Program Notes: Hooray for Hollywood

PROGRAM ALFRED NEWMAN Fox Fanfare ALFRED NEWMAN "Conquest" from Captain from Castle ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD The Adventures of Robin Hood: Symphonic Portrait II. Robin Hood and His Merry Men ELMER BERNSTEIN "Theme" from To Kill a Mockingbird KENNETH J. ALFORD Arr. Richard Kaufman Colonel Bogey March MAX STEINER Theme from Gone with the Wind

RICHARD KAUFMAN

JOHN MORRIS Blazing Saddles Suite MAX STEINER Theme from King Kong

Friday, July 28, 2017 | 7:30PM

HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD

INTERMISSION HAROLD ARLEN "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz ALAN MENKEN / HOWARD ASHMAN "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast RANDY NEWMAN "Almost There" from Princess and the Frog

conductor Richard Kaufman

FRANK CHURCHILL Suite from Disney's Bambi LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA "How Far I'll Go" from Moana

Performance at Embarcadero Marina Park South

JOHN WILLIAMS "The Forest Battle" from The Star Wars Saga JOHN WILLIAMS "Main Title" from Star Wars

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Mr. Kaufman received the 1993 Grammy® Award in the category of Best Pop Instrumental Performance for a recording he conducted with the Nuremberg Symphony. His other recordings include The High and the Mighty (Varese Sarabande)

RICHARD KAUFMAN has devoted much of his musical life

with the London Symphony Orchestra.

to conducting and supervising music for film and television productions, as well as performing film and classical music in

Mr. Kaufman has conducted for performers including John

concert halls and on recordings. The 2016-17 concert season

Denver, Andy Williams, Amy Grant, Mary Martin, Nanette

marks Mr. Kaufman’s 26th season as Principal Pops Conductor

Fabray, Herb Alpert and Lani Hall, Martin Short, Sandi Patty,

of Orange County’s Pacific Symphony. He holds the permanent

Eileen Ivers, Juliet Prowse, Sir James Galway, Diana Krall, Chris

title of Pops Conductor Laureate with the Dallas Symphony,

Botti, Michael W. Smith, The Pointer Sisters, Arturo Sandoval,

and is in his 11th season with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Beach Boys, Monica Mancini, Peter Paul and Mary, Patty

concert series, CSO at the Movies, conducting classic and

Austin, Robert Goulet, David Copperfield, Davis Gaines,

contemporary film music, as well as classical music used in

The Righteous Brothers, Martin Short, Jim Brickman, the

motion pictures.

group America and Art Garfunkel. As a violinist Mr. Kaufman performed on numerous film and television scores including

Mr. Kaufman regularly appears as a guest conductor with

Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Saturday Night Fever and

symphony orchestras throughout both the United States and

(in a moment of desperation) Animal House. He has recorded

around the world including Cleveland, St. Louis, San Diego,

with artists including John Denver, Burt Bacharach, Neil Sedaka,

Indianapolis, Utah, Edmonton, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic,

The Carpenters, Neil Diamond and Ray Charles.

the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the RTE Concert Orchestra in Dublin, Ireland. Mr. Kaufman has conducted

Mr. Kaufman joined the Music Department of Metro-Goldwyn-

throughout Australia, including sold-out performances at

Mayer Studios in 1984 as Music Coordinator, and for the next

the Sydney Opera House. In May 2015 Mr. Kaufman made his

18 years supervised music for all MGM television and animation

conducting debut with the Boston Pops, substituting for John

projects. He received two Emmy Award nominations, one for the

Williams at the Annual Pops Film Night. Subsequently Mr.

animated series, The Pink Panther in the category of Outstanding

Williams graciously invited him to share the podium at the annual

Music Direction and Composition, and another for Outstanding

Tanglewood Film Night. During Comic-Con 2016, Mr. Kaufman

Original Song co-authored for the series All Dogs Go to Heaven.

conducted a live performance of Michael Giacchino’s score for Star Trek Beyond with the San Diego Symphony, accompanying the film in its gala world premiere. This was the first time in history a feature film had ever been presented outdoors in the

Born in Los Angeles, Mr. Kaufman began violin studies at age 7, played in the Peter Meremblum California Junior Symphony, and was a member of the Young Musicians Foundation Debut

IMAX format.

Orchestra. He attended the Berkshire Music Festival at

With a life-long passion for film music, Mr. Kaufman often

Music from California State University Northridge. Mr. Kaufman

conducts programs featuring live performances of entire scores

lives in Southern California with his wife, Gayle, a former dancer

while the film is shown. These include E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark,

in film, television and on Broadway. His daughter Whitney is a

Amadeus, The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, Bride of Frankenstein,

graduate (with honors) from Chapman University in Orange,

Psycho, Fantasia, Pirates of the Caribbean 1 & 2, Singin' in the

California, and for two years was a member of the cast of the

Rain, Vertigo, Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Beyond, the Chaplin

national tour of Mama Mia! The Musical.

classic City Lights and numerous other silent films. In April 2014 at the Virginia Arts Festival, Mr. Kaufman conducted the world premiere performance of Stewart Copeland's score for the 1925

Tanglewood in the Fellowship program, and earned a B.A. in

Richard Kaufman is proud to be represented by Opus 3 Artists. n

silent classic Ben Hur. Following the premiere, he has joined composer/soloist Copeland in performances of this exciting work with orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, Pacific Symphony and the Luxembourg Philharmonie.

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