‘JOHN WILLIAMS’ FILM NIGHT’ August 24, 2019, Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, MA Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by DAVID NEWMAN and JOHN WILLIAMS JOHN WILLIAMS, Host Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker teaser poster CONCERT PROGRAM David Newman conducting Hooray for…
Month: August 2019
‘Across the Stars’ Williams/Mutter Collaboration Album Now Available (Deluxe Edition to be Released on Sep. 27)
“Celebrated German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter has long been both a dedicated commissioner of new works for the violin as well as an ardent fan of the music of composer John Williams; her new album combines these two facets by presenting…
‘John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter, 2 Geniuses For The Price Of One’ (NPR Interview)
Mutter met Williams at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a few years ago, and politely begged him to write a piece for her. “She said, ‘Write 10 bars — 10 measures of music. That’s all you…
Williams Attends ‘Star Wars’ Live to Projection Concert at Tanglewood (VIDEO)
Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops orchestra performed the live score to the original Star Wars on August 16, 2019 at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts. John Williams was in attendance and made an appearance on stage at the end of the performance.…
VIDEO: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Score Details
On August 3, the Academy of Scoring Arts hosted a score study of John Williams’ score for Jurassic Park. During the event, Don Williams, veteran studio percussionist and brother of John, dropped some details about the score for Star Wars: The…