A versatile musician who is also an accomplished guitarist, David Osborne made his solo debut at the age of sixteen playing the first solo line of J.S. Bach’s Double Violin Concerto. He has worked as a performer, composer and arranger, and conducted the Queensland Theatre (now Philharmonic) Orchestra. His compositions and arrangements include a station ID for Channel 7, the theme music for the Commonwealth Festival of the Arts and the soundtrack for the award-winning documentary The Cape York Connection.

David Osborne has composed most of the repertoire performed by the Raga Dolls Salon Orchestra, and directs the group.
His  music has won a large following through  the airplay it has received on ABC Classic FM. In addition to it’s concerts David has led the orchestra in  performing live on popular TV Quiz show “Spicks and Specks”,  Classic FM (Classic Breakfast), Radio National (The Music Show and The Deep End), and on 774 ABC Melbourne (Evenings with Derek Guille). David is contracted as a composer to ABC Music Publishing. He has a passion for furthering the cause of the arts in his local area, the North Western Suburbs of Melbourne and is a founding member of the City of Hume Arts Advisory Team.

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