David Stoll (composer)

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

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 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 also serves on the boards of several other music organizations. Stoll operates school and corporate training programs in creative thinking based on music, and founded and directs the In Tune In Europe seminar and Building Music 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. He also writes songs for children.

Selected works include:

• Cello Concerto, 2000
• The Bowl of Nous, cantata, 1998
• Who, If Not I?, cantata, 1998
• String Quartet, 1998
• Motet in Memoriam for choir
• Midwinter Spring for orchestra
• False Relations, opera, 1997
• Teller of Tales, musical, 1994
• If I Were Lifted from Earth, 1998
• Pericles, theater, 2000
• Gulliver, musical
• Gallions Concerto for clarinet and string orchestra
• Colcester Suite for pipes
• Henry VIII

His music has been recorded and issued on media including:

• The Shakespeare Suite, audio CD
• String Quartets, audio CD
• David Stoll: Reflections on Vedic Scriptures, 1993, audio CD
• Stoll: Chamber Music, audio CD

References