Orchestral Compositions and Arrangements
Sinfonia Concertante
Commissioned by the LSO to open its centenary season and premiered at the Barbican under Sir Colin Davis
Soloists: Rod Franks, David Pyatt and Andrew Marriner
Available for hire from Richard Bissill
Fast, slow, fast it went; perky pitched percussion spangled the orchestration; horn and trumpet counterpointed lugubriously in the central soft-focus rhapsody; and the finale fizzed with tricksy ideas and jazzy rhythms.
Hilary Finch (The Times)
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First Movement
Second Movement
Third Movement
Christmas Carnival
Commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Christmas Carnival won the first-ever Peter Knight Award for arranging, sponsored by the Musicians’ Union and Yorkshire TV. Recorded by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Hallé Orchestra and The Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
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Best by a mile was Christmas Carnival, by Richard Bissill – full of syncopated buzz, ingeniously enjambed carols, stunning orchestration, and terrifically played. A palpable hit.
Roderick Dunnett (The Independent)
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Rhapsody for Piano & Orchestra
Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with the dedicatee soloist, Philip Fowke.
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Richard Bissill’s Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra was a delight. But this was not pastiche – but a fond remembrance – a splendid evocation of a style and of an era of British (film) music to be treasured. Technically a brilliantly accomplished piece of work.
David Wishart (recording producer)
Excite!
An hour-long, multi-dimensional celebratory work for London, co-written with Eugene Skeef.
Commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra to celebrate its 75th Anniversary Season and the 21st birthday of its Education and Community Programme.
Listen to ten extracts recorded at the concert given at London’s Royal Festival Hall in June 2008.
The music for all or any of the movements can be hired from Richard Bissill
Waltzology
A concert waltz overture written for the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Available for hire from Richard Bissill
East Angliana
Commissioned by the BBC Concert Orchestra for the Norfolk and Norwich festival.
Available for hire from Richard Bissill
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East Side Stories
Commissioned by the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Available from Richard Bissill
That’s Entertainment
Written for and recorded by The Melachrino Orchestra, conducted by Robert Mandell.
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So In Love, Anything Goes Suite, If He Walked Into My Life, Guys and Dolls Suite, I’m Still Here, Whatever Lola Wants
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All commissioned by Reader’s Digest and conducted by Richard Bissill.
Arranged for orchestra including saxes and rhythm section.
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One, Crapshooters Dance, Wedding Dance, Wagons Roll, Liverpool Fantasia, Wartime Singalong
All commissioned by Carl Davis.
Available from Richard Bissill