ Appeal where a sum of £100,000 is in the process of being raised to help restore the magnificent Willis Organ to its former glory. Details on concerts and ways you can help are on the link.