Arthur Oldham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Oldham

British composer and conductor

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1926

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 04-May-2003

Profession: composer, conductor, choir director, music pedagogue

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Arthur William Oldham OBE (6 September 1926 – 4 May 2003) was an English composer and choirmaster.
He founded the Edinburgh Festival Chorus in 1965, the Chorus of the Orchestre de Paris in 1975, and the Concertgebouw Orchestra Chorus in Amsterdam in 1979.
He also worked with the Scottish Opera Chorus 1966–74 and directed the London Symphony Chorus 1969–76.
For his work with the LSO Chorus, he won three Grammy Awards.
He was also a composer, mainly of religious works, but also a ballet and an opera.