A life in music
Biography of Clive Osgood – classical composer, accompanist, organist and music teacher living near Haslemere, Surrey.
History
Clive Osgood studied Music at Bangor University before completing a Master’s degree in Musicology at Cardiff University. After teacher training in London, he spent a year as an organ scholar at Salisbury Cathedral. More recently he completed a second Master’s degree in Composition at the University of Surrey.
His written output includes a variety of music for choirs, orchestras and chamber groups. Choral music constitutes the largest part of his work and he has a particular interest in church music.
Clive’s music is in the classical tradition – injected with elements of jazz harmony and the rhythmic vitality of Latin American music.
Works
Clive has released five albums to date, with more due for release soon. You can find out more and make purchases on his albums page.
He has also composed a substantial body of work for a variety of instrumentations, which are listed on the compositions page.
He also regularly crafts bespoke pieces for weddings an other special events, see the commissions page for details.
Current
He is currently Director of Music and Organist at the Parish Church of St Bartholomew’s in Haslemere, Surrey and teaches A-Level Music at Reed’s School, Cobham. He is available for tuition in Piano, Jazz Piano, Organ and music theory.
Please contact Clive for further details.
Partnerships
Organisations that Clive works with