Music by immigrant Hollywood composers of the 40s, including:
--"Deux Pieces" for cello and piano and "Cabaret" for soprano and piano by Oscar nominee Alexandre Tansman ("Paris Underground");
--"Tanzlied" arr for cello and piano (from "Die Tote Stadt") by Erich Korngold ("Robinhood," "Seahawk,")
--"Homage to Paderewski" and Film Study #1: Charles by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (over 150 films, including"And Then There Were None"):
--"Invitation" (arr. from the film"Invitation" by Oscar winner Bronislaw Kaper ("Lili" and Mutiny on the Bounty");
--Op. 68 #1 for piano by Ernst Toch and Mazurka by Artur Malawski;
--Songs from famous movies by Kaper and Henryk Wars;
--Selected arrangements from Polaski's "Ninth Gate" and Bram Stoker's "Dracula" by Wojciech Kilar;
==Plus, in case you missed E4TT's SRO "Film Noir Project" last spring, in homage to these composers: "Duo" by Lennie Moore and "Elegy for David Raksin" by E4TT's own David Garner.
Also:Friday, Oct. 18, 12 p.m., Cafe Europa (Berkeley), FREE, JCCEB, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley
Thursday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m., Paderewski Festival, Cass Winery, Paso Robles (selections).
Musicians: Nanette McGuinness, soprano, Anne Lerner-Wright, cello, and guest pianist Karen Rosenak.