In 1982, an "appreciation society" now called The Goldsmith Film Music Society was formed in England by a small number of soundtrack enthusiasts whose aim was to encourage and promote interest in Mr. Goldsmith's prodigious output in film music. They now publish a widely distributed journal and their membership has grown considerably to include over 25 countries around the world.

Mr. Goldsmith's Music for Orchestra was premiered during the 1971/72 season of the St. Louis Symphony under the direction of Leonard Slatkin. Mr. Slatkin later conducted it with the Minneapolis Orchestra in 1976. In March of 1998, Music for Orchestra was performed by Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra on three successive nights.

Additionally, Mr. Goldsmith was invited to compose an original theme for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Oscar telecast. Mr. Goldsmith conducted this historical recording session early in 1998 and the "Fanfare for Oscar" was debuted during the 1998 Oscar nominations announcement. This new theme will be used for all upcoming Academy Award related events and telecasts.

For the theater, Mr. Goldsmith's music has graced three ballets. Othello premiered in 1971 and is now in the permanent repertoire of the National Ballet of Australia; A Patch of Blue was choreographed for the San Francisco Ballet in 1970; and in the spring of 1989 his score for Capricorn One was adapted and presented by BalletMet in Columbus, Ohio.

In 1969 Mr. Goldsmith made his debut as a concert conductor with the Southern California Chamber Symphony conducting his own Christus Apollo, a cantata for contralto, narrator, chorus and orchestra with text by author Ray Bradbury. Since then he has guest-conducted, in concerts of his own music and the music of others, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, the London Symphony Orchestra, and the London Philharmonia Orchestra.

From the 1987/88 season through the 1992/93 season, Mr. Goldsmith's concert appearances included conducting the Pittsburgh and Alabama Symphonies and the National Symphony, Washington, D.C.; the Indianapolis, Fort Worth, Detroit Symphonies, and the London Symphony Orchestra; the Utah and Syracuse Symphonies; the Toronto, Baltimore and Cincinnati Symphonies in addition to a return appearance with the Utah Symphony; the Milwaukee, Detroit and Colorado
Symphonies as well as concerts in Finland. During the 1993/94 season, Mr. Goldsmith conducted the Madrid Symphony Orchestra in two concerts during the International Music Festival in Seville, Spain, as well as a live radio concert with the BBC Concert Orchestra from the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, England. Closer to home, he conducted four concerts with the San Diego Symphony in San Diego, California, in August of 1994, and also in the 1994/95 season, Mr. Goldsmith conducted a concert with the Toledo Symphony. In the 1996/97 season, he conducted concerts with the San Jose Symphony and the Pasadena Pops Orchestra. In the 1998/99 season, Mr. Goldsmith will conduct in Carnegie Hall in New York, followed by engagements in Seville; Tokyo; Glasgow-Aberdeen-Edinburgh, Scotland; with the London Symphony Orchestra in London; and with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the Hollywood Bowl in his native Los Angeles.

Wow, talking about investigating reporter.

Cool

Thanks,

Scott

Way to do your homework, Hal.

Thanks a lot, I learned quite a bit I didn't know (especially about his concert music).

SBD,

Nice euphemisms.