Brevard Business BBN News Vol. 28 No. 52 December 27, 2010 A Weekly Space Coast Business Magazine At 90, renowned Hayman leads Space Coast Pops; worked with music greats Vaughan on albums and saxophonist By Ken Datzman Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, and many other recording artists including The great American conductors and Vic Damone, Patti Page, Andy Williams, arrangers of popular music in the 1940s and Bobby Vinton. and 1950s have quietly left the stage. It Hayman was the composer and was a period of remarkable creativity and arranger for MGM films with Judy craftsmanship in music. The era produced Garland in “Meet Me in St. Louis” and many talented vocalists, songwriters, “Girl Crazy,” which also featured Mickey arrangers, and conductors. Rooney. Hayman scored many Broadway Big–name bands and orchestras, shows and motion pictures. His unique including symphonic ensembles, domi- style of writing and arranging caught the nated the musical landscape then. ear of George Stoll, MGM Studios’ musical Arthur Fiedler of the Boston Pops director. Orchestra enjoyed wide acclaim for more Hayman himself appeared in the than half a century, leading that organiza- Twentieth Century Fox films “Coney tion as music director and conductor. Island” and “Sweet Rosie O’Grady,” both Fiedler brilliantly mixed show tunes starring Betty Grable. and popular music using lush symphonic And he recorded a series of albums on arrangements, many of them written by the Naxos International label. In the colleague Richard Hayman, who today is 1950s and 1960s, Hayman also recorded a conductor of the Space Coast Pops number of albums for Mercury Records, Orchestra in Brevard County. including “Music for Romance” and “Only “My biggest Boston Pops highlight was Memories.” His 1957 outing “Havana in BBN photo — Adrienne B. Roth just hearing them play. Every day was a Hi–Fi” was the first in Mercury’s pop Alyce Christ is executive manager and co–founder of Space Coast Pops Orchestra, which is marking fond memory,” Hayman said about his music stereo LP series. its 25th season. Nolan Masters, right, is president of the board. Four years ago, Christ said she was years working for Boston Pops, where he This is just a snapshot of his long– fortunate to have been able to recruit Palm Beach resident Richard Hayman as Space Coast Pops was the principal arranger and had the running career, one that goes on and on. conductor. Hayman was the principal arranger of the Boston Pops Orchestra for many years. He has privilege to guest–conduct the orchestra In a sense, the last man standing at his own star in Hollywood’s ‘Walk of Fame.’ on occasions. the center of much of this musical There are others who went on to universe five and six decades ago is He is widely regarded as the world’s private event was held in October. compile a body of work that is today Boston–native Hayman, who will be 91 greatest harmonica player. Hayman said Richard DeVos, co–founder of Amway considered a benchmark in their genres, years old in March. he always carried the instrument with Corp. and owner of the Orlando Magic, including arranger Nelson Riddle, who Hayman has worked across all him during his junior–high years. “I flew the 110–person Boston Pops Orches- honed the sounds that helped revive the platforms — studio recordings, television, developed my own style of playing.” tra to Orlando to play a one–hour concert career of Frank Sinatra at Capitol film, and tour shows — and with the Keith Lockhart, the current Boston for 1,200 invited guests. Records. biggest stars in entertainment. But he is Pops’ conductor, asked Hayman to be the “It was an honor to be there,” said The beautiful strings music of Don perhaps most famous for being the featured soloist for the grand opening of Costa on later Sinatra albums at the principal arranger for the Boston Pops for Orlando Magic’s Amway Center. The Please see Space Coast Pops, page 19 Reprise label set a new tone in the early more than 30 years, working closely with 1960s for that singer. The magnificent Fiedler in creating a legacy of work. They recordings from this period of Henry first teamed up in the late 1940s and went INC. NEWS, Mancini are now considered classics. on to make dozens of hit albums and BUSINESS BREVARD And there is the prolific Hayman, who singles. PAID was the musical director for the then– “I am still writing for them today. So, POSTAGE US popular Vaughn Monroe Orchestra, for a matter of fact, it’s beginning to look like a STANDARD five–year period leading up to 1950. steady job,” said Hayman, in a telephone PRESORTED He also worked with jazz–singer Sarah interview from his home in Palm Beach. BBN DIGEST Forbes joins Bright House as firm’s corporate communications director Broken iPhone, iPod or iPad? 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