LEGENDS OF
LIGHT MUSIC
John Fox
Having studied at
the Royal College of Music in
London, where he won a
composition scholarship, John Fox
made his first BBC Broadcast in
the late 1950's and has featured
on a great deal of broadcasting
since then, including arranging
and conducting for the BBC Radio
Orchestra, with the accent on
strings. Millions of listeners in
Britain, Europe, the United
States, Japan and particularly
Germany have found pleasure and
exhilaration in his broadcasts
from the BBC, United States
Networks, his record albums,
compact discs and live
performances.
He has written
scores for films and television,
composing in many different
styles, demonstrating his
extraordinary skill, using
massive sounds right down to
small forces.
also enjoys
writing for voices -"The
John Fox Singers" - hence
the reason in some of his lush
arrangements voices are used to
add colour to the orchestral
texture. He has a great affection
towards the French Impressionist
School --and also has an intense
respect for Gershwin. John's
compositions and arrangements
have a distinct string sound, the
ability to "pull at the
heart strings" is truly
remarkable.
recent activities
have been to conduct concerts in
Europe (using his own
compositions and arrangements)
featuring his lovely wife Joy
Devon as vocalist. One of the
Cologne Concerts in particular
was most memorable for both of
them -they were given a standing
ovation from a packed concert
hall. More recently John's
"Earth and Space" suite
for a large orchestra and choir
was performed successfully at
Huntington in England.
few months ago,
John's double C.D. "Twilight
Time" was launched in the
U.S.A. and U.K. -again with the
accent on lush strings bringing
beautiful easy listening sounds
to the listener.
Fox is a good
pianist and he likes to take part
on his many C.D.'s, especially
accompanying vocalist Joy Devon
(husband and wife team).
is much involved
in writing for Library Music,
where his versatile compositions
reach out to a worldwide market
for T.V., Films. Radio and
commercials etc.
can see that
John's life is full of variety
and lots of challenges along the
way. He feels lucky to be able to
conduct his own arrangements and
compositions which go out to many
parts of the world, bringing
people closer together through
the magic of his music.
George
Gershwin" -"Here There
and Everywhere" -
"Memory" -"Fairest
Isle" "Unforgettable
Melodies"- "Love is a
Many Splendoured Thing"
-"Twilight Time"
-"Classical
Arrangements"-
"Heartstrings"
-"Grand Hotel" and
"Listen Easy 6o'sno's
"(BBC) to name but a few,
also many titles you can choose
on the Internet to your own
liking.
John Fox Concerts
Series: 1 -6 -The Musical World
of John Fox -The Magic of John
Fox -Friday Night is Music Night
- Music of the Stars. B.B.C.
Radio 2. Series: String Sound -
Romantic Strings -Orchestral
Favourites -The Radio Orchestra
Show- Stemma Music Award.
include: BBC ,
Radio --BBC World-wide Service,--
BBC Radio Orchestra and Concert
Orchestra. W.D.R. Cologne.
Germany, --Bonneville
International Corporation,
(U.S.A.) --l.o.M. (U.S.A.) --and
John Fox Presents Programmes.
Courtesy Amphonic
Music Ltd. 2002
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