National Dance Institute: Great to be at the National Dance Institute’s 35th anniversary gala. I was thrilled to be at the piano while everyone sang “What I Did for Love” dedicated to Jacques D’Amboise. NDI was founded by New York City Ballet principal dancer Jacques d’Amboise, and since 1995 has been under the artistic leadership of Ellen Weinstein. For more …
“He’s a meticulously hard worker and yet he’ll roam the grass of his farm for hours and sometimes for days before he can bring himself to put a word on paper.” —Richard Rodgers on Oscar Hammerstein II. “I think when a writer writes anything, about anything at all, he gives himself away, and what he has to say, comes out.” …
Update on future projects: Marvin Hamlisch will be writing the music for a film about Liberace, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, and directed by Steven Soderbergh. The Music of Marvin Hamlisch for Motion Pictures: Aside from the very well known films – The Way We Were, The Sting, Sophie’s Choice, The Swimmer, Take the Money and Run, Ice Castles, …
Besides being Principal Pops Conductor for symphonies in Pittsburgh, San Diego, Dallas, Milwaukee, Pasadena and Seattle, and making appearances with other symphonies or playing “Solo” concerts in the United States and around the world, (including recent appearances in London, Johannesburg, Dublin, Montreal, Melbourne, Amsterdam, Toronto), Marvin also gives lectures and shares his experiences with his audience when the opportunity arises, …
A Chorus Line, The Musical will play in Singapore, May 4th — 27th, 2012 then Sidney, Australia (July 20th — 27th, 2012.) See Schedule , Buy tickets for Singapore and Sidney at: http://www.achorusline.com.au/ Read comments about their run at His Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne, AU: This is A Chorus Line, the musical for everyone who’s ever had a dream and …
PITTSBURGH, PA — HEINZ HALL. A celebration to the music that made movies great! Grammy-nominated saxophonist Dave Koz joined Marvin Hamlisch, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and The All Start College Choir in a concert featuring memorable songs from the silver screen. “The Way We Were,” “Over the Rainbow” “Somewhere”, music from “The Pink Panther”, themes from “James Bond” and more. Comments: …
BILLINGS, MT — Award-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch led the Billings Symphony Orchestra at ABT’s 25th anniversary celebration Saturday night. On his way out of the Alberta Bair Theater Saturday night, longtime supporter and onetime ABT marketing director Corby Skinner reminisced about performing in “A Chorus Line” at the theater 25 years ago. That made hearing Marvin Hamlisch, the composer for “A …
MILWAUKEE, WI — Call him a genius or a national treasure, but make no mistake: George Gershwin was the real deal. The American songwriter-composer-pianist — who created an enormous list of hit songs, shows and films, as well as an opera and revolutionary pieces for orchestra — is the focus of this weekend’s fascinating, entertaining, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Pops series performance. Friday’s …
PITTSBURGH — Canned Christmas music is ubiquitous now. There were nice recordings being played Thursday night in the Starbucks across the street from Heinz Hall, Downtown, before the Highmark Holiday Pops concert. Recordings in a store are a musical wallpaper that references enjoyable emotions. How revitalizing it was, therefore, to encounter the freshly conceived holiday concert led by Marvin Hamlisch, …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Christmas Concert For the Troops took place on Dec 6, 2011 in Washington D.C. in honor of the men and women who serve our country, with performances by The Beach Boys, The National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marvin Hamlisch, and a program of holiday surprises. Actor John Stamos as the evening’s host. Country star Lorrie Morgan and …