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On April 2, the New York Philharmonic held a special one-day session at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall to record the music for HBO's documentary special IN MEMORIAM: NEW YORK CITY, 9/11/01. Using footage shot by New Yorkers, the film is a panoramic record of the events of that day, with recollections from the Hon. Rudolph W. Giuliani and his staff. The score consists entirely of selections from prominent American composers Samuel Barber, Aaron Copland, John Corigliano, Bernard Herrmann, Charles Ives, William Schuman and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.
"HBO's affiliation with the New York Philharmonic, playing the works of great American composers like Copland and Barber, distinguishes this archival film on the Sept. 11 tragedy with the dignity that only the Philharmonic can bring," comments Sheila Nevins, executive vice president, HBO original programming. This recording is all the more unique because the Philharmonic very rarely scores film or television projects.
"We are very proud to be associated with this project," says Zarin Mehta, executive director of the New York Philharmonic, "not just as an organization, but as individuals, playing music for our lost friends and relatives. Doing this film is a natural outgrowth of what we've been doing since the tragedy, playing music to help heal our community."
Beginning in October 2001, musicians of the Philharmonic volunteered to play a series of free chamber music concerts in lower Manhattan, helping bolster the spirits of the people who live and work among the destruction. Assistant concert master Michelle Kim recalls those performances as "very emotional, but very uplifting. People wanted to listen, and told us how much it meant to them that we did this for them."
"Being a part of the HBO project is just as important as playing the chamber concerts," says Glenn Dicterow, concertmaster. "We have to do as much as possible for everyone who suffered, and this is one more way to show our solidarity."
Maestro Leonard Slatkin, music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. was asked by the Philharmonic to guest conduct the recording session. "I was very touched to be asked to guest conduct for this project," he says. "When I asked, 'Why me?,' they said they felt an American presence as a conductor for this project was very important. And I am truly honored to be involved."
"I am very impressed with the choices of music, and think they fit into the context of the film very well," Slatkin continues. "The spirit of the music enhances the film. There's something about music that brought us all together after the event. It's a powerful, uniting force – especially in the 24 hours following the tragedy, people everywhere turned to music and song for comfort and strength, and here it is again in the film; the combination of tragic images and music to help get us through them."
As for the choice of music, Slatkin says that the pieces are "examples of Americans speaking in their most lyric, most heartfelt way." Although it would have been possible to use previous recordings for the film, he feels fresh recording is important, because some of the pieces have not been recorded in decades, and this provides the consistent sound quality of one orchestra playing the pieces in one session.
Most of the services and fees associated with the recording have been donated to the Twin Towers Fund, including the recording fee to the New York Philharmonic, provided by the New York Philharmonic; rental fee for Avery Fisher Hall, provided by Avery Fisher Hall/Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; and the conductor’s fee, provided by Slatkin. Neumann USA donated all of the M150 Tube microphones used in the recording session.
Orchestral music performed by the New York Philharmonic
Leonard Slatkin, Conductor
Recorded on April 2, 2002
Avery Fisher Hall
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
"Adagio for Strings, Op. 11"
"Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14"
"Essay No. 1 for Orchestra"
Composed by Samuel Barber
Published by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP)
"Appalachian Spring"
"Billy the Kid"
"Fanfare for the Common Man"
"Lincoln Portrait"
"Music for Theater"
Composed by Aaron Copland
By permission of The Aaron Copland Fund for Music
and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (ASCAP), sole publisher
"Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra"
Composed by John Corigliano
Published by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP)
"Sinfonietta for String Orchestra"
Composed by Bernard Herrmann
Published by Bernard Herrmann Music (BMI)
"The Unanswered Question"
Composed by Charles Ives
Published by Peer International Corp. (BMI)
"New England Triptych"
Composed by William Schuman
Published by Merion Music, Inc. (BMI)
c/o Theodore Presser Company
"Symphony No. 3, Largo"
Composed by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Published by Merion Music, Inc. (BMI)
c/o Theodore Presser Company
"God Bless America"
Composed by Irving Berlin
Published by Irving Berlin Music Company
(adm. by Williamson Music Co. - ASCAP)
Performed by The Boys Choir of Harlem
Courtesy of The Boys Choir of Harlem, Inc.
"God Bless America"
Composed by Irving Berlin
Published by Irving Berlin Music Company
(adm. by Williamson Music Co. - ASCAP)
Performed by Daniel Rodriguez
Courtesy of Manhattan Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
Orchestral music performed by the New York Philharmonic and
Leonard Slatkin, Conductor
Recorded on April 2, 2002
Avery Fisher Hall
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, Musical Director
Paul B. Guenther, Chairman
Zarin Mehta, Executive Director
Violins
Glenn Dietrow
Concertmaster
The Charles E. Culpeper Chair
Sheryl Staples
Principal Associate Concertmaster
The Elizabeth G. Beinecke Chair
Michelle Kim
Assistant Concertmaster
The William Petscheck Family Chair
Enrico Di Cecco
Carol Webb
Yoko Takebe
Emmanuel Boder
Kenneth Gordon
Hac-Young Ham
Gary Levinson+
Newton Mansfield
Kerry McDermott
Charles Rex
Gino Sambuco
Fiona Simon
Oscar Weizner
Sharon Yamada
Marc Ginsberg
Principal
Vladimir Tsypin**
In Memory of Laura Mitchell
Lisa Kim
Osacar Ravina+
Matitiahu Braun
Marilyn Dubow
Martin Eshelman
Judith Ginsberg
Nathan Goldstein
Myung-Hi Kim
Soohyun Kwon
Hanna Lachert
Jacques Margolies
Anna Rabinova
Daniel Reed
Mark Schmoockler
Yulia Ziskel
Setsuko Nagata++
Sandra Park++
Allan Schiller++
Violas
Cynthia Phelps
Principal
The Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Rose Chair
Rebecca Young*
Irene Breslaw**
Dorian Rence
Katherine Greene
Dawn Kamath
Peter Kenote
Barry Lehr
Kenneth Mirkin
Judith Nelson
Robert Rinehart
Karen Dreyfus++
Cellos
Carter Brey
Principal
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Chair
Hai-Ye Ni*
Eric Bartlett
Evangeline Benedetti
Nancy Donaruma
Elizabeth Dyson
Valentin Hirsu
Maria Kitsopoulos
Avram Lavin
Eileen Moon
Qiang Tu
Basses
Eugene Levinson
Principal
The Redfield D. Beckwith Chair
Jon Deak*
Orin O’Brien
William Blossom
Walter Botti
Randall Butler
David J. Grossman
Lew Norton
Michele Saxon
Flutes
Robert Langevin
Principal
The Lila Acheson Wallace Chair
Sandra Church*
Renee Siebert
Mindy Kaufman
Nadine Asin++
Piccolo
Mindy Kaufman
Oboes
Joseph Robinson
Principal
The Alice Tully Chair
Sherry Sylar**
Robert Botti
English Horn
Thomas Stacy
Clarinets
Stanley Drucker
Principal
The Edna and W. Van Alan Clark Chair
Mark Nuccio
Pascual Martinez Forteza
Stephen Freeman
E-flat Clarinet
Mark Nuccio
Bass Clarinet
Stephen Freeman
Bassoons
Judith LeClair
Principal
The Pels Family Chair
Marc Goldberg*
Leonard Hindell
Arlen Fast
Horns
Philip Myers
Principal
The Ruth F. and Alan J. Broder Chair
Jerome Ashby*
L. William Kuyper**
R. Allen Spanjer
Erik Ralske
Howard Wall
Trumpets
Philip Smith
Principal
The Gurnee F. and Majorie L. Hart Chair
James Markey*
David Finlayson
Bass Trombone
Donald Harwood
Tuba
Warren Deck+
Principal
Kyle Turner++
Timpani
Roland Kohloff
Principal
The Carlos Moseley Chair
Joseph Pereira**
Christopher S. Lamb
Principal
The Constance R. Hoguet Friends of the Philharmonic Chair
Daniel Druckman*
Joseph Pereira
Harp
Nancy Allen
Principal
Keyboard
In Memory of Paul Jacobs
Harpsichord
Lionel Party
Piano
Harriet Wingreen
Jonathan Feldman
Organ
Kent Tritle
Librarians
Lawrence Tarlow
Principal
Sandra Pearson**
Thad Marciniak
Orchestra Personnel Manager
Carl R. Schiebler
Stage Representative
Louis J. Patalano
Audio Director
Larry Rock
*Associate Principal
**Assistant Principal
+On Leave
++Replacement/Extra
The New York Philharmonic uses the revolving scaling method for section string players who are listed alphabetically in the roster.
With Special Thanks to the New York Philharmonic
Paul Meecham, General Manager
Eric Latzky, Director of Public Relations
Lawrence Rock, Audio Director
Carl Schiebler, Orchestra Personnel Manager
Lawrence Tarlow, Principal Librarian
Sandra Pearson, Assistant Principal Librarian
Barbara Haws, Archivist
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