Richard Durrant
Richard Durrant (born
11 November 1962 ,Hollingbury ,England ) is a English stringed instumentalist, most commonly playing theguitar . He studied guitar,cello , and composition at theRoyal College of Music and has since performed a mix of all guitar styles - classical, pop, jazz, folk. He also runs the indie acoustic LongMan Records company from his studio inSussex . [Info taken from Guildford's Electric Theatre brochure Jan-Apr 2007 and from RD's website]He has composed concert music including his Rucenitsa Guitar Quartet, as well as music for the
BBC , is record producer for theUkulele Orchestra of Great Britain ,Don Partridge and Ungagged, and has toured as part of the band Sky and withHerbie Flowers [ [http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/news/newsRelease.asp?newsPk=316] .] One of his more challenging performances is a stunning reinterpretation ofSteve Reich 's Electric Counterpoint for soloist and 20 pre-recorded guitars. His concerts are difficult to categorise as he covers many styles and often includes improvisations and electronic treatments--but he is above all a classical virtuoso. His many recordings are widely available.Since his 1986 London debut, Richard has performed as a soloist throughout Europe.
He was chairman of the Adur Festival for many years until his resignation in 2005. He is a passionate supporter of community arts projects and is a regular visitor to local schools. In October 2002, as recognition of his work promoting art in the community, Richard was presented with a Daily Mail Golden Jubilee Award by
HRH The Prince of Wales .fact|date=February 2008Richard has played many concerts with the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra (now known as the
Brighton youth orchestra ), as well as the Hanover Philharmonic Orchestra and theRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra in June 2007.fact|date=February 2008He has also produced other artists, such as Simon Stewart.
References
External links
*http://www.richard-durrant.com
*http://www.rpo.co.uk
*http://www.brightonphil.org.uk/
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