PROGRAM BEN-HUR A TALE OF THE CHRIST STEWART COPELAND, COMPOSER WITH PACIFIC SYMPHONY RICHARD KAUFMAN, CONDUCTOR

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 | 8PM

THIS PERFORMANCE IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE COLBURN FOUNDATION

downSTAGE with the FRAME

Following the performance this evening, join us for a “downstage” talk with Stewart Copeland. Moderated by Jon Cohn from KPCC, Southern California Public Radio, this conversation will take place in front of the live audience and be recorded and distributed on The Frame, KPCC’s new daily arts and culture program, which airs weekdays on 89.3 KPCC and is available as a podcast in iTunes.

MEDIA SPONSORS KCRW & KPCC

There will be a 20-minute intermission.

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FIRST VIOLIN VIOLA FLUTE TRUMPET Raymond Kobler, Robert Becker,* Benjamin Smolen* Barry Perkins* BEN-HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRIST (1925) Concertmaster, Catherine and James Valerie and Hans Susie and Steve Perry Eleanor and Michael Emmi Chair Imhof Chair Chair ORCHESTRAL SCORE COMPOSED & PERFORMED Gordon Chair Meredith Crawford** Sharon O’Connor Tony Ellis BY STEWART COPELAND Paul Manaster, Carolyn Riley Cynthia Ellis David Wailes Associate John Acevedo PICCOLO TROMBONE Concertmaster Erik Rynearson RICHARD KAUFMAN • CONDUCTOR Cynthia Ellis Michael Hoffman* Jeanne Skrocki, Victor de Almeida David Stetson Assistant Julia Staudhammer OBOE Jessica Pearlman STEWART COPELAND • DRUMS & PERCUSSION Concertmaster Joseph Wen-Xiang BASS TROMBONE Nancy Coade Eldridge Zhang Fields* Kyle Mendiguchia Suzanne R. Chonette Christine Frank Pamela Jacobson TUBA DIRECTED BY FRED NIBLO Kimiyo Takeya Adam Neeley Chair James Self * Ayako Sugaya Cheryl Gates Ted Sugata TIMPANI There will be one 20-minute intermission Ann Shiau Tenney Margaret Henken ENGLISH HORN Todd Miller* Maia Jasper Lelie Resnick CELLO Robert Schumitzky PERCUSSION CAST Timothy Landauer* CLARINET Robert A. Slack* Agnes Gottschewski Catherine and James Vacant,* Ramon Novarro ...... Ben-Hur Dana Freeman Cliff Hulling Francis X. Bushman ...... Messala Emmi Chair The Hanson Family Grace Oh Kevin Plunkett** Foundation Chair HARP May McAvoy ...... Esther Jean Kim+ John Acosta David Chang Mindy Ball* Betty Bronson ...... Mary Angel Liu Robert Vos Michelle Temple Marisa Sorajja BASS CLARINET Claire McDowell ...... Princess of Hur Lázló Mezö Joshua Ranz PIANO/CELESTE Kathleen Key ...... Tirzah SECOND VIOLIN Ian McKinnell Sandra Matthews* Bridget Dolkas* M. Andrew Honea BASSOON Carmel Myers ...... Iras Rose Corrigan* PERSONNEL MANAGER Elizabeth and John Waldemar de Almeida Paul Zibits Stahr Chair Jennifer Goss Elliott Moreau With Special Thanks to Warner Brothers Yen-Ping Lai Rudolph Stein Andrew Klein LIBRARIANS Yu-Tong Sharp Allen Savedoff Russell Dicey BASS Brent Anderson Ako Kojian Steven Edelman* CONTRABASSOON Ovsep Ketendjian Douglas Basye** Allen Savedoff PRODUCTION/STAGE Linda Owen MANAGER Christian Kollgaard FRENCH HORN Will Hunter Phil Luna David Parmeter Keith Popejoy* MarlaJoy Weisshaar Paul Zibits Mark Adams+ STAGE MANAGER & VIDEO TECHNICIAN Alice Miller-Wrate David Black James Taylor** William Pruett Shelly Shi Andrew Bumatay Russell Dicey CARL ST.CLAIR • MUSIC DIRECTOR Chloe Chiu Constance Deeter William J. Gillespie Music Director Chair *Principal RICHARD KAUFMAN • PRINCIPAL POPS CONDUCTOR **Assistant Principal Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Principal Pops Conductor Chair ROGER KALIA • ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR +On Leave Mary E. Moore Family Assistant Conductor Chair NARONG PRANGCHAROEN • COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE The musicians of Pacific Symphony are members of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 7.

24 25 GM’s 1925 film Ben-Hur: A Tale of programs, the Symphony reaches more than The Christ is the most expensive 275,000 residents—from school children to Msilent film ever made. Produced by senior citizens. Abraham L. Erlanger, Samuel Goldwyn, Louis The Symphony offers repertoire ranging B. Meyer and Florenz Ziegfeld, and an uncred- from the great orchestral masterworks to ited Irving Thalberg, it was eventually directed music from today’s most prominent com- by Fred Niblo at a cost of almost $4 million— posers, highlighted by the annual American some $200 million in 2016. With an enormous Composers Festival and a series of multimedia cast and crew the film possesses a visual scope concerts called “Music Unwound.” Four sea- that is breathtaking and hugely impressive, sons ago, the Symphony launched the highly even by today’s standards. successful opera and vocal initiative, “Sym- In 2009, composer and legendary rock mu- phonic Voices.” It also offers a popular Pops sician Stewart Copeland was asked to provide season, enhanced by state-of-the-art video the score for an arena spectacle based on the and sound, led by Principal Pops Conductor original book by General Lew Wallace. Acted Richard Kaufman, who celebrates 25 years in Latin and Aramaic with a travelling cast with the orchestra in 2015-16. Each Sym- and crew of 400, it premiered at the O2 Arena phony season also includes Café Ludwig, a RICHARD KAUFMAN in London and was performed throughout chamber music series; an educational Family Europe. Musical Mornings series; and Sunday Casual “Ben-Hur is a picture that rises above spectacle, even though it is one. On the screen it Composer Stewart Copeland was commis- Connections, an orchestral matinee series isn’t the chariot race or the great battle scenes between the fleet of Rome and the pirate sioned by the Virginia Arts Festival to decon- offering rich explorations of selected works galleys of Golthar. It is the tremendous heart throbs that one experiences leading to those scenes that make them great.” struct the classic 1925 black-and-white film led by St. Clair. and re-orchestrate the recorded arena score Founded in 1978 as a collaboration between —Variety, 1925 for live orchestral concert performances. This California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), is a project that for the first time combines all and North Orange County community leaders Center, where Clark served as music director missioned and performed by the Symphony, of Copeland’s many talents in composition, or- led by Marcy Mulville, the Symphony per- until 1990, and since 1987 the orchestra has including William Bolcom’s Songs of Lorca chestration, film scoring, film editing, and his formed its first concerts at Fullerton’s Plummer additionally presented a summer outdoor and Prometheus and James Newton Howard’s virtuoso talents as percussionist and drummer. Auditorium as the Pacific Chamber Orches- series at Irvine’s Verizon Wireless Amphithe- I Would Plant a Tree, plus his Violin Concerto PACIFIC SYMPHONY, currently in its tra, under the baton of then-CSUF orchestra ater. In 2006-07, the Symphony moved into featuring James Ehnes. In 2014-15, Elliot 37th season, is led by Music Director Carl St. conductor Keith Clark. Two seasons later, the the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Goldenthal released a recording of his Sym- Clair, who celebrates his 26th season with the Symphony expanded its size and changed its with striking architecture by Cesar Pelli and phony in G# Minor, written for and performed orchestra in 2015-16. The largest orchestra name to Pacific Symphony Orchestra. Then acoustics by Russell Johnson—and in 2008, by the Symphony. In 2013-14, the Sympho- formed in the U.S. in the last 50 years, the in 1981-82, the orchestra moved to Knott’s inaugurated the hall’s critically acclaimed ny released Richard Danielpour’s Toward a Symphony is recognized as an outstanding Berry Farm for one year. The subsequent four 4,322-pipe William J. Gillespie Concert Organ. Season of Peace and Philip Glass’ The Passion ensemble making strides on both the national seasons, led by Clark, took place at Santa Ana The orchestra embarked on its first European of Ramakrishna; and in 2012-13, Michael and international scene, as well as in its own High School auditorium where the Symphony tour in 2006, performing in nine cities in three Daugherty’s Mount Rushmore in 2012-13—all community of Orange County. Presenting also made its first six acclaimed recordings. countries. three commissioned and performed by the more than 100 concerts and events a year In September 1986, the Symphony moved The 2015-16 season sees the continuation Symphony. The Symphony has also commis- and a rich array of education and community to the new Orange County Performing Arts of a recent slate of recordings of works com- sioned and recorded “An American Requiem”

26 27 by Danielpour and Fire Water Paper: A Vietnam bean and various silent films. Kaufman has served as music director and Oratorio by Goldenthal featuring Yo-Yo Ma. Kaufman received the 1993 Grammy Award conductor for numerous musicals, including a Other recordings have included collaborations in the category of Best Pop Instrumental national tour of Sweet Charity starring Juliet with such composers as Lukas Foss and Toru Performance. In addition to his two recordings Prowse, the first national tours ofCompany Takemitsu. Other leading composers commis- with the London Symphony Orchestra, he has (for Hal Prince) and Two Gentlemen of Verona sioned by the Symphony include Paul Chihara, recorded CDs with the Nuremberg Symphony, (for the New York Shakespeare Festival). He Daniel Catán, William Kraft, Ana Lara, Tobias the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and has conducted numerous musicals for the Los Picker, Christopher Theofanidis, Frank Ticheli the Brandenburg Philharmonic in Berlin. He Angeles and San Francisco Civic Light Operas and Chen Yi. has conducted for performers including John (for one of these, he was nominated by the In both 2005 and 2010, the Symphony Denver, Andy Williams, Mary Martin, Nanette San Francisco Theater Critics for Outstanding received the prestigious ASCAP Award for Fabray, Sir James Galway, Diana Krall, Chris Music Direction). In 2012, Kaufman received Adventurous Programming. Also in 2010, a Botti, The Pointer Sisters, The Beach Boys, the “Distinguished Alumni Award” from Cal- study by the League of American Orchestras, Peter Paul and Mary, Robert Goulet, David ifornia State University, Northridge (CSUN). “Fearless Journeys,” included the Symphony Copperfield, The Righteous Brothers and Art While a student at CSUN, he composed the as one of the country’s five most innovative Garfunkel. University’s Alma Mater and Fight Song, and orchestras. The Symphony’s award-winning As a violinist, Kaufman performed on was the keynote speaker for the CSUN Honors education programs benefit from the vision numerous film and television scores includ- Convocation Ceremony. RICHARD KAUFMAN of St. Clair and are designed to integrate the ing Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, He has appeared as a guest speaker at orchestra and its music into the community in Saturday Night Fever and (in a moment of des- various universities including USC, Uni- ways that stimulate all ages. The Symphony’s with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert peration) Animal House. He has recorded with versity of Georgia and the California State Class Act program has been honored as one of series, “CSO at the Movies.” This past May, artists including John Denver, Burt Bacharach, Universities at Northridge and Fullerton. He nine exemplary orchestra education programs Kaufman made his conducting debut with the Neil Sedaka, The Carpenters and Ray Charles. is a member of the Music Advisory Board of by the National Endowment for the Arts and Boston Pops Orchestra, substituting for John Kaufman joined the music department of the Young Musicians Foundation. Born in the League of American Orchestras. The list Williams at the Annual Pops Film Night. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in 1984 as Los Angeles, Kaufman began violin studies of instrumental training initiatives includes Kaufman regularly appears as a guest music coordinator, and for the next 18 years at age 7, played in the Peter Meremblum Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra, Pacific conductor with symphony orchestras through- supervised music for MGM. He received two California Junior Symphony and was a Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble and Pacific out both the United States and around the Emmy Award nominations, one for the ani- member of the Young Musicians Foundation Symphony Santiago Strings, as well as Santa world including Cleveland, Atlanta, St. Louis, mated series, The Pink Panther, in the category Debut Orchestra. He attended the Berkshire Ana Strings. London, Calgary, Edmonton, Liverpool, the of Outstanding Music Direction and Compo- Music Festival at Tanglewood in the fellow- RICHARD KAUFMAN has devoted much RTE Concert Orchestra in Dublin, Rotterdam sition, and another for Outstanding Original ship program and earned a B.A. in Music of his musical life to conducting and super- and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. In Song co-authored for the series All Dogs Go to from California State University, Northridge. vising music for film and television produc- addition to conducting “traditional” concert Heaven. For the MGM television series In the Kaufman lives in Southern California with tions, as well as performing film and classical presentations, Kaufman often leads perfor- Heat of the Night, Kaufman composed songs his wife, Gayle, a former dancer in film, music in concert halls and on recordings. The mances of complete film scores in concert, with actor/producer Carroll O’Connor. He con- television and on Broadway. His daughter 2015-16 concert season marks Kaufman’s 25th synchronizing the music to the actual film as ducted the scores for films includingGuarding Whitney is a graduate (with honors) from season as Principal Pops Conductor of Pacific it is shown on the screen above the orchestra. Tess and Jungle to Jungle. As a unique part Chapman University in Orange, CA and for 2 Symphony. He also holds the permanent title These legendary film titles includeSingin’ in of his career in film, Kaufman has coached ½ years was a member of the cast of the Na- of Pops Conductor laureate with the Dallas the Rain, The Wizard of Oz, Psycho, Casablanca, various actors in musical roles including Jack tional Tour of Mama Mia. Kaufman is proud Symphony and soon begins his 10th season The Bride of Frankenstein, Pirates of the Carib- Nicholson, Dudley Moore and Tom Hanks. to be represented by Opus 3 Artists.

28 29 ABOUT THE WORK BY THE STORYLINE STEWART COPELAND Judah Ben-Hur is a wealthy Jew and “When the 2009 Ben-Hur Live arena pro- boyhood friend of the powerful Roman duction of the Wallace novel finished its run commander, Messala. When an accident leads in 2011, I felt strongly that the score I had to Judah’s arrest, Messala makes sure he composed for this project deserved a life of and his family are jailed and separated from its own. My manager Derek Power had shown each other. Judah is consigned to the galley me Fred Niblo’s classic original version of this of the Roman Admiral Quintus Arrius. As he famous story and we were struck by both the staggers in chains through a small town—Naz- freshness of the film on the one hand and areth—making his painful way to the galleys, overwhelmed by its scale on the other. Watch- he unknowingly encounters Jesus Christ, the STEWART COPELAND ing those same scenes that I had scored for a carpenter’s son who offers him water. When different medium, I couldn’t help but hear my the galley is attacked and sunk by pirates, music working with Ramon Novarro’s por- at risk of his own life Ben-Hur saves himself avenge Him. But a voice comes to Ben-Hur art-movie for kids” as Coppola described it) to trayal of Judah, Francis X Bushman’s Messala and the Admiral from drowning, and they and tells him to put down his sword. The provide percussive accompaniment. Copeland and Fred Niblo’s vigorous interpretation of are recovered by another ship. In gratitude women kneel besides Christ as he passes by, turned this opportunity into the creation of General Wallace’s book. for saving his life Arrius decides to adopt His hand reaches out and miraculously they his first score. Featuring a strikingly original are cured of their leprosy. At last the family is mixture of traditional percussion and unusu- “If any of my readers, visiting Rome, will make the short journey to the Catacombs of San Calixto…he will see what became of the fortune of Ben-Hur, and give him thanks. reunited. Outside of Jerusalem the legions that al prior recordings, which came to be called Out of that vast tomb Christianity issued to supersede the Caesars.” Ben Hur has raised are told of Christ’s death “samples,” Stewart’s work pioneered the field but instructed to put away their swords and of sound-designed scores and earned him —General Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur, A Tale Of The Christ instead pray for peace. Love conquers all. The a Golden Globe nomination for Best Score. film ends with Ben-Hur, his mother and Tirzah Soon afterward Oliver Stone called on him to Filmmakers are a strange breed, and Ben-Hur as a son. Over the years, the young standing against the backdrop of Calvary with write the music to Wall Street, and a unique none more so than editors. During the 20 man grows strong and becomes a victorious the three crosses visible in the distance. and prolific career in composition for film and years I spent working closely with them in chariot racer many times over. Eventually television was well on its way. Subsequent post-production, they taught me a thing or these events lead to a climactic showdown ABOUT STEWART COPELAND assignments included a second Oliver Stone two about cinematic story telling: above all with Messala in the iconic chariot race. By the Stewart Copeland has spent four decades in film Talk Radio, three films for Ken Loach, the that pacing is crucial, and this is where my time Ben-Hur’s mother and Tirzah, his sister, the forefront of contemporary music as a rock CBS series The Equalizer, the Showtime series concert version will diverge most profoundly are finally released from prison, however they star, acclaimed film composer and film maker, Dead Like Me, and a teen hit for Miramax, from the original cut. The full-length version have contracted leprosy. Esther, the daughter and a much sort-after collaborator in the She’s All That. In 1998, Bruno Barreto’s Four of the film is 143 minutes long. At two hours of Simonides, the Hur family’s former major- disparate worlds of opera, ballet, world music Days in September, featuring Copeland’s score, and twenty three minutes therefore it’s best domo, finds and persuades the two women to and concert music composition. was nominated for an Academy Award for enjoyed at rare cinema screenings, although come with her to see Jesus Christ in the hope As the three members of The Police were Best Foreign Film. it still packs a punch on a flat screen at he may cure them. Condemned to death and winding down in 1984 after a seven-year Shortly after Stewart began his film music home. But in a concert hall or at an outdoor surrounded by the crowd, Christ carries his career culminating in multi platinum success, career, he was requested to write a new ballet, festival, I believe this new version will be an cross towards Golgotha, the site of his cruci- Copeland was contacted by the celebrated Lear, for the San Francisco Ballet. When asked accessible and exciting mix of story, film and fixion. Pushing through the crowd, Ben-Hur filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and asked to at a press conference what he was doing next, orchestral performance.” shouts that two legions of men are coming to visit the set of his latest filmRumble Fish (“an joking, he answered “You mean after I’ve

30 31 old friends found themselves together at production’s director Jonathan Moore had pre- the Sundance Festival in 2006, and, as they viously collaborated with Copeland on his first celebrated their legacy in this compelling film, Poe opera: A Casque of Amontillado, as well as the notion of a reunion tour was broached. Horse Opera—a piece composed directly for That highly anticipated reunion tour proved UK’s Channel 4. to be the highest grossing tour of 2007/8 and Stewart Copeland’s list of awards includes went around the world and back again and The Hollywood Film Festival’s first-ever extended several times, as it became clear that Outstanding Music in Film Visionary Award, The Police’s appeal had far transcended the as well as awards from BMI, Billboard decade with which it was originally associated. Trendsetter, Keyboard Magazine, Cable It was a triumphant reminder of the strength Ace, Cinequest Maverick, Mobius, People’s of Sting’s songwriting and the muscular Choice, Pollstar, and Telly, as well as STEWART COPELAND yet sparse virtuosity that Andy and Stewart nominations from the Golden Globes and brought to the ensemble. It also revived the the Emmys. Performances of his symphonic finished my opera?” Thus was born Cope- from both the press and the public. In 2000, volatility that can arise when three accom- repertoire earned Stewart a Grammy land’s first operaHoly Blood and the Crescent Stewart formed Oysterhead, a power trio with plished professionals are asked to re-join a nomination in 2005 in the best rock Moon, staged by the Cleveland Opera in 1989. Primus bassist Les Claypool and Phish guitarist collective some 20 years after their initial run. instrumental category for his piece “Birds of Generating considerable amounts of press, the Trey Anastasio. The band, like The Police, was So it was in 2008 that the members of The Prey” from his Orchestralli album. production was greeted with enthusiasm by a melding of distinct virtuosities that formed Police announced, with relief, that The Police Stewart’s autobiography: Strange Things both The Police fans and the broader music a sound unto itself. Their album, The Grand was, once again, no more. Happen: a life with The Police, Polo and community. Since then Stewart has been com- Pecking Order, was a hit and the band toured In 2009 Copeland composed, narrated Pygmies was published by Harper Collins in missioned to compose and/or perform works extensively. and recorded the music to an enormous October 2009. In it, Stewart describes his for the Chicago Symphony (2014), the Royal In 2003 Stewart began a fruitful collab- arena show based on the original 1880 story childhood as the son of a CIA agent growing Liverpool Philharmonic (2014), the Cleveland oration in Italy at La Notte della Taranta, a of Ben Hur by General Lew Wallace. It ran up in Beirut, through his days of rock-super- Orchestra (2013), a Concerto for Gamelan and festival in the Pugliese city of Melpignano on for over four months in several European stardom and his subsequent film and new Orchestra for the Dallas Symphony (2011), the Salentine peninsula. His appearances with arenas, including a highly successful series music activity, including two seasons as a a short opera for the Royal Opera House in the large folk ensemble, which began at that of shows at the O2 Arena in London. In judge on the BBC1 TV show Just The Two London (2011), the Tromp Percussion Festival festival have been exhilarating and hugely 2011 “Ben Hur Live” was revived for a three- Of Us. Other pursuits included a notable (2010), chamber works for La Jolla’s Summer- enjoyable. He has returned to Melpignano month run in Rome. period as a polo player. In 1987 Stewart’s fest (2008) and the Savannah Music Festival several times and toured in Europe and Latin February 2011 brought the premiere of Co- team, the Outlandos, won the Archie David (2008), as well as other earlier performanc- America as an honorary member of the tribe. peland’s Concerto for Gamelan and Orchestra Cup at Windsor, defeating, among others, es with the Fort Worth Opera, The Trento In 2006 Copeland premiered a film con- as commissioned by the Dallas Symphony. Prince Charles’ team, in the presence of the Festival, the Seattle Symphony, the Albany ceived, edited, narrated, photographed and “Gamelan D’Drum” is a three movement Queen. Through it all, his sense of humor Symphony and Ballet Oklahoma. directed by the composer: Everyone Stares, work featuring the celebrated percussion and appreciation for his unique career has The Police went on hiatus in 1984, and The Police Inside Out, which also featured his quintet D’Drum. Then in April came a short shone through as he has enjoyed working in a three years later Stewart teamed with bassist score and Police “derangements.” Everyone opera based on the Edgar Allen Poe story, The blinding array of genres. Stewart lives in Los Stanley Clarke and singer Deborah Holland to Stares was a compilation of 8mm film episodes Tell-Tale Heart, which premiered at the Royal Angeles with his wife, Fiona, and their three form a new band, Animal Logic. The band re- documenting the ascent of The Police and the Opera House in London, revived again in daughters, while continuing to enjoy being leased two albums to an enthusiastic response band’s dramatic highs and lows. The three 2013 by the Long Beach Opera Company. The father of four grown sons out in the world.

32 33 Pickford, Colleen Moore, Lillian Gish, Dorothy BROTHERS: Ann Martin Gish, Samuel Goldwyn and Rupert Julian. The first attempt to film the race was on a set ASSISTANT/EDITOR FOR STEWART in Rome, but there were problems with shadows COPELAND: Adrienne Low Recordist: Jeff and the racetrack surface. One of the chariot’s Seitz Orchestrations: Stewart Copeland, wheels came apart and the stuntman driving Peter Golub, Philip Klein, Penka Kouneva, it was thrown in the air and killed; however, Ryan Beveridge, Arturo Rodriguez Score Louis B. Mayer was disappointed with the Italian Preparation: Jeremy Borum All Music version as he felt it was too tame. Mayer then Composed by Stewart Copeland dba Palmyra offered a prize of $100 (worth about $5,000 Music Copyright 2014 Palmyra Music is today) to the winner in Los Angeles. This led to Published and Administered by Associated a much more competitive race that ended with Music Ltd/Peggy Monastra Picture Scan: a horrific crash that can be seen in the film. That Motion Picture Imaging Ltd Warner Bros crash, and the prior fatality in Rome, resulted in Theatricals Legal: Nicole Nagel Warner Bros permanent changes in the rules of filming safety. Distribution Legal: Constance Minnett Stewart BEN-HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRIST Although an enormous success, Ben-Hur Copeland Personal Management: The Derek did not recoup its massive cost until the film’s Power Company HISTORY ON BEN–HUR The coup de grace on the Italian shoot was re-release in 1931, however as a landmark General Lew Wallace completed his novel the sea battle filmed near Livorno, Italy. For- production the film established MGM as titans of STEWART COPELAND CONCERT Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ in 1880. The book ty-eight cameras were used to film the sequence, the film world and helped substantiate MGM’s REPRESENTATION: Opus3 Artists/Earl Blackburn was to become the 19th century’s best-selling a record for a single scene. A staged fire on one claim as the Home of a Thousand Stars. Though novel in the United States. Although filmed as a of the ships got out of control, and armor-clad filmed primarily in black-and-white, this silent STEWART COPELAND PUBLIC RELATIONS BY short once before in 1907, it enjoyed a 25-year extras had to jump in the water. Many extras film features several 2-strip Technicolor scenes, Bucklesweet Media/Amanda Sweet run as a play in New York. The play’s producer apparently lied about being able to swim, and which help to make this a unique classic. It was Abraham Erlanger ultimately agreed to license there is conflicting information as to whether added to the National Film Registry in 1997. COMMISSIONED BY VIRGINIA ARTS the long form film rights to Samuel Goldwyn some drowned. FESTIVAL, DIRECTOR: Robert Cross in 1921. Two years later Goldwyn and Louis According to The Guinness Book of World Re- CREDITS FOR THE CONCERT PERFORMANCE B. Mayer began production of the new film cords (2002), the movie contains the most edit- Ben Hur, A Tale Of The Christ, Symphonic Copy Material for the notes, storyline and history in Italy with the proverbial cast of thousands, ed scene in cinema history. Editor Lloyd Nosler ©2014 of Ben-Hur, A Tale of The Christ have been though Erlanger tightly controlled all creative compressed 200,000 feet of film into a mere gathered from many sources including the decisions about the production. Co-writers were 750 feet for the chariot race scene, a ratio of Turner Entertainment Company, Inc/Warner Internet Movie Data Base, Classic Film Guide Bess Meredyth (A Woman of Affairs-1928) and 267:1 (film shot to film shown). This film had Bros Theatre Ventures, Inc and Wikipedia. Carey Wilson (Mutiny on the Bounty-1935); and an extras cast like no other. Among well-known among several others Fred Niblo was the final and soon-to-be-well-known names working in COMPOSER, EDITOR: Stewart Copeland THE PrODUCERS GRATEFULLY replacement for three other directors, including the film as extras at the chariot race in Los An- EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Derek Power ACKNOWLEDGE THESE CONTRIBUTIONS. Charles Brabin. After months of initial delays geles were Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, John Conductor: Richard Kaufman Post production Stewart Copeland can be found on Social Media: supervisor for Warner Brothers: Cynthia Vrbancic and costly filming for 11 months in Italy, the Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Twitter: @copelandmusic production was shut down and brought back to Gary Cooper, Marion Davies, Myrna Loy, John FB: Stewart Copeland Los Angeles. Gilbert, Douglas Fairbanks, Harold Lloyd, Mary PICTURE SCANNING EDITOR FOR WARNER YouTube: Stewart Copeland

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