Autographs Online: musician

Showing posts with label musician. Show all posts

Leonard Bernstein

On 4:02 PM by SteveL. in autograph , composer , conductor , inscribed , leonard bernstein , musician , photo , purchase , signed No comments

8x10 monochrome photo signed and inscribed in red marker. Bernstein's music didn't really come to my attention until I was in high school, although I did hear some of his recordings when I was younger (e.g., Peter and the Wolf). Bernstein's recordings were my introduction to the works of both Aaron Copland and Gustav Mahler. I performed several of his compositions while I was going through undergrad - my favorite being the overture from Candide. For me, Bernstein's greatest legacy is as an educator and communicator - popularizing the world of classical music.

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was a world-renowned American composer, conductor, and long-term music director of the New York Philharmonic. He was one of the few 20th century conductors to gain super-star status, and won 16 Grammy awards (among other honors) over the course of his career. Bernstein passed away from a heart attack on October 14, 1990, just five days after announcing his retirement.

John Williams

On 9:31 AM by SteveL. in autograph , composer , john williams , music , musician , musicians , photo , signed , ttm No comments

5x7 photo signed in black marker. I sent a letter and a photo to Mr. Williams in April 2013, and received this back in the mail this morning. I've been a fan of Mr. Williams' music for a long time - the first album I ever bought was "By Request: The Best of John Williams and The Boston Pops" on cassette. I played it so often that I wore it out. I replaced it with a CD (the first music CD I ever purchased), and eventually wore that copy out as well. Now I'm on my third copy of the album. Since it's on my iPod now, hopefully I won't wear it out again. I had the chance to see Mr. Williams conduct the Boston Pops in June 2013, but unfortunately didn't have the opportunity to meet him afterward. I wanted to have a chance to speak with him, not just because I love his music, but because I'm friends with a former student of his who was my accompanist throughout undergrad while I was working on my music degree. Hopefully I'll have the chance to see him conduct again sometime soon.

Hugh Laurie

On 4:09 AM by SteveL. in actor , autograph , gregory house , house , hugh laurie , moviesandtv , musician , photo No comments

Hugh Laurie
Actor / Musician

8x10 color photo of Hugh Laurie as Gregory House signed in black sharpie. Signed after a Colbert Report taping in NYC.

Renee Fleming

On 5:25 PM by SteveL. in autograph , music , musician , musicians , opera , photo , renee fleming , signed , ttm , vocalist No comments

Renee Fleming
Vocalist

5x7 photo signed in sharpie by famed vocalist Renee Fleming. Ms. Fleming's music has been an inspiration to me since I was in high school. I sent this photo out around the same time as the one sent to Joshua Bell, and received it back just a couple of days later!

Claudio Abbado

On 10:34 AM by SteveL. in autograph , claudio abbado , conductor , music , musician , musicians , photo , signed , ttm No comments

Claudio Abbado
Conductor

5x7 photo signed in black sharpie by conductor Claudio Abbado. Mr. Abbado was a great inspiration to me while I was working on my music degree, and continues to be a favorite conductor of mine. I'm particularly fond of his recording of Mahler's 7th Symphony with the Chicago Symphony.

Joshua Bell

On 10:32 AM by SteveL. in autograph , classical , joshua bell , music , musician , musicians , photo , signed , ttm , violin , violinist No comments

Joshua Bell
Musician

5x7 photo signed in black sharpie by violinist Joshua Bell. I was first exposed to Mr. Bell's music when I was in college, working on my music degree. I'm particularly fond of his recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. This is a promo photo from that album.

Wynton Marsalis

On 5:50 PM by SteveL. in classical , grammy , grammy winning , jazz , music , musician , musicians , photo , trumpet , trumpeter , ttm , wynton marsalis No comments

Wynton Marsalis
Musician

5x7 photo signed by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. I had the chance to see Mr. Marsalis live when I was in high school. He's one of my favorite jazz/classical musicians, and I have several of his albums.

Tom Lehrer

On 3:28 AM by SteveL. in album , autograph , booklet , cd , mathematician , musician , musicians , photo , piano , satire , satirist , signed , singer , songs and more songs by tom lehrer , songwriter , tom lehrer , ttm music No comments

Tom Lehrer
Songwriter, Satirist, Mathematician

CD booklet and photo signed in black sharpie by Tom Lehrer. I was first introduced to Mr. Lehrer's music by a friend of mine while I was in college and, while I don't listen to him every day, his songs remain some of my favorites. I have three of his albums, as well as his published songbook.

Keith Lockhart

On 2:49 PM by SteveL. in boston pops , conductor , keith lockhart , music , musician , musicians No comments

Keith Lockhart
Conductor

I wrote to Mr. Lockhart on July 11th, and heard back today, only 15 days later! I've had the chance to see Mr. Lockhart conduct the Boston Pops a few times since he became the orchestra's conductor in 1995, and those performances have been some of my favorites! I was not sure if this would come back or not as I didn't hve a separate address to Mr. Lockhart, and just sent this to Symphony Hall in Boston to his attention.