Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Composer of the month

October's composer of the month is John Williams.

John Williams is an American Composer most known for composing music for many well-known movies: JAWS, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Hook, E.T., Jurassic Park, and more.

He was born on February 8, 1932 in Queens, New York. He studied piano at The Juilliard School of Music. He has won Five Academy Awards, Four Golden Globe Awards, and Twenty-one Grammy Awards. John Williams was the conductor of the Boston Pops from 1983-1990.

We will be listening to music by John Williams in school during the month of October.

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