FROM CLASSICS TO CLASSIC FUNK AT HOLLYWOOD BOWL.Byline: Evan Henerson Staff Writer Musical pioneers, Hollywood musical scores and a refurbished Muse of Music statue will be on the bill of fare for the 2006 summer season at the Hollywood Bowl The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheatre at 2301 North Highland Avenue in Hollywood, California, USA, that is used primarily for music performances. The "bowl" in this context is the natural cavity in the earth into which the amphitheater is built, rather than the shape of the , which will also be John Mauceri's farewell as conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. The season, which gets under way June 2 (with Garrison Keillor's ``A Prairie Home Companion'') and runs through Sept. 23 (with the ``Totally `80s'' concert), will feature the Bowl debuts of Willie Nelson, Tom Jones, violinist Nikolaj Znaider Nikolaj Znaider (born July 5 1975 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish violinist, celebrated as one of the foremost violinists of today. Nikolaj Znaider is regularly invited to work with the world's leading orchestras. and conductor Xian Zhang Xian Zhang (Simplified Chinese: 张弦), born in 1973 in Dandong, China) is a Chinese American conductor. She was appointed Associate Conductor of the New York Philharmonic in July 2005 by Music Director Lorin Maazel. . Sergio Mendes brings his 40th anniversary of Brasil '66 to the Bowl, and funkmaster James Brown
James Joseph Brown (May 3 1933[1][2] – December 25 2006), commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" and " revisits his 1969 album ``Soul on Top'' accompanied by his own band and a big band assembled specially for the occasion. Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame inductees Carlos Santana Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20 1947), is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. He became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, the Santana Blues Band, going mostly under the title "Santana", which and Andre Watts perform at the annual opening night Hall of Fame Concert, a June 23 event that will also feature Blue Man Group. On the drama front, the Bowl will offer a staged reading of Billy Wilder's ``Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades. ,'' accompanied by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra playing Franz Waxman's score. The Bowl's annual staged musical - Rodgers and Hammerstein's ``The Sound of Music'' - will, for the first time, play three weekend performances instead of the customary one. The cinema is also well represented through the movie music of John Williams (Sept. 1 and 2) and the American Film Institute's rundown of Hollywood's top 25 movie musicals (Sept. 3). The Great American Concert (Aug. 18 and 19) will feature selections from Walt Disney's ``Fantasia fantasia (făntā`zhə) [Ital.,=fancy], musical composition not restricted to a formal design, but constructed freely in the manner of an improvisation. In the 16th and 17th cent. ,'' with the restored original animation of Debussy's ``Clair de Lune clair de lune n. 1. A pale, grayish-blue glaze applied to various kinds of Chinese porcelain. 2. The color of such a glaze. ,'' which was edited out of the original film. Reviewing the lineup at his 16th and final season announcement press conference Wednesday, Mauceri received accolades from Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. History Founded in 1919 by William Andrews Clark, Jr. Association President Deborah Borda and L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky. Mauceri, who turned 60 and conducted his 300th concert with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra during the 2005 season, said the time was ripe for a transition. Assuming the title of founding director next season, Mauceri will be invited back on a regular basis, and he noted, ``I won't really be going away.'' The tributes to Mauceri throughout the season include the Sept. 15-17 weekend fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to finale with members of the Joffrey Ballet, and composer Adam Guettel premiering work from his upcoming musical, ``The Princess Bride.'' Returning for second tours of duty are Leonard Slatkin, sporting the unwieldy title of principal guest conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl; and Christian McBride, the Bowl's creative chair for jazz. McBride performs with his band and saxophonist Joshua Redman on Aug. 9, and will be part of the James Brown celebration on Sept. 6. The Bowl, which underwent significant upgrades to its shell in 2004, will showcase the restored statue and fountain, the Muse of Music. The 1940 statue - whose designer George Stanley is also credited with creating the Oscar statuette design - sits at the Bowl's entrance at Hollywood Bowl Way and Highland Avenue. For a full lineup, visit www.hollywoodbowl.com. Evan Henerson, (818) 713-3651 evan.henerson(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) NELSON (2 -- color) MENDES WireImage.com |
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