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BOSTON POPS 1986 POPS AT TANGLEWOOD BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA JOHN WILLIAMS, CONDUCTOR 101st SEASON 1885-1986 For the benefit of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Pension Fund Wednesday evening, July 9, 1986 at 8:30 JOHN WILLIAMS Best Original Score for a Motion Picture, for E.T. In addition to his film music, Williams has written many concert pieces, includ- ing two symphonies, and a flute concerto and violin concerto recorded by the Lon- don Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Williams recently completed the Mission Theme for NBC News and the Liberty Fanfare, commissioned by the Statue of Liberty- Ellis Island Foundation, Inc., for the un- veiling of the Statue of Liberty on July 4. In June, the fanfare was given its world premiere performance and was recorded by the Boston Pops Orchestra on Philips In January 1980, John Williams was records for later release. named nineteenth conductor of the The soundtrack album to Star Wars has Boston Pops Orchestra since its founding sold over four million copies, more than in 1885. Mr. Williams was born in New any non-pop album in recording history. York and moved to Los Angeles with his Many of Mr. Williams's film scores have family in 1948. There he attended UCLA been recorded, and his highly acclaimed and studied composition privately with albums with the Boston Pops Orchestra Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. After service include Pops in Space, Aisle Seat, and in the Air Force, Williams returned to Boston Pops on Stage. His collaboration New York to attend the Juilliard School, with soprano Jessye Norman, entitled where he studied piano with Madame With a Song in My Heart, and America, Rosina Lhevinne. While in New York, he the Dream Goes On, a collection of favor- also worked as a jazz pianist, both in ite Americana, were released last year clubs and on recordings. Again Williams under a continuing exclusive contract moved to Los Angeles, where he began with Philips records. Swing, Swing, his career in the film studios, working Swing, a collection of big band music, was with such composers as Bernard Herr- released in the spring of 1986 and has mann, Alfred Newman, and Franz Wax- already sold more than 50,000 copies. man. He went on to write music for many In July 1985 Williams led the Pops on a television programs in the 1960s, winning fourteen-city national tour sponsored by two Emmys for his work. the Signal Companies, Inc., in celebration Williams has composed the music and of the Pops' 100th Birthday. Included served as music director for over sixty- were performances in New York's Cen- five films, including Goodbye, Mr. Chips, tral Park, at the Lincoln Memorial, and Jaws, the Star Wars trilogy, Close at the Blossom and Ravinia festivals. Encounters ofthe Third Kind, Superman, Williams has also appeared as guest con- Raiders ofthe Lost Ark, E.T. (the E^tra- ductor with several major orchestras, Terrestrial), Indiana Jones and the Tem- including London, Cleveland, and Phila- ple ofDoom, and, most recently, Space delphia. In the past few years, he has Camp. He has received 21 Academy received honorary degrees from such Award nominations and has been American colleges and universities as awarded four Oscars and 15 Grammies, Berklee College of Music in Boston, as well as several gold and platinum Boston University, and the New England records. His most recent Oscar was for Conservatorv of Music. — — PROGRAM THE BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA JOHN WILLIAMS, CONDUCTOR Wednesday evening, July 9, 1986 at Tanglewood Liberty Fanfare Williams Overture to The Schoolfor Scandal Barber Shaker Hymn from Appalachian Spring Copland A Lincoln Portrait Copland WILLIAM WARFIELD, narrator INTERMISSION The Music of Kurt Weill arr. Kostal Speak Low, from One Touch of Venus September Song, from Knickerbocker Holiday The Bilbao Song, from Happy End My Ship, from Lady in the Dark Mack the Knife, from Threepenny Opera When You Wish Upon a Star, from Pinocchio Harline-Mason Come Fly With Me—A Tribute to Frank Sinatra arr. Stevens Come Fly With Me—Call Me Irresponsible I've Got You Under My Skin—My Way My Kind of Town, Chicago Is —All the Way Love Theme from Out ofAfrica Barry-Reisman I Love a Parade, from the Cotton Club Review Rhythmania Arlen-Hayman The Boston Symphony Pension Institution, established in 1903, is the oldest among the American symphony orchestras. During the past few years the Pension Institution has paid nearly $1 million annually to nearly one hundred pensioners or their widows. Pension Institution income is derived from Pension Fund con- certs, from open rehearsals in Symphony Hall and at Tanglewood, and from radio broadcasts through the Boston Symphony Transcription Trust, for which the members of the orchestra donate their services. Contributions are also made each year by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Representatives of the players and the Corporation are members of the Pension Institution's Board of Directors. The Boston Pops new music program is principally funded by a generous grant from the Chiles Foundation of Portland, Oregon. John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra record exclusively for Philips Records. Baldwin Piano GUEST ARTIST its ten-week U.S. tour, the production was introduced to Europe by the Depart- ment of State, including performances in Vienna, Berlin, London, and Paris. William Warfield has given countless concerts and recitals and has made numerous appearances with orchestra as soloist and as non-singing narrator. Among his frequent appearances in for- eign countries have been six separate tours for the U.S. Department of State, more than any other American solo artist. The first American performer to tour the African continent, he has appeared at music festivals worldwide. WILLIAM WARFIELD Having introduced in recital Aaron Copland's settings of old American songs, Since his remarkable recital debut in Mr. Warfield has sung them frequently New York's Town Hall on March 19, 1950, with symphony orchestras, in several William Warfield has had a career of instances under the direction of the com- memorable achievements. Invited to tour poser. Their recording of the work on Australia as an immediate result of his CBS records has been a steady seller for debut, he returned to the United States to twenty years. Mr. Warfield's other star as Joe in MGM's classic 1951 film recordings, on the CBS, RCA, Capitol and Showboat. Born in West Helena, Arkan- MGM labels, include Lieder of Schumann sas, on January 22, 1920, the eldest of five and Brahms, two Messiahs, selections sons, William Warfield soon moved with from Showboat, a Grammy-nominated his family to Rochester, New York, where recording of scenes from Porgy and Bess, he was a boy soprano in the church and an album of sacred music. His narra- choir. His voice matured into a bass-bari- tion of A Lincoln Portrait on a Mercury- tone and during his senior year of high Philips release won the 1984 Grammy school, he went to the finals of the Nation- award in the spoken-word category. Mr. al Music Educators League competition Warfield was also acclaimed for his narra- and won first prize, which was a schol- tion of the work with the New York Phil- arship to the American music school of harmonic under Leonard Bernstein his choice. Mr. Warfield chose the East- during a bicentennial tour of American man School of Music, where he earned and European cities. In June, he narrated his bachelor's degree and, after four the work once again, during the fifth years of military service, returned for his annual "Presidents at Pops" concert with master's. He then spent a year in the lead- John Williams and the Boston Pops ing role of the national touring company Orchestra. The recipient of honorary doc- of the Broadway hit Call Me Mister, fol- torates from several American universi- lowed by appearances on Broadway in ties, William Warfield is Professor of Music Set My People Free and Regina. Perhaps at the University of Illinois, Champaign- his most celebrated stage role is that of Urbana. Porgy in the acclaimed 1952 production of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. Following.

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