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Toronto Symphony Orchestra, April 2, 3, and 6, 2018
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra presents “Best of Hollywood” at the Roy Thomson Hall on April 2, 3, and 6, 2019. A suite from Dimitri Tiomkin’s score for The High and the Mighty will be performed with conductor Richard Kaufman. Tickets: …
Posted in Past concerts
Tagged Dimitri Tiomkin, Richard Kaufman, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
March 2019
Why did Dimitri Tiomkin bow out of scoring two Robert Aldrich films?
Part 2 of 2. By Warren M. Sherk In late December 1960 when Dimitri Tiomkin withdrew from scoring the Robert Aldrich film Day of the Gun—the working title for The Last Sunset—the explanation given in the press was Tiomkin’s partnership with Cinerama …
Posted in Current news, News
Tagged Dimitri Tiomkin, How the West Was Won, Robert Aldrich, Sodom and Gommorah
Nasrollah Davoodi lectures on Dimitri Tiomkin in Tehran, February 14th, 2019
Nasrollah Davoodi, an Iranian composer and film music researcher, will deliver a lecture on Dimitri Tiomkin at the Niavaran Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran on Thursday, February 14th, 2019, at 5 pm. “Dimitri Tiomkin: A Russian Composer Who Created the Most American Film …
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Tagged Dimitri Tiomkin, Lectures, Nasrollah Davoodi
January 2019
Behind the photograph: Dimitri Tiomkin in Moscow
This portrait of Dimitri Tiomkin bundled up and dressed in a fur-lined coat was taken in snowbound Moscow on one of several trips by the composer and producer to the USSR in 1965 and 1966. What drew Tiomkin to Moscow during the …
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Tagged Behind the photograph, Dimitri Tiomkin, international coproduction, Mosfilm, Tchaikovsky
December 2018
Why did Dimitri Tiomkin bow out of scoring two Robert Aldrich films?
Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, December 21-22, 2018
The Denver Philharmonic Orchestra presents “We’re dreaming of a white-sand Christmas” at Antonia Brico Stage, Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado on December 21 and 22, 2018. The concert suite from It’s a Wonderful Life will be performed. Tickets: Denver Philharmonic Orchestra Date: Friday, …
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Manchester Concert Orchestra, December 19, 2018
The Manchester Concert Orchestra presents “Christmas at the Movies” at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on December 19, 2018. The concert suite from It’s a Wonderful Life will be performed. Tickets: Manchester Concert Orchestra Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Venue: Bridgewater …
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November 2018
USC School of Cinematic Arts selects the Dimitri Tiomkin Endowed Fund recipients for 2018-2019
October 2018
Hal Leonard publishes Alamo and Circus World music
A concert suite for The Alamo and “The John Wayne ‘Duke’ March” from Circus World are the latest additions to the Symphony Pops series from the Hal Leonard Corporation featuring film and television music by Dimitri Tiomkin. The Alamo concert suite is for full orchestra …
Posted in 2018
Tagged Circus World, concert suites, John Wayne "Duke" March, Performance materials, The Alamo
September 24, 2018
Intrada Records Kickstarter for Dial M recording surpasses goal
We’re pleased to note that the Intrada Records Kickstarter campaign passed the US$45,000 goal. Let the recording begin! September 29, 2018 UPDATE: Thanks to 404 backers who pledged $49,313, there will be a brand new recording of Dimitri Tiomkin’s score …
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