Post by Clouseau on Feb 9, 2007 16:23:02 GMT
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Detroit Symphony Pops Meets The Pink Panther
In celebration of a career that created some of the most memorable and beloved film and television music themes of all time, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs the music of soundtrack composer Henry Mancini at its next DTE Energy Foundation Pops concerts.
Featuring such well known works as the Theme from The Pink Panther, The Days of Wine and Roses and "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's, the concerts will show film clips from many Mancini films on a large screen hung above the Orchestra Hall stage.
The concerts feature the daughter of the legendary composer, Monica Mancini, who appears as vocal soloist singing a number of her late father's greatest hits and sharing stories about his illustrious life and career. The concerts, led by guest conductor Steve Reineke, take place at Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center on Thursday, February 15 at 10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m.; Friday, February 16 at 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, February 17 at 8:30 p.m.; and Sunday, February 18 at 3 p.m.
In a career that spanned 40 years, Henry Mancini was one of the most successful film composers in the world, as well as a popular concert conductor. He was nominated for an unprecedented 72 Grammys and won 20 Awards, the all-time record for a pop artist. He was also nominated for 18 Academy Awards and won four Oscars. For 1961's Breakfast at Tiffany's alone, Mancini won five Grammys and two Oscars. Mancini's scores frequently straddled the line between jazz and Hollywood dramatics, making his music both distinctive and influential. In addition to the themes to The Pink Panther, The Days of Wine and Roses and Breakfast at Tiffany's, Mancini's catalog included the film music for Charade, Hatari!, Two for the Road and Victor/Victoria. His television work included the themes for Peter Gunn, The Thorn Birds and Mr. Lucky.
Monica Mancini was a 2005 double-Grammy Award nominee for Ultimate Mancini featuring such special guest artists as Stevie Wonder, Take 6, Kenny Rankin, Gary Burton, Joey DeFrancesco, Tom Scott and Plas Johnson, all paying tribute to her father. Mancini has appeared with the Chicago, Dallas and Seattle Symphony Orchestras as well as the New York Pops, The Boston Pops and the London Metropolitan Orchestra. She began singing as a member of the Henry Mancini Chorus, which led to a successful career in the Los Angeles studios where she appeared on countless film scores and recordings with such notable artists as Placido Domingo, Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson. Her debut album, simply titled Monica Mancini, was the companion to her PBS television special, Monica Mancini: On Record.
Composer, arranger and conductor Steven Reineke is a protégé of the legendary pops conductor Erich Kunzel and has conducted the symphony orchestras of Toronto, Cincinnati, Naples, Greater Lansing and Vermont, as well as the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan. He has recently collaborated with rock legend Peter Frampton as conductor, arranger and orchestrator for Frampton's new orchestral show.
Reineke's 100-plus arrangements for the Cincinnati Pops have been performed worldwide. In addition to his work for Cincinnati, he has written and arranged for pops conductors Doc Severinson, Jack Everly and Michael Krajewski. Reineke's arrangements can be heard on numerous Cincinnati Pops recordings and have been broadcast nationally by PBS. A native of Ohio, Reineke is also an established symphonic composer whose works Celebration Fanfare, Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Casey at the Bat are performed frequently in the United States and Canada. -- www.detroitsymphony.com
In celebration of a career that created some of the most memorable and beloved film and television music themes of all time, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs the music of soundtrack composer Henry Mancini at its next DTE Energy Foundation Pops concerts.
Featuring such well known works as the Theme from The Pink Panther, The Days of Wine and Roses and "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's, the concerts will show film clips from many Mancini films on a large screen hung above the Orchestra Hall stage.
The concerts feature the daughter of the legendary composer, Monica Mancini, who appears as vocal soloist singing a number of her late father's greatest hits and sharing stories about his illustrious life and career. The concerts, led by guest conductor Steve Reineke, take place at Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center on Thursday, February 15 at 10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m.; Friday, February 16 at 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, February 17 at 8:30 p.m.; and Sunday, February 18 at 3 p.m.
In a career that spanned 40 years, Henry Mancini was one of the most successful film composers in the world, as well as a popular concert conductor. He was nominated for an unprecedented 72 Grammys and won 20 Awards, the all-time record for a pop artist. He was also nominated for 18 Academy Awards and won four Oscars. For 1961's Breakfast at Tiffany's alone, Mancini won five Grammys and two Oscars. Mancini's scores frequently straddled the line between jazz and Hollywood dramatics, making his music both distinctive and influential. In addition to the themes to The Pink Panther, The Days of Wine and Roses and Breakfast at Tiffany's, Mancini's catalog included the film music for Charade, Hatari!, Two for the Road and Victor/Victoria. His television work included the themes for Peter Gunn, The Thorn Birds and Mr. Lucky.
Monica Mancini was a 2005 double-Grammy Award nominee for Ultimate Mancini featuring such special guest artists as Stevie Wonder, Take 6, Kenny Rankin, Gary Burton, Joey DeFrancesco, Tom Scott and Plas Johnson, all paying tribute to her father. Mancini has appeared with the Chicago, Dallas and Seattle Symphony Orchestras as well as the New York Pops, The Boston Pops and the London Metropolitan Orchestra. She began singing as a member of the Henry Mancini Chorus, which led to a successful career in the Los Angeles studios where she appeared on countless film scores and recordings with such notable artists as Placido Domingo, Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson. Her debut album, simply titled Monica Mancini, was the companion to her PBS television special, Monica Mancini: On Record.
Composer, arranger and conductor Steven Reineke is a protégé of the legendary pops conductor Erich Kunzel and has conducted the symphony orchestras of Toronto, Cincinnati, Naples, Greater Lansing and Vermont, as well as the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan. He has recently collaborated with rock legend Peter Frampton as conductor, arranger and orchestrator for Frampton's new orchestral show.
Reineke's 100-plus arrangements for the Cincinnati Pops have been performed worldwide. In addition to his work for Cincinnati, he has written and arranged for pops conductors Doc Severinson, Jack Everly and Michael Krajewski. Reineke's arrangements can be heard on numerous Cincinnati Pops recordings and have been broadcast nationally by PBS. A native of Ohio, Reineke is also an established symphonic composer whose works Celebration Fanfare, Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Casey at the Bat are performed frequently in the United States and Canada. -- www.detroitsymphony.com