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		"We're Lookin' Good!"
Compositions: Concert Hall Concertos Fanfares Symphonic works Vocal works Miscellanea		In celebration of their 1987 International Summer Games, Williams composed a march dedicated to the Special Olympics. The world premiere was given by Williams and the Boston Pops on May 5, 1987 at Symphony Hall. At the Games, in August of 1987 at South Bend, Indiana, the words (written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman) to the tune were sung by 5500 athletes from 63 countries. Recordings No commercial recording of this work has ever been released. Sheet Music The orchestral score and parts to this work are not commercially available, nor has any piano arrangement ever been published.  However, Warner Bros. did publish a concert band medley arranged by John Higgins that included "We're Lookin' Good!" along with Williams' Evening at Pops theme, Olympic Fanfare and Theme and selections from The Cowboys and The Witches of Eastwick. References "Pride and the Pops," Richard Dyer Boston Globe, May 5 1987, 65+ "102d Pops season underway," Ernie Santosuosso Boston Globe, May 6 1987, 69 "What it's like to sit in on a Boston Pops rehearsal," Frederick H. Guidry Christian Science Monitor, May 15 1987, 21 "Special Olympics," Patricia Brennan Washington Post, August 2 1987, Y, 5 Links The Special Olympics web site
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