David Stoll (composer)

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David Michael Stoll (born December 1948) is an English composer and educator.

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Life and career

David Stoll was born in London, and studied composition at Worcester College, Oxford University, and at the Royal Academy of Music. After completing his education, he has worked as a freelance composer for concert, theatrical, and TV/film music. [1]

Stoll is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He served as chairman of the Association of Professional Composers. [2] In 1999 he was elected co-chair of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, [3] and has also served on the boards of several other music organizations. Stoll has run several school and corporate training programs in creative thinking based on music, and founded the In Tune In Europe seminar and Building Music program for primary schools. [4]

Works

Stoll is best known for concert and theater work, but composes production music for film, television, and radio, as well.

Selected works include:

His music has been recorded and issued on media including:

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References

  1. "THE SHAKESPEARE SUITE - DAVID STOLL" . Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  2. Clark-Meads, Jeffery (18 October 1997). "the UK's MCPS, PRS Join as Music Alliance" (Digitized online by Google Books). Billboard . Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  3. Hunter, Nigel (9 January 1999). "3 UK Composers's Guilds Officially Merge" (pdf). Billboard . p. 35. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  4. "David Stoll". Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.