Seasons in the sun: maestro used revered venue to raise profile of movie music.(John Mauceri at Hollywood Bowl Orchestra)

From: Daily Variety | Date: September 15, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

As John Mauceri wraps up 16 seasons as principal conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra this weekend, he will be remembered not just as a charismatic maestro whom audiences loved, but as a champion of classic film scores who commissioned dozens of restorations that enabled the music to be played in concert.

"John is our great historian," says "Lord of the Rings" composer Howard Shore. "He's the one who dug through the old scores and revived them. He will find a Franz Waxman score or a Miklos Rozsa score and bring it back to life. What John has done is to preserve the ...

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