Stanley Silverman
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Stanley Silverman (born July 5, 1938, in New York City) is an American composer, arranger, conductor and guitarist.[1][2]
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Born | Stanley Silverman (1938-07-05) July 5, 1938 (age 85) |
Education | Mills College (MA), Boston University (BMus), Columbia University, High School of Performing Arts |
Occupation(s) | Composer, arranger, conductor, guitarist |
Years active | 1958–present |
Spouse(s) | Mary Delson (1966-1975), Martha Caplin (1980-1995) |
Children | Ben Silverman, Rena Silverman |
Parent(s) | Meyer Silverman, Eva Silverman (nee) Kass |
Website | stanleysilverman |
Silverman's diverse career covers music theatre, film, television, classical and pop music. His work has featured on stages across the world including on and off-Broadway and his collaborators include Richard Foreman, Anthony Burgess[3] and Arthur Miller.[4][5] He has also worked with renowned directors Mike Nichols[6] and Arthur Penn.[7] Silverman worked with Paul Simon on his musical The Capeman in 1998 for which his orchestrations were nominated for Tony and Drama Desk Awards.[8] His music has been performed by Pierre Boulez,[9] Michael Tilson Thomas,[10] Tashi,[11] the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio and pop icons James Taylor and Sting.[12]
Across a successful career as a conductor, Silverman worked on the Tony, Drama Desk and Grammy Award nominated 1976 Joseph Papp production of The Threepenny Opera which starred in the lead role Raul Julia.[13][14]