Fred Witt
Fred Witt (1922-) was born in Dortmund, and studied singing, composition, guitar, zither, accordion, and conducting at Dortmund Conservatorium.
He has composed and arranged much music for plucked string orchestra, and has conducted many choirs and orchestras in Europe. He came to Melbourne in 1990, and was the conductor of the Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra for six years.
Compositions by Fred Witt appear on
Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra
A fine disc of easy listening from the prize-winning Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra featuring soloist Slava Grigoryan.
Composer
Forgotten Dreams
It was in 1999 when Concordia director Basil Hawkins first came across The waltz of forgotten dreams by Hadjidakis. He was struck by its atmospheric and evocative nature and in keeping with this nostalgic ambience, the selection on this disc includes such pieces as Eileen Pakenham's Reverie and Fred Witt's Memories of Bendigo.
Composer
Salut d'Amour
A highly atmospheric and distinctively beautiful collection of pieces for mandolin orchestra.
Composer
Fred Witt also appears on
The Marvellous World of George Dreyfus, Volume 1
Marvellous music by the well-known Australian composer George Dreyfus, one of Australia's most animated musical personalities.
