William Goodchild - Conductor

William works regularly with a number of international and national orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra, the London Metropolitan Orchestra, the Emerald Chamber Orchestra and the BMCO. As conductor and orchestrator he has undertaken numerous projects for the BBC including several major natural history series such as ‘Wild China’ (2008), ‘Ganges’ (2007), and ‘Europe – a Natural History’ (2005) and has recorded for Sony Classical, Universal Classical and Jazz, and CBS Records. He has collaborated with international soloists as diverse as John Williams, Andy Sheppard, members of the Maggini Quartet, Natalie Lomeiko, Alasdair Malloy, O-Duo and Tom Jones.

William has a degree in Music from the University of East Anglia and is a licentiate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama having been a Junior Exhibitioner in violin and piano at the Royal College of Music and a Music Scholar at St. Paul’s School. He studied conducting with Richard Hickox, John Lubbock and George Hurst and piano with Sidney Harrison and John York. William composes and produces music for film and television specialising in documentary including natural history and history. Recent broadcast natural history commissions include ‘Lobo – the Wolf that Changed America’ (BBC Natural World and Thirteen/ WNET, 2008), ‘Humpbacks – from Fire to Ice’ (ABC Australia and National Geographic, 2008), ) and ‘Peter Scott – a Passion for Nature’ (BBC 2, 2007). History features have included ‘Athens – the Truth about Democracy’ (Channel 4, 2007), ‘When the Moors Ruled in Europe’ (Channel 4, 2006) and ‘Ancient Worlds Brought to Life’ (Reader’s Digest, 2006).

Contact: William's email address is mail@williamgoodchild.com

Visit his web site at http://www.williamgoodchild.com/