Richard Arnest

Richard Arnest (born 1950) is an American composer and performer.

Early life and education
Arnest received degrees in composition from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Career
Arnest is a flutist. In the early 1970s, he performed with the Hawaii Performing Arts Company, where we was the first music director. In the mid 1970s, he toured as a member of Aulacord Duo under the Mid-America Arts Alliance. 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.

Arnest has also created programs for the Arkansas Educational Television Network.

Selected works

 * Liquescence
 * Haworth Suite

Awards

 * EPICmusic, 2004
 * ASCAPlus Award, 2005–07