Category: Miscellaneous

Williams Funds New Tanglewood Sculptures

LENOX, Mass.—A sculpture of composer Aaron Copland will be unveiled at Tanglewood. His is the first in a series of sculptures of Tanglewood’s most iconic music figures planned for permanent display on the grounds. – Full article at The Boston Globe…

John Williams Book in French Languange

Scheduled for release in mid-June, John Williams: Un Alchimiste Musical à Hollywood is a collective work on the life and music of the Maestro which includes biographical material and in-depth analyses of his work, as well as articles by Michel Chion, Bruno Coulais,…

John Williams Scoring Stage Unveiled

LOS ANGELES—Composer John Williams and directors Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were on hand as the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts unveiled its newly christened John Williams Scoring Stage on Tuesday at the USC campus.- Full article at…

JOHN BARRY: 1933 – 2011

LONDON — Oscar-winning composer John Barry, who wrote the scores for “Out of Africa” and numerous Bond films including “Goldfinger”, has died at the age of 77, his family said Monday- Full article at AFP

Williams Writes ‘Great Performances’ TV Theme

PRESS RELEASE: John Williams Composes Theme Music for THIRTEEN’s Great Performances in Unique Collaboration NEW YORK – (Business Wire) WNET.ORG, New York’s public media provider, teams up with leading American composer John Williams to score new theme music for THIRTEEN’s…