Stanley Silverman

Stanley Joel Silverman
Stanley Silverman at home
Born
Stanley Silverman

(1938-07-05) July 5, 1938 (age 86)
New York City
EducationMills College (MA), Boston University (BMus), Columbia University, High School of Performing Arts
Occupation(s)Composer, arranger, conductor, guitarist
Years active1958–present
Spouse(s)Mary Delson (1966-1975), Martha Caplin (1980-1995)
ChildrenBen Silverman, Rena Silverman
Parent(s)Meyer Silverman, Eva Silverman (nee) Kass
Websitestanleysilverman.com

Stanley Silverman (born July 5, 1938, in New York City) is an American composer, arranger, conductor and guitarist.[1][2]

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]

  1. ^ "Stanley Silverman - Subito Music Corporation". Subitomusic.com. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  2. ^ Packer, Renee Levine (July 23, 2010). This Life of Sounds: Evenings for New Music in Buffalo. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199781539.
  3. ^ Foley, Helene P. (October 1, 2012). Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520953659.
  4. ^ Holland, Bernard (October 2, 1981). "ARTHUR MILLER PLAY SET TO STANLEY SILVERMAN MUSIC RESURFACES". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "(L-R) Playwright Arthur Miller and composer Stanley Silverman in a rehearsal shot from the Off-Broadway musical "Up From Paradise." (New York)". NYPL Digital Collections. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "The Music Man About Town". Washington Post. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  7. ^ www.t75.org. "IndieLondon: Celebrating Silverman - London Hippodrome - Your London Reviews". Indielondon.co.uk. Retrieved May 14, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "The Capeman | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". Archived from the original on November 12, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  9. ^ Hughes, Allen (February 20, 1972). "Boulez Leads the Philharmonic In Final of Its 'Encounter' Series". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  10. ^ Kozinn, Allan (August 10, 2009). "At Tanglewood: Michael Tilson Thomas's Life in Pictures". ArtsBeat. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  11. ^ Rendezvous with Tashi (Musical CD, 1989). [WorldCat.org]. March 10, 2015. OCLC 775021654.
  12. ^ Woolfe, Zachary (September 15, 2011). "Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio With Sting - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  13. ^ "Threepenny Opera | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  14. ^ "Grammy Award Nominees 1978 - Grammy Award Winners 1978". Awardsandshows.com. Retrieved May 14, 2016.