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Alexander Faris
p, 1921-2015 GB
Composer / Conductor of Classical and Soundtrack
A.k.a. Samuel Alexander "Sandy" Faris
Born: 11th June 1921 Caledon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Died: 28th September 2015 Irish composer, conductor and writer. Has written scores for The Quare Fellow (1962), He Who Rides a Tiger (1965), Rowlandson's England, and Georgy Girl (1966). And wrote the theme music to the BBC television series - Upstairs Downstairs (which won him an Ivor Novello award in 1975 for it's signature tune, The Edwardian), Wings and The Duchess of Duke Street.
Genres
Plays With
| The Alexander Faris Orchestra |
Popular Tracks 
Parisienne Cafe on Victorian Edwardian by Alexander Faris The Pirates of Penzance, Act 1: No. 13, "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" on Gilbert & Sullivan: Highlights from: The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado & The Gondoliers by Arthur Sullivan, Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra & The Linden Singers I Say - I Say - I Say on Victorian Edwardian by Alexander Faris The Mikado, Act 2: No. 11, "On a Tree By a River (Willow, Tit-Willow)" on Gilbert & Sullivan: Highlights from: The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado & The Gondoliers by Arthur Sullivan, Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra & The Linden Singers the Grand Waltz on Cavendish Classical presents Cavendish Players: Classical Dances, Vol. 2 - Contemporary by Various Artists The Pirates of Penzance (Excerpts): I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General on Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance by Arthur Sullivan, Elizabeth Harwood, Edward Darling, Patrick Halsted, Pro Musica Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Faris Dying Embers on Victorian Edwardian by Alexander Faris The Pirates of Penzance (Excerpts): Overture on Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance by Arthur Sullivan, Elizabeth Harwood, Edward Darling, Patrick Halsted, Pro Musica Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Faris Crown Ceremonial on Cavendish Classical presents Cavendish Sound Corps: Soundtracks - Military & Patriotic, Vol. 3 by Various Artists The Pirates of Penzance (Excerpts): When a Foreman Bares His Steel on Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance by Arthur Sullivan, Elizabeth Harwood, Edward Darling, Patrick Halsted, Pro Musica Symphony Orchestra & Alexander FarisTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upshares, Downshares - The CD | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 2010 | Album |
| Gilbert And Sullivan: The Mikado (Complete) And Iolanthe (Highlights) | Gilbert & Sullivan / Sadler's Wells Orchestra, Sadler's Wells Opera Company, Alexander Faris | 1993 | Album |
| Victorian Edwardian | Alexander Faris, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 1988 | Album |
| Dignity And Impudence | Alexander Faris | 1985 | Album |
| Orpheus In The Underworld, Highlights In English | Jacques Offenbach, Kevin Miller, June Bronhill, Jon Weaving, Eric Shilling, Alexander Faris, The Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus And Sadler's Wells Orchestra | 1985 | Album |
| Operetta At The Wells | Sadler's Wells Orchestra Conducted By Vilkem Tausky, William Reid, John Matheson, Alexander Faris | 1981 | Album |
| The Mikado (Highlights) | Gilbert & Sullivan - The Linden Singers, NDR Sinfonieorchester, Alexander Faris | 1977 | Album |
| Celebre Minuetto / Aria Sulla Quarta Corda | Luigi Boccherini / Johann Sebastian Bach / The London Symphony Orchestra Dir. Alexander Faris | 1966 | Single |
| The Mikado Vol. 1 & 2 | The Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Alexander Faris | 1962 | Album |
| The Gondoliers | Gilbert & Sullivan, Westminster Symphony Orchestra, The Linden Singers, Alexander Faris | 1962 | Album |
| The Pirates Of Penzance Or The Slave Of Duty | Gilbert & Sullivan, Westminster Symphony Orchestra, The Linden Singers, Alexander Faris | 1962 | Album |
| The Mikado | Gilbert & Sullivan - Westminster Symphony Orchestra, The Linden Singers, Alexander Faris | 1960 | Album |
| For It Is Christmas | The Sinfonia Of London Conducted By Alexander Faris | 1960 | Album |
| Serenade For String Orchestra, Nocturne / Holberg Suite | Antonín Dvořák / Edvard Grieg, The Sinfonia Of London Conducted By Alexander Faris | 1960 | Album |
| Presents Orpheus In The Underworld | Jacques Offenbach, Sadler's Wells Opera Company, Alexander Faris, Jon Weaving, Eric Shilling, June Bronhill | 1960 | Album |
| Serenade For String Orchestra / Air From Suite No. 3 In D / Minuet From String Quartet In E / Minuet From Berenice | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Johann Sebastian Bach / Luigi Boccherini / Georg Friedrich Händel, The Sinfonia Of London Conducted By Alexander Faris | 1959 | Album |
| Immortal Operettas | Vanessa Lee And Chorus With The Westminster Concert Orchestra Conducted By Alexander Faris | 1959 | Album |
| Symphony No. 92 In G Major "Oxford" / Symphony No. 104 In D Major "London" | Joseph Haydn - The Sinfonia Of London Conducted By Alexander Faris | 1959 | Album |
| Gondoliers | Gilbert & Sullivan, Pro Musica Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris, The Linden Singers | Album | |
| The Pirates Of Penzance | Sir Arthur Sullivan, NDR Sinfonieorchester, The Linden Singers, Alexander Faris | Album |
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