karelm 2,890 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Some of you in the Los Angeles area might be interested in attending the premiere of James Newton Howard's Violin Concerto on March 12-14 at 8pm!http://www.pacificsymphony.org/about_us/sound_wave/sound_wave_2015/soundwave_march_2015&article1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,043 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,385 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Wish I could. I'm very excited to hear a full-on concert work from JNH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Cool! I Would Plant A Tree was lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 James Ehnes is a brilliant soloist and a true superstar (coincidentally, he's gonna perform Williams' Violin Concerto next year in Philadelphia).Always great to see film composers testing new grounds in the concert hall arena. Didn't Elfman also recently announce he's gonna write a violin concerto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,385 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Cool! I Would Plant A Tree was lovely.Do you know where I can hear that?The only thing close to a 'concert work' by JNH I've heard is the GRAND CANYON fanfare -- but that is film music, strictly speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,619 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I'll get excited about this when they actually release it.I've heard I Would Plant a Tree, but it's from some local broadcast I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 There is a recording of it out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,619 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Yeah, that's the one I have, but that's the problem - it's just 'out there'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 From what I understand there's a broadcast rip and an actual proper recording. Confused as to which one you have.If you're just talking about it not being available commercially, it's a shame but whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,234 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 The only thing close to a 'concert work' by JNH I've heard is the GRAND CANYON fanfare -- but that is film music, strictly speaking.James Newton Howard was one of the composers commissioned to write a short piece for solo violin and piano for Hilary Hahn's recent In 27 Pieces project. It is entitled 133...At Least and you can hear it in the clip below. Hilary Hahn is on violin with Cory Smythe on piano. I wonder if this or his score for The Village give any clues about what to expect from his violin concerto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Awesome. Thanks for sharing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Cool! I Would Plant A Tree was lovely.Do you know where I can hear that?The only thing close to a 'concert work' by JNH I've heard is the GRAND CANYON fanfare -- but that is film music, strictly speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,890 Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Cool! I Would Plant A Tree was lovely.Do you know where I can hear that?The only thing close to a 'concert work' by JNH I've heard is the GRAND CANYON fanfare -- but that is film music, strictly speaking. Thanks for the link, that was very beautiful and finely crafted. It is an excellent mockup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,304 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Cool! I Would Plant A Tree was lovely.Do you know where I can hear that?The only thing close to a 'concert work' by JNH I've heard is the GRAND CANYON fanfare -- but that is film music, strictly speaking. Sounds great. Wish we had an orchestral recording though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Seek, and ye shall find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,304 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,385 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 When I interviewed JNH a couple of years ago, I asked about his interest in doing more non-film work, and he answered in the affirmative once his schedule was cleared a bit. I guess these new things are a sign thereof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,133 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Cool! I Would Plant A Tree was lovely. Do you know where I can hear that?The only thing close to a 'concert work' by JNH I've heard is the GRAND CANYON fanfare -- but that is film music, strictly speaking. Thanks for the link, that was very beautiful and finely crafted. It is an excellent mockup.That Mock-up is my video from my channel. Glad people found it. A friend of mine sent me the mock-up and I made a rough vid with pics of JNH and stuck it up on youtube. Good news though folks (if you haven't already heard), a CD will be released of both his Concerto and his I would Plant a Tree Symphony.Here's the link - http://m.ocregister.com/articles/clair-654130-howard-work.html"These musicians will record the work this week during concerts and it will join I Will Plant a Tree on CD." publicist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Howard is a writer of a certain unpretentious modesty that makes me dig his laid-back faux 'classical' style. There's a sense of accomplishment in these pieces without sounding forced or overly concerned with being weighty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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