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composer
Composer Craig Wedren on New ‘Sabbath Sessions’ Podcast and Meditation
Darren Paltrowitz
March 28, 2020
‘Modern Family,’‘A Million Little Things’ Composer Gabriel Mann on Goals and Songwriting
Darren Paltrowitz
March 15, 2019
Remembering Marvin Hamlisch: One singular sensation… and what he did for love
Jewish Journal
August 8, 2012
It was early 1989, and TV producer Terre Blair called her mother with the exciting news. “I’m engaged”, she announced. “I’m getting married to Marvin Hamlisch!” “Marvin Hamlisch?”, the prospective mother-in-law replied. “You mean the boxer from Las Vegas?” “No, Mom. That’s Marvin Hagler”, Terre laughed. “Marvin Hamlisch is a composer; he writes songs, and he tours”. “Just what this family needs”, said Mom. “An out-of-work songwriter.\”
Composer Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68
Jewish Journal
August 7, 2012
Composer Marvin Hamlisch, who earned critical acclaim and popularity for a prolific output of dozens of motion-picture scores and shows including \”The Way We Were,\” \”The Sting\” and \”A Chorus Line,\” has died in Los Angeles. He was 68.
Planned Wagner concert stopped at Tel Aviv U
Jewish Journal
June 4, 2012
Tel Aviv University put a stop to a planned concert of music by German composer Richard Wagner.
Let Wagner Be Heard?
Jewish Journal
August 26, 2009
Why is it I simply cannot condone the presentation and celebration of Richard Wagner’s “Ring Cycle” in Los Angeles, arriving with much fanfare this coming spring?
Jazzman Frishberg charts own tuneful territory
Kirk Silsbee
August 13, 2008
One of the great joys of L.A. jazz, from the mid-1970s to the mid-\’80s, was the blossoming of jazz pianist Dave Frishberg into a singer-songwriter of quirky, yet warmly satisfying, material.
Brooks Arthur brings stars’ hearts and humor to ‘Jewish Songbook’ CD
Naomi Pfefferman
June 19, 2008
Music producer Brooks Arthur turns nostalgic with a new CD of classic Jewish music
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