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.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]
^"Stanley Silverman - Subito Music Corporation". Subitomusic.com. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
^Packer, Renee Levine (July 23, 2010). This Life of Sounds: Evenings for New Music in Buffalo. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199781539.
^Foley, Helene P. (October 1, 2012). Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520953659.
^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.
^"(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.
^"The Music Man About Town". Washington Post. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
^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)
^"The Capeman | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". Archived from the original on November 12, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
^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.
^Kozinn, Allan (August 10, 2009). "At Tanglewood: Michael Tilson Thomas's Life in Pictures". ArtsBeat. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
^Rendezvous with Tashi (Musical CD, 1989). [WorldCat.org]. March 10, 2015. OCLC 775021654.
^Woolfe, Zachary (September 15, 2011). "Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio With Sting - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
^"Threepenny Opera | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
^"Grammy Award Nominees 1978 - Grammy Award Winners 1978". Awardsandshows.com. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
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