“JOHN WILLIAMS: MAESTRO OF THE MOVIES” August 26 & 27, 2011, Hollywood Bowl, CA The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS James Taylor, special guest narrator
Month: August 2011
John Williams’ ‘On Willows And Birches’ (Concerto for Harp and Orchestra) Released Digitally
John Williams: On Willows and Birches, Concerto for Harp and Orchestra A previously unreleased live recording of On Willows and Birches, Concerto for Harp and Orchestra written by Boston Pops Laureate Conductor John Williams for former BSO Principal Harpist Ann…
FSM Releases Williams’ ‘Not With My Wife, You Don’t!’ Original Tracks
Not With My Wife, You Don’t! Vol. 2—Original Soundtrack (1966) FSM reissued the LP re-recording of Not With My Wife, You Don’t! in March 2006. The album program offered a unique and delightful listening experience in its own right, but…
San Diego, August 19, 2011 (‘Quartet La Jolla’ Premiere)
“John Williams has summoned heroes for the movies, victors for the Olympics and whatever the cat brings in for the nightly news. But he also makes news. He wrote “Air and Simple Gifts” — a quartet for clarinet, piano, violin…
Tanglewood, August 20, 2011
LENOX, Mass. – Second only to James Taylor as a draw at Tanglewood is the annual Film Night, which took place on Saturday.
Williams Interviews at NY Times
Spielberg and Williams to be Honored in TCM Special
PRESS RELEASE: Turner Classic Movies and American Film Institute to Launch Quarterly Specials: TCM Presents: AFI’s Master Class – The Art of Collaboration Longtime Collaborators Steven Spielberg and John Williams to be Honored in TCM Special, Premiering Nov. 15
‘Tintin’ Soundtrack to Be Released by Sony Classical
According to an article from Film Music Reporter, John Williams’ score for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn will be released on CD by Sony Classical. Some of the label’s recent releases of John Williams scores include Memoirs of a Geisha and…
Sydney, August 13, 2011 (‘Star Wars and Beyond’)
“One of my dreams has been to take Alex, who is now 2 years and 9 months, to see and hear a symphony orchestra play live and preferably be playing John Williams. Today my dream came true.” – Full review at…
John Williams to Premiere Work at SummerFest
The genesis of “Quartet La Jolla” was a request by SummerFest music director Cho-Liang “Jimmy” Lin, who encountered Williams while performing at Tanglewood, that Williams write a piece for Lin’s California festival.