Gordon Cree

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Gordon Cree (born 14th July 1977, Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish arranger, orchestrator, conductor and composer.

[edit] Life

Gordon Cree was classically trained in piano and singing at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, before studying orchestral scoring and arranging with Brian Fahey.

[edit] Works

As well as a notable career as a singer, entertainer and pianist, he has gathered a reputation as an expert arranger in the styles of bygone times, especially active in the areas of light music. Noted for his expertise in writing for strings sections, and has been acclaimed for his ability to recreate the sound of the legendary Mantovani Orchestra.

Performed compositions include: Valse pour Michelle, Scotland - My Song, Pastorale, Romance for Oboe and Orchestra, Baby Bossa Nova, Peggy's Overture, Suite for Saw and Orchestra, Petite Marche Nuptial, Luna Sopra Capri, Three Miniatures for String Orchestra and many others.

His arrangements of existing music run into thousands, and he has provided arrangements to some of the top musical artistes in the country.

He has also achieved varying, but respectable, degrees of success as a theatre and silent movie organist, a comedian, an actor, a writer and a voice-over artist. His competence in a such a variety of areas has led to him being regarded as a unique, eccentric but much-loved individual.

He has named Angela Morley as his great heroine and influence as well as Robert Farnon and Peter Knight.