Composer, conductor and orchestrator Conrad Pope talks about his working relationship with John Williams and his views on the Maestro’s legacy in a new interview by Maurizio Caschetto for The Legacy of John Williams. Legacy Conversations: A Talk with Conrad…
Month: April 2019
John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter Record New Violin Arrangements (UPDATED)
John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter recently met at the Sony Scoring Stage in Los Angeles for the recording of ‘Across the Stars: Music of John Williams’ an album featuring new arrangements for violin that Williams wrote for Mutter last year. Williams…
‘Celebrating John Williams’, LA Phil Conducted by Dudamel Double Album Now Available (UPDATED with 3 New Reviews)
On March 15, Deutsche Grammophon released “Celebrating John Williams”, a double album recorded during the four concerts of Williams music conducted by Gustavo Dudamel between January 24 and 27 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The album includes the first…
‘The Music of John Williams’ Concert in Toronto This Weekend
“THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS” A Celebration of his career: The soundtrack of our lives April 27, 2019 Guildwood Community Presbyterian Church, Toronto, ON Featuring the students in the music department of David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute. “John Williams…
‘Blockbuster’, New Podcast Series Featuring Spielberg, Lucas & Williams
Blockbuster is a six-part series (a true story in scripted, biopic audio form) about the friendship and rivalry between Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, between 1973 and ’77, when they both failed spectacularly in their careers before achieving monumental successes with Jaws and Star Wars and before their work…
‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Teaser Trailer Online
Conductor Dirk Brossé Talks John Williams
“One of the secrets of his music is that he’s referring to the collective memory and he does it with his own language, especially his own orchestrations. You can immediately tell the colour and see the power of his music.…
Reviews: ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ Live to Projection in San Francisco
Close Encounters of the Third Kind in Concert March 1 & 2, 2019, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA Music by John Williams San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Joshua Gersen San Francisco Symphony Chorus – Ragnar Bohlin, director REVIEWS EXTERNAL…