Maury Yeston
Maury Yeston (born October 23, 1945 in Jersey City , New Jersey ) is an American musical composer , songwriter and author. He also teaches as a musicologist and is also active as a scientific author. Yeston studied at Yale University and at Clare College of Cambridge University .
Life
Yeston made famous by the success of his Broadway -pieces Nine , Titanic - The Musical and Grand Hotel . But remarkable pieces by him have also been played on Off-Broadway. For the 100th anniversary of Carnegie Hall in New York , he wrote the December Songs in 1991 , a modern song cycle based on Franz Schubert's winter journey and sung in German by Pia Douwes . For his concept album Goya - a Life in Song , Yeston wrote the song Till I Loved You , which became a hit in the interpretation of Barbra Streisand and which can be heard on the album in interpretations of Plácido Domingo with Dionne Warwick and Gloria Estefan .
In addition to his creative activities, Yeston is president of various foundations such as the Kurt Weill Foundation.
Works
Musicals:
- Nine
- Cloud 9
- In the beginning
- Grand Hotel
- Titanic
- phantom
- Goya
Concerts:
- December songs
- Cello concert
Awards
Oscar nomination for the song Take It All from Nine (2010)
Tony Award for
- Nine (1982)
- Titanic (1997)
- nominated for Grand Hotel (1990)
Grammy nominations for Titanic (1998)
Drama Desk Award for
- Nine (music and lyrics) (1982)
- nominated for Grand Hotel (music and lyrics) (1990)
Web links
- Maury Yeston in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Maury Yeston in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
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SURNAME | Yeston, Maury |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musical composer, songwriter, and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Jersey City , New Jersey , United States |