pro-arte 22 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 "Conversations" a piece for piano solo in two movments will be performed in July at Mendocino Music Festival by pianist Gloria Cheng .Monday July 22 3:00 PMPreston HallAROUND AND ABOUT LOS ANGELES: James Newton Looking Above Gernot Wolfgang Still Waters John Williams Conversations I and II (World premiere) Bruce Broughton Five Pieces for Piano (World premiere) Harrison Birtwistle Betty Freeman: Her Tango Oliver Knussen Ophelia’s Last Dance Thomas Adès Three Mazurkas Esa-Pekka Salonen Dichotomie Once and mrbellamy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,587 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Wow!http://www.mendocinomusic.org/event/gloria-cheng/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Miguel Andrade 1,374 Posted May 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2013 Really amazing news. Any new chamber music from Williams is just a wonderful, joyous thing to celebrate karelm, Once, Incanus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scissorhands 16 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Great news! Gloria Cheng is a fantastic pianist (she's played the piano parts in John Williams and James Horner's recording sessions for a few years now), apart from a champion of contemporary music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,587 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Yea, she played the piano parts in The Adventures of Tintin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,231 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 This is awesome news! I was waiting for years for a piano solo concert piece by JW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,433 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 This is awesome news! I was waiting for years for a piano solo concert piece by JW.What he said! I've been waiting for a JW piano piece forever (since the piano sonata will probably never see the light of day). Finally we get to hear a concert piece for John Williams' MAIN instrument!Tremendous news. We've really had a lot of them recently, haven't we? Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Yes!!!!Just emailed them and asked if it will be recorded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,870 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Awesome news!!!Can't wait to hear it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,816 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Wow fantastic news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 155 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Yes! Excellent! I, too, have been waiting a long time for a piece for piano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannhauser 101 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Great great news. Hope there will be a published score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I wonder if this will be similar to "Rounds" for Solo Guitar? Such a great and haunting piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,374 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Great great news. Hope there will be a published score!Same here. A while back, I contacted the soloist that premiered Rounds and asked him if he knew about the score being published to which he replied he hoped for such a release soon. Hope the same applies for this new work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 390 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Wonderful news! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,772 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Can't wait!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieC 13 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 This is, indeed, fantastic news. I can hardly keep up with what's new in JWLand at present. JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 How do we know this isn't by the guitarist John Williams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,587 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Welcome back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamsMusicLover1138 2 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I can't say anything that hasn't already been said, but I really hope this gets published because I want to play it in the future!! Does anyone know if this concert will be streaming on the Internet at all?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Great news!!! This is the response I got from the concert venue:Thank you for your interest in the Mendocino Music Festival! Unfortunately we will not be able to record Gloria Cheng’s concert. I let her know of your interest, and she asked me to tell you that she will premiere a third movement (not yet finished) in November on the Piano Spheres series in Los Angeles. If there are more movements forthcoming after that, she’ll introduce them at subsequent recitals. She will record the entire set when John Williams says the piece is finished.So we're getting at least one more movement, and an eventual recording! mrbellamy and Smeltington 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,870 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Wow, nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,587 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Holy crap!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,816 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Oh there is more piano music on the way! The Maestro just doesn't stop does he. He sure keeps the pencil moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,231 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 If John Williams never declares the piece finished, she will never record it! Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I can't wait for this to be "finished" and hopefully published. It would be great to play something of his other than score transcriptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 5,141 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Anybody here going to this today? If so, post a review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,587 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,433 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Absolutely. Finished or not finished, I'm extremely curious about this. It's been a lifelong dream to hear a non-film piece for piano by Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,222 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Anybody here going to this today? If so, post a review.just a review?i say post the whole thing in video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,816 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 So did anyone go to the concert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,222 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Any news on this? Did anyone hear it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,772 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 So I guess there was no news on this? I couldn't find any reviews at all for the Mendocino festival performance.Also is the third movement still premiering in November? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mari 279 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 On November 12, Grammy-winning pianist Gloria Cheng will perform the world premieres of several original piano works by major film composers for the Opening Night program, entitled “Montage.” Academy Award-winning composers John Williams (Star Wars, Schindler’s List), Michael Giacchino (Up, Star Trek) and Randy Newman (Toy Story, Monsters, Inc.) who composed a piece in homage to Alfred, Emil and Lionel Newman, are featured on the program, as well as Bruce Broughton (Silverado) and Don Davis (The Matrix).According to the article, this is the full program of the concert: Bruce Broughton – “Five Pieces for Piano”Don Davis – "Surface Tension” (World Premiere)Alexandre Desplat – “Trois Études” (U.S. Premiere)Michael Giacchino – “Composition 430” (World Premiere)Randy Newman – “Family Album: Homage to Alfred, Emil and Lionel Newman” (World Premiere)John Williams – Conversations” (World Premiere)Olivier Messiaen – “Preludes” (Audience Choice) The article also mentions that all composers are expected to be present at the event.For information and tickets: http://pianospheres.org/Source: Film Music Reporter indy4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Wow. I really, really hope there's some way to hear this for people who can't make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,433 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 If Messiaen is coming, that's impressive because he's been dead for 21 years.I really hope there will be SOME sort of recording of this. Code 000. Destruct. 0. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Didn't know Giacchino wrote for the concert hall. Cool line-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bespinGPT 8,817 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Pieces for piano at last, my favorite instrument! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 So excited! There will be at least a recording of Conversations once JW finishes the piece.Great news!!! This is the response I got from the concert venue:Thank you for your interest in the Mendocino Music Festival! Unfortunately we will not be able to record Gloria Cheng’s concert. I let her know of your interest, and she asked me to tell you that she will premiere a third movement (not yet finished) in November on the Piano Spheres series in Los Angeles. If there are more movements forthcoming after that, she’ll introduce them at subsequent recitals. She will record the entire set when John Williams says the piece is finished.So we're getting at least one more movement, and an eventual recording! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,374 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Great to see that Cheng is playing it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 846 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Check out Gloria's Facebook page..!https://www.facebook.com/gloriachengpiano?fref=ts Code 000. Destruct. 0. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamsStarShip2282 321 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Inside the lair...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,816 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Really lovely pictures! Thanks for spotting these Sandor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamsStarShip2282 321 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I really hope this piece will be published, so few of his concert works are. Even if it is finished in November, i'm sure it would be well over a year before we get to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,816 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Well this if anything would be piano book material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scissorhands 16 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 -Edward Elgar-Copland-Musician-The Great Melody (by Conor Cruise O'Brien)-The Music of Berlioz-Mozart-Collins DictionaryJust to name a few books in his collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 2,222 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 -The Great Melody (by Conor Cruise O'Brien)oh, i thought this was an analysis book about melody, and I was just about to buy it, but as it turns out it's a biography! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,816 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 -The Great Melody (by Conor Cruise O'Brien)oh, i thought this was an analysis book about melody, and I was just about to buy it, but as it turns out it's a biography! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,433 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I wonder who's pictured with -- I assume -- Williams himself, in the photo on the bookshelf (upper, left corner)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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