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. Pauls 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 (Readers Digest, 2006).
Contact: William's email address is mail@williamgoodchild.com
Visit his web site at http://www.williamgoodchild.com/