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Richard Arnest
American composer and performer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Arnest (born 1950) is an American composer and performer.[1][2]
Early life and education
Arnest received degrees in music composition from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1972 and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 1986.[3] While pursuing his degrees, he composed and performed.[4]
Career
Arnest is a flutist. In the early 1970s, he performed with the Hawaii Performing Arts Company, where he was the first music director.[5][6] In the mid 1970s, he toured as a member of Aulacord Duo under the Mid-America Arts Alliance.[5] He was the artist-in-residence for the Ohio Arts Council, the Arkansas Arts Council, and the State Arts Council of Oklahoma. In 1980, he was a fellow with the National Endowment for the Arts.[7]
He wrote the music "Children of Light" for "Star Stuff" planetarium show at the Planetarium of the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History.[5][8] Flute World selected him as Featured Composer in 2006.
Arnest has also created programs for the Arkansas Educational Television Network. He was a teacher at the Arkansas Governor's School.[9]
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Selected works
Awards
- EPICmusic, 2004[12][11]
- ASCAPlus Award, 2005–07
Notes
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