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Howard Goodall's official website
This is Howard Goodall’s official website. Howard is an EMMY, BRIT and BAFTA award-winning composer of choral music, stage musicals, film and TV scores.
He is a distinguished music historian and broadcaster. In recent years he has been England’s first ever National Ambassador for Singing, the Classical Brit Composer of the Year and was Classic FM’s Composer-in-Residence for 6 years. In the 2011 New Year Honours he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to music education.
Record Number of Eternal Light: A Requiem performances in November 2018Upcoming events
Invictus: A Passion and Eternal Light: A Requiem
Carnegie Hall, New York, USA More info → on Invictus: A Passion and Eternal Light: A Requiem
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JunAgneskerk, Den Haag, The Netherlands More info → on Eternal Light: A Requiem
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JunBillingshurst Leisure Ctr, Billingshurst, West Sussex More info → on Eternal Light: A Requiem
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Jul
Latest news
21 April 2020
Loving Kindness, composed by Howard Goodall and sung by Aled Jones made this song demo in their homes (link to youtube) to share with you as we felt its Hindu/Buddhist blessing texts fitted so well this challenging moment in time. We are doing this to support https://www.helpthemhelpus.co.uk/ Love from Aled & Howard
Continue reading → about Loving Kindness16 April 2020
Hymns to the Silence: Music and Solace in a time of crisis
In an article published today in the ByLine Times, Howard Goodall looks at how music has helped to express, escape and mourn previous traumas, and provides his own playlist to pass the pandemic.
Continue reading → about Hymns to the Silence: Music and Solace in a time of crisis1 October 2019
Joanne Harris (author of Chocolat) and Howard Goodall musical
The Stunners’ Opera is a new musical by Joanne Harris and Howard Goodall – a tour group of women find themselves locked-down in a London gallery where they encounter the “Stunners”, the models and muses of the Pre-Raphaelite artists. This sparks a cross-century conversation about the unique quality of female strength, courage and perseverance. Mountview
Continue reading → about Joanne Harris (author of Chocolat) and Howard Goodall musical
Recent work
- Choral work Invictus: A Passion
- TV show Sgt. Pepper's Musical Revolution
- Musical Bend it Like Beckham
- Other work More tomorrows
- Record Inspired
Popular work
- Choral work Eternal Light: A Requiem
- Musical Love Story
- Musical The Hired Man
- Choral work The Lord is my Shepherd
- Choral work The Enchanted Voices
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@thewittjones 🙏
about 9 hours ago
@neskatxa Not as much as my musical cousins Nick & Jacquie, though, his children!
about 10 hours ago
On the anniversary of D-Day I salute my Uncle Lionel, who died last year, and whose signals unit followed the unspe… https://t.co/AAZhnzCQjP
about 10 hours ago
@bernardlhughes @RichardBratby @LSHMWAH Will the final chapter be 'Howard's End'?
about one day ago
@bernardlhughes @RichardBratby @LSHMWAH Such a shame his biography (by Kenneth Eastaugh) isn't called The Life of Brian.
about one day ago