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He often combines his roles as conductor, performer, presenter and educator to create unique programmes, crossing boundaries between styles and cultures and between performance, composition, improvisation, education, and entertainment. He has directed and presented many combined performance and education series and programs on the music of Bach, Haydn, Dvorak, Stravinsky, Bartok, John Adams, Lutoslawski, Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, gospel music, African music, Brazilian music and that of many other traditions and composers.
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As
an educator, Scott has been a professor at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London since 1983 and since
1984 Head of their jazz program, renowned as one of the best in
Europe. He was made a Fellow of the Guildhall School in 1988. He
has won the BBC Big Band Contest six times and made four albums
as director of the Guildhall Jazz Band, and teaches jazz composition,
arranging and performance. He has led hundreds of courses and workshops
in improvisation, performance, singing, world music, and conducting
throughout the UK and Europe for education authorities, schools,
colleges, universities, Arts Councils, choirs, and orchestras, was
music director for the Globe Music Exchange and director of the
African and Gospel Music Workshop at the Dartington International
Summer School, and is artistic adviser to the Escuela de Musica
Municipal in La Coruña, Spain. For the LPO he has directed
numerous workshops, family and schools’ concerts and the Orchestra
in a Weekend programme mixing LPO and amateur performers. His work
has been featured on radio and television.
His
approach is both inspiring and engaging; regardless of the medium
or level he conveys a genuine joy of music-making and creates a
unity of purpose and focus that results in moving, meaningful and
organic performances and a clearer understanding of the beauty of
music.
© Scott Stroman 2007