John Williams to be honored by Boston College

[Will 1459]

https://www.bc.edu/alumni/events/pops.html?utm_source=alias&utm_medium=alias&utm_content=20160302&utm_campaign=pops

 

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Join us on Friday, Sept. 29, in honoring John Williams with the President's Medal for Excellence and enjoy the music of Keith Lockhart and The Boston Pops Orchestra with special guest performing artist Jennifer Hudson and Medal Ceremony Chair Chris O’Donnell '92.

 

Williams apparently conducted at the 2007 Pops on the Heights fundraiser (article: http://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/bostonsh?a=d&d=bcheights20071001.2.103), but it is unclear if he will do anything this year (perhaps a piece or two?), given that Lockhart will be there. 

[Jay 7885]

Wow, two in one year!

 

http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/27429-john-williams-receives-harvard-honorary-degree/

[Stefancos 7376]

They're giving them out before he dies!

[Thor 1604]

Yes, they are. Silly goofball events just so that the academic staff can mingle with celebrities. To my knowledge, Williams has no academic connection to Boston College.

[Richard Penna 485]

Yeah, I've struggled to find any reason for these honorary degrees beyond the institution just wanting some attention.

[Will 1459]

Maybe if I can get my high school to award Williams an honorary diploma, he'll come conduct for us. 

[Mari 271]

 

 

[crumbs 3549]

Geez, Williams is conducting so much recently I can't even keep up! He needs to conserve his energy for SWIX in over a year. 

[Tom 748]

35 minutes ago, crumbs said:

 He needs to conserve his energy for SWIX in over a year. 

I think sometimes we Jwfaners veer close to being the crazy woman from Misery.  

[Mari 271]

 

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Live video from #BCPops: Boston College alum and actor Chris O’Donnell presents the President’s Medal for Excellence to legendary conductor John Williams.

 

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Williams scoring The Batman confirmed!

[Ricard 763]

Excerpt of an article on the event from the Boston College website:

 

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According to Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart, the event’s musical program paid tribute to the orchestra’s “quarter century of performances on one of the most beautiful college campuses in the world.” Selections performed by “America’s Orchestra” were drawn from the past 24 concerts on the Heights, and included an homage to the evening’s honoree, John Williams, that showcased his compositions for the films Superman, Empire of the Sun, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Star Wars.

At the event, the President’s Medal for Excellence was presented to Williams, who has been a friend of Boston College—including several guest appearances as conductor at Pops on the Heights—and a supporter of education and students for many years.

 

Photos from the BC website:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here's a full recording of Williams conducting the SW main theme (unfortunately the video starts vertical, and so it continues on YouTube).

 

 

[Ricard 763]

More videos:

 

Keith Lockart conducts John Williams Tribute:

 

 

 

Lockhart introduces Williams / Williams conducts the Star Wars Main Theme:

 

 

Williams presented with the President's Medal of Honor (includes full Williams speech):