Stanley Silverman
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Stanley Silverman at home
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Stanley Silverman July 5, 1938 New York City |
| Education | Mills College (MA), Boston University (BMus), Columbia University, High School of Performing Arts |
| Occupation | Composer, arranger, conductor, guitarist |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Delson (1966-1975), Martha Caplin (1980-1995) |
| Children | Ben Silverman, Rena Silverman |
| Parent(s) | Meyer Silverman, Eva Silverman (nee) Kass |
| Website | stanleysilverman |
Stanley Silverman (born July 5, 1938 in New York City) is an award-winning American composer, arranger, conductor and guitarist.
Silverman's diverse career covers music theatre, film, television, classical and pop music. His work has featured on stages across the world including on and off-Broadway and his collaborators include Richard Foreman, Anthony Burgess and Arthur Miller. He has also worked with renowned directors Mike Nichols and Arthur Penn. Silverman worked with Paul Simon on his musical The Capeman in 1998 for which his orchestrations were nominated for Tony and Drama Desk Awards. His music has been performed by Pierre Boulez,Michael Tilson Thomas, Tashi, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio and pop icons James Taylor and Sting.
Across a successful career as a conductor, Silverman worked on the Tony, Drama Desk and Grammy Award nominated 1976 Joseph Papp production of The Threepenny Opera which starred in the lead role Raul Julia.
Stanley Silverman was born in New York City and is the son of Russian Jewish immigrants. Silverman grew up in the Bronx attending public school followed by the High School of Performing Arts before completing his BMus at Boston University and his MA in Music Composition at Mills College.
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