Classical/Jazz Composer David Amram Reflects On Luis Chaluisan http://lnkd.in/d4bz7EA (From Mayaguez Rocker Roller Rican Documentary) 2004 Interview Bonn Germany Radio Interview "David Amram's `Upbeat' Memoir A Riff On A Full Life "Upbeat: Nine Lives of a Musical Cat" (Paradigm; 322 pages; $23.95) "is filled with an almost manic glee, a hunger for experience, knowledge and kinship that is positively infectious. Former Albany Poet/musician Luis L.f. Chaluisan Batlle makes an appearance in a chapter titled "Natural Ambassadors," which focuses on Amram's efforts in the Latin musical community." MICHAEL ECK Albany Times Union" David Amram Composer, Conductor & Multi-Instrumentalist David Amram has composed more than 100 orchestral and chamber music works, written many scores for Broadway theater and film, including the classic scores for the films Splendor in The Grass and The Manchurian Candidate; two operas, including the groundbreaking Holocaust opera The Final Ingredient; and the score for the landmark 1959 documentary Pull My Daisy, narrated by novelist Jack Kerouac. He is also the author of three books, Vibrations, an autobiography, Offbeat: Collaborating With Kerouac, a memoir, and Upbeat: Nine Lives of a Musical Cat published in the fall of 2007 by Paradigm Publishers. A pioneer player of jazz French horn, he is also a virtuoso on piano, numerous flutes and whistles, percussion, and dozens of folkloric instruments from 25 countries, as well as an inventive, funny improvisational lyricist. He has collaborated with Leonard Bernstein, (who chose him as The New York Philharmonic's first composer-in-residence in 1966), Dizzy Gillespie, Langston Hughes, Dustin Hoffman, Willie Nelson, Thelonious Monk, Odetta, Elia Kazan, Arthur Miller, Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Depp and Tito Puente. Amram's most recent orchestral works include Giants of the Night, (commissioned and premiered by flutist Sir James Galway in 2002); Symphonic Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie, (commissioned by the Woody Guthrie Foundation in 2007); and Three Songs: A Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (written for and premiered by pianist John Namkamatsu in 2009). He was also chosen as the 2008 Democratic National Convention's "Composer In Residence For Public Events." In 2012 Amram is working on a new orchestral piece and new book. He will also be the subject of a new documentary film about his life, which will include a filming and recording of his 1968 comic opera 12th Night and several of his other works. Father of Adam Aron Amram Luis Chaluisan Rocker Roller Rican FINAL MASTER EDIT 1 - 2/12/14 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1buudk_luis-chaluisan-roller-roller-rican-final-master-edit-1-2-12-14_latino Rocker Roller Rican Documentary. This channel is repository of original copyrighted work (Luis Chaluisan 1957-2014 Film/Videos/Photos) for use in the Branekandi-roughrican Productions documentary on the artistic trajectory of Nuyorican Artist El Extreme. Maria Hernandez Director WEPAwebTV Mike Tapp Branekandi MNN Time Warner. Warning: The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to five years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000.

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