BrotherSound 2,242 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Did we somehow miss that the Juilliard School in NYC named their orchestra library after Williams back in 2011? Surprisingly, I can’t find a reference to it anywhere on this site. A friend mentioned that JW stopped by Juilliard and this library today. http://journal.juilliard.edu/journal/recent-events-december-2011-january-2012 Quote JOHN WILLIAMS ORCHESTRA LIBRARY DEDICATION EVENT October 26, 2011 Faculty, staff, and friends of Juilliard gathered to honor John Williams (’55, composition) in renaming the Ensemble Library the John Williams Orchestra Library. A ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the library was followed by a reception in the President’s Office, where students performed two of Williams’s works. (Photo by Chad Heird) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Of course he visited Juilliard while he's out here, should of thought of that rpvee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 This is the first I've heard of it. I imagine it is one of his many awards and recognitions he is particularly fond of. BrotherSound 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Yes, I've known about this since forever. I wish the chamber recital that was given at the time was recorded. WilliamsStarShip2282 and BrotherSound 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamsStarShip2282 308 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Yeah, this is old news. Agreed, its unfortunate there is no recording of that concert. But the most unfortunate thing is that hes willing all of his manuscripts to them. BrotherSound 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 24 minutes ago, WilliamsStarShip2282 said: But the most unfortunate thing is that hes willing all of his manuscripts to them. Why is that unfortunate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted April 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2022 I think it's wonderful he's doing that. It means all of his handwritten scores and sketches will be properly preserved and academically studied for eons to come, as they should. Hopefully that includes "bottom drawer" compositions that would otherwise never see the light of day. It's a testament to the incredible esteem he has amassed in his lifetime as a composer; in centuries to come he will likely be as well-studied and written about as the greats before him, especially as an iconic force in preserving the cultural relevance of the symphony orchestra. It's a far cry from the elitism of art music criticism in the 80s-90s in which he was regarded as a "lesser" composer. Andy, michael_grig, Bayesian and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamsStarShip2282 308 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 Because Julliard is very over rated and I don't really think they're going to do any of that. His library would be much better off with the Sacher foundation. I personally think they will guard them for there own greedy purposes and not really allow academics outside the school access to them for study, whereas Sacher allows anyone to have a look (if you are actually working on something, unfortunately its not a museum yet). Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted April 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2022 I don't really know enough about the operations of Julliard to agree or disagree with you there. But I think it's lovely that he's donating to an institution that had such an impact on his music education. It's better than the manuscripts falling into the hands of rich and greedy art collectors, then they'd never see the light of day. The important thing is that Williams' wishes are being respected. Hopefully they will digitise the works and when they enter public domain they become available for anyone to study. That obviously won't benefit us but for future generations it will be a phenomenal resource. And who knows, they might digitise them anyway, and access will be granted for universities around the world. That'd be amazing. ThePenitentMan1, Steve, michael_grig and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,894 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 ^That's a bot btw. Fake pfp and everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverTrumpet 638 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Really? That's an impressive one, if so. Really backs up my theory that lots of big websites have bots writing their articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,349 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Maybe its just a bot (Droid?) scoring Kenobi, and thats why it isnt great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,894 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 5 hours ago, SilverTrumpet said: Really? That's an impressive one, if so. Really backs up my theory that lots of big websites have bots writing their articles. Not Doctor Qui, the guy who commented above me. He/it just copy/pasted the sentence from another comment. The pfp is AI generated (look closely, especially at the hair area) Brando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,349 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 8 hours ago, Manakin Skywalker said: Not Doctor Qui, the guy who commented above me. He/it just copy/pasted the sentence from another comment. The pfp is AI generated (look closely, especially at the hair area) He also added a random insert in the middle of Qui's quote. Manakin Skywalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,894 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 I didn't even notice that lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 19 hours ago, Manakin Skywalker said: Not Doctor Qui, the guy who commented above me. He/it just copy/pasted the sentence from another comment. The pfp is AI generated (look closely, especially at the hair area) Who says I'm not a bot? One day the world will be ready to accept us 😭 Manakin Skywalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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