There have been great artists and countless stars cross the stage of the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow, but there has not been a hero like Elmer Bernstein. Nobody has received the rapturous reception that greeted the 80-year-old composer at the end of a barnstorming version of the theme to “The Magnificent Seven,” with which […]
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“And – luxury of luxuries, and proof that the film is playing it for real, emotionally speaking – there’s Elmer Bernstein‘s sleek, swooning music.” Jonathan Romney, The Independent on Sunday, London “…Sometimes the less you see the more you believe, and the Brief Encounter poignancy of the end – with Moore and Haysbert matching each […]
Film composer Elmer Bernstein was the featured honoree at the University Women’s Author/Artist luncheon on April 18, 2002. The honor was originally begun in 1967 and annually honors and outstanding individual for his or her body of work and contributions to the community. The luncheon was a highlight of the University Women’s yearly curriculum. It […]
City Proclamation and Honor Presented in Conjunction with The Newport Beach Film Festival’s Composer Symposium and “To Kill A Mockingbird” Screening Elmer Bernstein Day was officially declared by Newport Beach Mayor Tod W. Ridgeway on Sunday, April 14, 2002. In a mayoral proclamation read at the conclusion of the screening of “To Kill A Mockingbird,” […]
Born: New York, New York, 4 April 1922 This year he has already received the first World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award It’s my greatest pleasure to recognize one of the most respected film composers working today: Elmer Bernstein. I’ve been a fan of his music ever since the 1950’s. I’d like to tell a little […]
On March 4, 2002 U.S. composer Elmer Bernstein received the very first World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award at an intimate ceremony that took place at the London Residence of the Ambassador of Belgium to the UK, H.E. Mr. Lode Willems. Elmer Bernstein was expected in Ghent last fall to give a concert of his film […]
Elmer Bernstein, whose SRO performances of his work in March, 2001 were received with both popular and critical acclaim, has been invited back to conduct an array of his compositions. The concerts will be performed by the Orquestra Simfonica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya. The 2002 program features several suites from various periods of […]
Elmer Bernstein’s critically acclaimed “Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra For Two Christophers” will be performed by Sergio Puccini at Teatro El Circulo with the Rosario Symphony Orchestra. The May 9th concert will be the Latinamerican premiere of the composition. Written in honor of guitarist Christopher Parkening and the late orchestrator Christopher Palmer, the three-part composition […]
How the composer created one unique score after another—yet maintained a personal style. Following Alex North’s landmark 1951 score for A Streetcar Named Desire, a handful of composers made their mark by exploring the possibilities of writing traditional film music within the jazz idiom. Throughout the decade, worthy contributions were made by a number of […]
The Magic of Movies & Music with special guest conductor Elmer Bernstein Thursday, February 21, 2002 7:00 p.m. Walnut High Performing Arts Center Tickets: $8 Adults | $6 Students/Seniors For more information call (909) 594-2263.
Elmer Bernstein will make a rare public appearance to sign CDs and conduct a brief Q&A about work on his critically acclaimed score for “Far From Heaven,” Monday, January 20th at the Westwood Borders Books & Music, located at 1360 Westwood Boulevard (2 blocks South of Wilshire Boulevard) at 7:00 p.m. CDs are available for […]
Friday, November 9 Bernstein and Jazz The Man with the Golden Arm (1956/b&w/119 min.) scr: Walter Newman, Lewis Meltzer; dir: Otto Preminger; w/ Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak. Sweet Smell of Success (1957/b&w/96 min.) scr: Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman, dir: Alexander Mackendrick; w/ Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis. Saturday, November 10 Bernstein and Scorsese Clips from other […]
“An interviewer once asked me to discuss my collaboration with Elmer Bernstein, and precisely why I chose to work with him. My first thought was: How could I not work with Elmer, when I had the chance? Simply put, he’s the best there is—the very best. “First of all, consider his experience—he’s been in the […]