RACHEL WORBY
conducts music by
John Williams

(2002)

At the Auditori of Barcelona

Track Listing

CD 1 (40:42)

1. The Cowboys: Suite (10:42)
2. E.T.: Adventures On Earth (11:20)
3. Saving Private Ryan: Hymn To The Fallen (6:34)
4. Schindler's List: Theme (4:13)
5. Harry Potter: Suite (7:33) (Arr.: Brubaker)

CD 2 (53:12)

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Raiders March (5:34)
2. Angela's Ashes: Suite (7:24)
3. JFK: Suite (13:03)
4. Star Wars: Main Theme (6:12)
5. Princess Leia's Theme (4:56)
6. The Imperial March (3:10)
7. Yoda's Theme (3:43)
8. The Throne Room and Finale (8:43)

Assembled by Ricard L. Befan

"Last night, the conductor Rachael Worby, known for creating an atmosphere that makes twentieth century music popular and accessible, danced on the podium to every theme of John Williams' music. It was obvious that she was connected to the musicians of the Barcelona Symphony and also with the audience in The Auditori." -La Vanguardia (Barcelona)

Música de película en L'Auditori

Los días 25, 26 y 27 de octubre, en L'Auditori podremos disfrutar de la mejor música del cine. Rachel Worby dirigirá piezas de bandas sonoras de películas compuestas por John Williams. (21/10/02)

Música de John Williams es el título del concierto que tendrá lugar en l'Auditori el próximo fin de semana, en sesiones para el viernes 25, el sábado 26 y el domingo 27 de octubre. Se trata de una selección de las piezas de las bandas sonoras de películas de Hollywood más emblemáticas de los últimos tiempos.

La directora Rachel Worby dirigirá el concierto, que se divide en dos partes. La primera, de 51 minutos, cuenta con una selección de temas de las bandas sononas de La Guerra de las Galaxias, Las Cenizas de Ángela, El Patriota, John Wayne y los Cowboys y En busca del arca perdida. Le seguirá una segunda parte de 46 minutos con piezas de Salvar al soldado Ryan, La lista de Schindler, J.F.K: caso abierto, Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal y E.T., el extraterrestre.

Esta selección de música de bandas sonoras demuestra que John Williams es uno de los mejores compositores de la historia del cine. Dos de las claves de su éxito están en la relevancia e importancia de muchos de los filmes en los que ha trabajado, y también en haber devuelto al cine el sinfonismo cuando éste no estaba en sus mejores momentos, durante la década de los setenta.

Sus melodías forman parte de la memoria colectiva. Quién no recuerda la banda sonora de películas como el Violinista sobre el tejado, Superman o La Guerra de las Galaxias. La importancia y relevancia del trabajo de Williams se puede medir con los premios que ha ganado: 5 oscars y más de 25 nominaciones.

Rachel Worby - Conductor

The American conductor Rachel Worby was Music Director and Conductor of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra in West Virginia from 1986 to 2002, and in recognition of her dedication to the Orchestra has since been named Laureate Conductor, with an annual music scholarship in her name awarded for the first time in May 2003. In 1999 she was appointed Music Director of the Pasadena Pops Orchestra. Her many guest conducting engagements in the USA have included the San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Seattle, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, San Diego, Phoenix, Detroit, Arkansas, Utah, Toledo, American Composers and American Symphony Orchestras. Elsewhere she has conducted the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Manchester Camerata in England, the Adelaide and Queensland Symphony Orchestras in Australia, the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfaltz and the Norddeutscher Rundfunk in Germany, The Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra in Romania, The Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra in Japan, the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, and The Transilvania Symphony Orchestra. Four years ago she created an annual American Music Festival in Cluj, Romania. She performed for the first time in Ireland with the Irish Chamber Orchestra in 1999 and the following year returned for a National Tour in a special programme featuring new works by composers from both Northern Ireland and the Republic. She has recorded Gould's String Music with the ICO. 2003/4 includes a return engagement to the Barcelona Symphony and her debuts with the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester and the Costa Rica Symphony Orchestra.

Rachael Worby has a strong commitment to working with young people and from 1984-1996 she was Conductor and Music Director for Carnegie Hall's Youth Concerts. From 1982-85 she was Assistant Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Youth Concerts. Her television appearances include two special programmes she created for the Disney Channel with the Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra: A Tune for a Toon and The Best Bank in the Land for the series 'Disney's Young Person's Guide to Music', for which she was nominated for an ACE Award.

Born in Nyack, New York, Rachael Worby began playing the piano at the age of five. In addition to classical music she has an extensive background in blues, jazz, rock and folk music. She received her Bachelor of Music in piano from the Crane School of Music at the State University of New York at Potsdam, studied musicology and conducting as a post-graduate at Indiana University and completed her doctoral course in musicology at Brandeis University. She began her professional conducting career as an Exxon/Arts Endowment Conducting Assistant with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra. She has also served on the music history faculties of the New England Conservatory of Music, the Massachusetts (Boston) and Tufts University. In 1994, Rachael Worby was appointed by President Clinton to the National Council of the Arts on which she served for four years.