ArtistInfo

Orlando Gough

key, *1953 GB
Composer of Electronic, Jazz and Rock

Orlando Gough (/ˈɡɒf/; born 1953) is a British composer, educated at Oxford, and noted for projects written for ballet, contemporary dance and theatre. Collaborators have included Siobhan Davies, Alain Platel, Shobana Jeyasingh and Ashley Page of The Royal Ballet. He is artistic director of The Shout, which he founded in 1998 with Richard Chew. The choir won the Time Out Award for Classical Artist of the Year in 2001. He released one album titled Message from the Border that was released on Catalyst/BMG Records. His 2001 commission from Fretwork, called 'Birds on Fire' was recorded by them for Harmonia Mundi under the same title and was released in 2008. He composed the music for the closing ceremony of the 2008 European Capital of Culture, Stavanger. Members of the choir include Carol Gri

Instruments

• Keyboards
• Piano
• Synthesizer

Genres

• Electronic
• Jazz
• Rock
• Classical
• Soundtrack

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