Author Archives: wsherk
June 2018
The film songs of Dimitri Tiomkin and Frederick Herbert
May 2018
When Dimitri Tiomkin met Herb Stahlberg, whom we know as Frederick Herbert, born Frederick Stahlberg…not to be confused with Frederick Stahlberg, his father
by Warren M. Sherk When Classic FM named Red River as the Greatest Western Film Score last month it brought the name Frederick Herbert back onto our radar. Herbert is credited with the lyrics for the popular song “Settle Down” …
Posted in Current news, Feature articles, News
Tagged Dimitri Tiomkin, Frederick Herbert, Frederick Herbert Stahlberg, Frederick Stahlberg, Frederick William Stahlberg, Frederik Fritz Stahlberg, Frederik Stahlberg, Fritz Stahlberg, Herb Stahlberg, Herbert Stolberg, Herbert Stollberg, Milk and Honey, The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Dimitri Tiomkin Anthology, mp3 samples
Thank you for purchasing the Dimitri Tiomkin Anthology. Several of the songs included in the Anthology can be previewed, below. Selected recordings of songs and music from the Dimitri Tiomkin Anthology are available on cdbaby. The twenty-two tracks include songs …
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Classic FM picks Red River as the Greatest Western Movie Score, April 2018
Topping the list of Classic FM’s “The greatest Western movie scores” is Dimitri Tiomkin’s score for Red River. Classic FM, an independent National Radio station in the United Kingdom, broadcasts “The World’s Greatest Music” and has been a proponent of Tiomkin’s …
Posted in Blog, Current news
Tagged Classic FM, favorite film scores, Red River
April 2018
Report on Tiomkin ENERGY festival 2017 in Kremenchuk, Ukraine
In 2017, after a three-year hiatus due to civil unrest in the Ukraine, the International Jazz Festival ENERGY in honor of Dimitri Tiomkin returned to Kremenchuk (sometimes spelled Kremenchug) on the 5th anniversary of the inaugural 2012 festival. The festival, …
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Tagged ENERGY festival, Kremenchug, Kremenchuk, Ukraine
April 2018
Tiomkin Days, April 25-27, 2018 in Kremenchuk, Ukraine
The annual Dimitri Tiomkin festival in the city of the composer’s birth, Kremenchuk (sometimes spelled Kremenchug), Ukraine, will take place on April 25 to 27, 2018. In honor of their native son, the festival supports young pianists and improvisational music …
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Tagged ENERGY festival, Kremenchug, Kremenchuk, Ukraine
March 2018
Alvin Ailey ballet features Wild Is the Wind
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary. Founded in 1968 by Alvin Ailey (1931–1989), an African-American choreographer, the theater company has been entertaining audiences around the world with it’s imaginative programming and modern dance masterpieces. In a …
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Tagged Alvin Ailey, Wild Is the Wind
A Symphonic Night at the Movies: High Noon, with the Utah Symphony, February 17, 2018
by Warren M. Sherk An iconic film, High Noon. An orchestra, the Utah Symphony, that has been performing in the West since 1940. For “A Symphonic Night at the Movies” the film and orchestra came together as one at Maurice Abravanel …
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Tagged Films in concert, High Noon, High Noon in Concert, screenings, Symphonic Night at the Movies, Utah Symphony
February 2018
Film in Concert: High Noon
January 2018
Making Music in Selznick’s Hollywood by Nathan Platte
Review by Warren M. Sherk Making Music in Selznick’s Hollywood by Nathan Platte published by Oxford University Press contains considerable documentation on Dimitri Tiomkin’s music scores for two films produced by David O. Selznick in the late 1940s: Duel in the Sun and Portrait …
Posted in Books, Current news, News
Tagged David O. Selznick, Nathan Platte