John Richard Durant

conductor, composer & arranger

PRESS REVIEWS

Siempre Así amazes in two sold-out performances in Madrid's Teatro Real

It is the first time in history a folk band storms the Teatro Real's stage

— Libertad Digital

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Mosaicos for oboe quartet

"Mosaicos" (2022) - John Richard Durant Quartet for oboe, violin, viola & cello. Played be Cuarteto Emispherio: Sarah Roper - oboe, Vladimir Dmitrienco - violin, Jerome Ireland - viola, Gretchen Talbot - cello.

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MI TIERRA - 2020 José Manuel Soto - Orquesta Sinfónica de Bratislava

Nuevo trabajo, en 2020 , grabo una versión nueva de MI TIERRA con la Orquesta Sinfónica de Bratislava y mi agradecimiento por su colaboración a la ORQUESTA FILARMONÍA DE SEVILLA

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TODO ES MÍO - JOSÉ LUIS PÉREZ-VERA

Canción compuesta por Feliciano Pérez-Vera e interpretada por José Luis Pérez-Vera.

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Siempre Así Sinfónico

con la Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla

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Volcano

Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. He was smith, architect, armorer, chariot builder and artist of all work in Olympus -- dwelling place of the gods. This short video shows the power and beauty of the volcano. "Volcano" was an inspiration to score with so much scope for epic writing. https://www.johnricharddurant.com/ Full scale works for orchestra and symphonic winds at: Kingfisher Music Publishing. https://www.kingfishermusicpublishing.com/

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Impressions of Seville

Original composition by John Richard Durant. https://www.johnricharddurant.com Complete scores and parts of new works and arrangements for Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Winds and Brass Band are published by: Kingfisher Music Publishing https://www.kingfishermusicpublishing.com/

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"The Lost Piano." Scored by John Richard Durant

There's a wonderful message in this short video. It was a pleasure to score. Many thanks to The Cue Tube. Full length works for Symphony Orchestra, Wind Band & Brass Band are published by Kingfisher Music Publishing. https://www.kingfishermusicpublishing.com/ https://www.johnricharddurant.com/ If you've enjoyed this video, please click on Like and Subscribe.

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HBO & Spitfire Audio's Westworld Scoring - John Richard Durant

BIO

Current work

John Durant has lived in Seville, Spain since 1991 where he was a founding member of the Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra.

More recently, he has conducted the Royal Seville Symphony Chamber Orchestra to sold-out audiences at the Maestranza Theatre in Seville.

As an orchestrator, arranger and conductor, John has worked with soprano Karen Slack of the San Francisco Opera House and Eric Greene of the Philadelphia Opera House.

His orchestrations and conducting of the Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra and the Malaga Symphony Orchestra received critical acclaim in the press after sell out performances of Siempre Así Sinfónico at the Maestranza Theatre , Seville and the Teatro Real, Madrid where he performed for the Spanish Royal Family.

His arrangements and conducting have triumphed on the stage of the Real Maestranza de Sevilla in the Soto Sinfónico programme, accompanying José Manuel Soto, Bertín Osborne, Manuel Lombo, Mi Hermano y Yo, Laura Gallego and José Luis Pérez Vera.

John combines this work with his passion for composition, being published by Kingfisher Music Ltd, London.