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Boston Globe, January 26 2001
"Concerto for Cello and Orchestra," Robert Kirzinger
Boston Symphony Orchestra program book, February 22-24 2001, 25-29
"BSO trots out a dream team," T. J. Medrek
Boston Herald, February 23 2001
"Ma, BSO enthrall with Williams Cello Concerto," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, February 24 2001
"Domingo Finally Has His Day at Gala," Mark Swed
Los Angeles Times, March 23 2001
"CSO brings to life Smile from depths of Holocaust," Mary Ellyn Hutton
Cincinnati Post, March 24 2001, C, 12
"Analysis: Best musical scores at the Academy Awards," Andy Trudeau
Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR), March 25 2001
"Composer for Star Wars, Jaws and E.T. finds inspiration conducting on the road," Andrew Druckenbrod
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 29 2001
"Stanley Wilson: A Biographical Sketch," Jon Burlingame
The Cue Sheet, April-July 2001, 17:2-3, 4-14
"Memories of Stanley Wilson," David Shire
The Cue Sheet, April-July 2001, 17:2-3, 15-18
"Remembrances," John Williams, et. al.
The Cue Sheet, April-July 2001, 17:2-3, 21-34
"The Man Behind the Music," Sam Donaldson
samdonaldson@abcnews.com, April 23 2001
"Pops, Connick, Williams take a stroll down Memory Lane," Daniel Gewertz
Boston Herald, May 14 2001
"Williams polishes stars at pops event," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, May 15 2001, C, 6
"The wizard of film scoring tackles Harry Potter," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, May 18 2001, C, 14
"Williams and Connick tape Evening at Pops," Brian A. Ritter
The John Williams Web Pages, May 30 2001
"On the track: A Web guide to movie music," Glenn Gaslin
Entertainment Weekly, June 29 2001, 147
"From around the world: Los Angeles," David Gregson
Opera News, July 2001, 66:1, 68
"A Hall-of-Fame-Caliber Night at the Hollywood Bowl," Don Heckman
Los Angeles Times, July 2 2001
"Williams' touch on A.I. lingers," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, July 6 2001
"Overture to greatness," Rob Lowman
Los Angeles Daily News, July 11 2001
"Film composer Williams scores hit at the Bowl," Rob Lowman
Los Angeles Daily News, July 16 2001
"Hooray for Hollywood, Boston Pops-style," Clarence Fanto
Berkshire Eagle, July 19 2001
"A farewell at Tanglewood on Parade," Clarence Fanto
Berkshire Eagle, August 1 2001
"Overtures explosive at Tanglewood show," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, August 2 2001, D, 3
"Shaham serves adventurous score," John von Rhein
Chicago Tribune, August 14 2001
"They shoot, he scores," Geoffrey McNab
The Times (London), September 25 2001
"Reluctant Williams remembers early stage foray," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, October 12 2001, D, 17
"John Williams," Simon Bates
Masters of Movie Music (Classic FM), November 10 2001
"John Williams casts spell for Potter score," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, November 11 2001, C, 1
"Director Columbus discovered the right composer for Harry Potter," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, November 11 2001, C, 8
"Williams adds musical magic to Harry Potter," Andy Seiler
USA Today, November 13 2001, D, 1
"Williams shapes more music for Star Wars," Andy Seiler
USA Today, November 13 2001, D, 6
"John Williams works his magic for Harry," Matt Wolf
Daily News of Los Angeles (AP), November 15 2001
"Olympic theme adds chorus mix," Lori Buttars
Salt Lake City Tribune, November 28 2001
"Williams, others to create soundtrack for Olympics," Peter Thunell
Deseret News, November 28 2001
"Williams composes Games theme," Mark Saal
Ogden Standard-Examiner, November 28 2001
"The January Grind"
starwars.com, January 4 2002
"They Shoot, He Scores: Filmdom's John Williams," David Hinckley
New York Daily News, January 8 2002
"Screen composer records Olympic theme," Robert White
BBC News Online, January 16 2002
"Williams scores with Olympic theme"
CNN, January 17 2002
"John Williams in the concert hall," John Zech
Composers Datebook, January 29 2002
"A Career of Epic Proportions," Jon Burlingame
Los Angeles Times, February 3 2002
"The force is with him," Stephen Moss
The Guardian, February 4 2002
"John Williams interview," Jonathan Ross
Film 2002 (BBC One), February 5 2002
"Music Moves Center Stage at the Winter Olympics," Jon Burlingame
BMI Music World, February 6 2002
"Names & Faces," Jim Sullivan
Boston Globe, February 7 2002
"It's a Strong Debut for Olympics Concerts," Catherine Reese Newton
Salt Lake Tribune, February 11 2002, O, 19
"John Williams' new Olympics piece will be featured in ISO pops concerts," Whitney Smith
Indianapolis Star, February 15, 2002
"Ma's the Life of This Birthday Party," Chris Pasles
Los Angeles Times, February 26 2002
"The Classics at Costco," Gina Piccalo and Louise Rolig
Los Angeles Times, February 26 2002
"John Williams," Bob Edwards
Morning Edition (NPR), March 1 2002
"Listening to the Oscars," Andy Trudeau
Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR), March 10 2002
"Previn's Berlin accent," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, March 10 2002
"Oscar Scores I"
E! News Daily, March 13 2002
"John Williams preps for E.T. redux," Army Archerd
Variety, March 14 2002
"Listening to the Oscars," Andy Trudeau
Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR), March 17 2002
"E.T. anni plays perfectly at Shrine"
Variety, March 18 2002
"Will he score an Oscar?" Beth English
Boston Globe, March 20 2002
"The 74th Annual Academy Awards," Phil Gallo
Variety, March 24 2002
"Symphony presenting Harry Potter suite in honor of composer," Michael Huebner
Birmingham News, April 7 2002
"A conductor and a cellist toast each other in music," Allan Kozinn
New York Times, April 13 2002
"ASO shows off 'other' Williams," Michael Huebner
Birmingham News, April 13 2002
"Sound track," Larry Flick
Billboard, April 27 2002, 114:17, 18
"Making the Star Wars music," Kendis Gibson & Daryn Kagan
CNN, May 15 2002
"John Williams interview," Anne-Marie Minhall
Classic FM, May 16 2002
"A birthday score for Williams," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, May 30 2002
"Pops honors John Williams with Star-filled birthday party," T. J. Medrek
Boston Herald, May 30 2002
"A sonorous Williams homecoming," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, June 1 2002
"Filmmakers on film: John Williams," Derren Gilhooley
Daily Telegraph, June 1 2002
"Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones," Larry Blake
Mix, June 1 2002
"An enduring love for music, movies," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, June 23 2002
"Schubertizing the Movies," James R. Oestreich
New York Times, June 30 2002
"From Hollywood to Tanglewood: A conversation with John Williams," T. J. Medrek
Boston Herald, July 5 2002, Scene, 2
"The movies' music man," Timothy Mangan
Orange County Register, July 7 2002
"James Taylor; L.A. Philharmonic," Phil Gallo
Variety, July 7 2002
"Seiji Ozawa says farewell," Mark Mobley
Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR), July 14 2002
"Ozawa finds place in BSO history, future," Keith Powers
Boston Herald, July 14 2002, 47
"Tanglewood programs are a joyful appreciation of Ozawa's career," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, July 15 2002, B, 7
"Ozawa invokes the past as he enters the future," Andrew L. Pincus
Berkshire Eagle, July 15 2002
"Stars shine to honor Ozawa in a farewell," Joseph Dalton
Albany Times Union, July 15 2002
"Amid Stars and Standards, a Music Director Departs," James R. Oestreich
New York Times, July 16 2002
"Taylor connects with Tanglewood friends," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, July 19 2002, D, 17
"Taylor, Pops and Williams evoke the American spirit," Seth Rogovoy
Berkshire Eagle, July 19 2002
"John Williams shines at Blossom," Elaine Guregian
Akron Beacon Journal, July 28 2002
"A composer captivates 2 audiences," Robert Finn
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), July 30 2002
"After 30 years, Tanglewood on Parade — without Seiji," Clarence Fanto
Berkshire Eagle, August 1 2002
"Williams' 70th b'day fete a noteworthy event," T. J. Medrek
Boston Herald, August 5 2002
"A befitting celebration of Williams's 70th," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, August 5 2002, B, 9
"Williams' concert cure-all," Clarence Fanto
Berkshire Eagle, August 5 2002
"John Williams, champ," Andrew L. Pincus
Berkshire Eagle, August 5 2002
"Williams shines at Tanglewood," Martin Knelman
Toronto Star, August 7 2002
"John Williams Across the Stars," Brian J. Robb
Star Wars Insider, September/October 2002, 61:22-32
"The magpie maestro," Norman Lebrecht
Evening Standard, November 20 2002
"Busy Williams makes time for Holiday Pops in Boston," Keith Powers
Boston Herald, December 19 2002
"Classical Notes: A Pops classic," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, December 27 2002, D, 21
"Movie credits find new currency in retro images," Jon Burlingame
Los Angeles Times, January 4 2003, E, 1
"From background to forefront," Jon Burlingame
Variety, January 6 2003
"Maestros and the movies," Tim Smith
Baltimore Sun, January 19 2003
"Fade In: Soundtracks' Starring Role," Tim Page
Washington Post, January 19 2003, G, 5
"Picture Perfect: NSO's Stellar 'Soundtracks'," Tim Page
Washington Post, January 24 2003, C, 1
"Soundtrack: Music and Film," Liane Hansen
Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR), January 26 2003
"John Williams goes west," John Zech
Composers Datebook, January 26 2006
"Music to Our Eyes," Tim Page
Washington Post, January 27 2003, C, 5
"For the NSO, A Grand Night for Synching," Cecelia Porter
Washington Post, January 27 2003, C, 5
"Soundtracks Festival," Tim Smith
Baltimore Sun, January 27 2003
"Movie music gets the credit it deserves," Terry Teachout
Wall Street Journal, January 28 2003, D, 6
"NSO scores with Hollywood," Jen Waters
Washington Times, February 1 2003
"The Great Film Score: Catch It if You Can," Anthony Tommasini
New York Times, March 2 2003
"Listening to the Academy Awards, Part II," Andy Trudeau
Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR), March 16 2003
"Royal's Oscar Round-Up, Part 1," Royal S. Brown
Performance Today (NPR), March 20 2003
"Evening puts work of noted Hollywood composer in focus," Donal Rosenberg
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), March 24 2003
"A sound design," Kathy A. McDonald
Variety, April 7 2003
"The Sounds of War: Rating the Networks' Theme Music," Adam Baer
Slate, April 17 2003
"Williams Receives Olympic Order Award"
Washington Post (AP), May 2 2003
"The music man for Jedis and Joneses," Douglas Cannon Hyde
CNN, May 5 2003
"Domingo and friends shake the Chandler," John Farrell
Redlands Daily, May 14 2003
"Placido Domingo & Friends," Alan Rich
Variety, May 14 2003
"A mixed bag; so what?" Mark Swed
Los Angeles Times, May 15 2003
"Domingo shines at star-studded L.A. Opera gala," Rick Mortensen
San Bernardino County Sun, May 15 2003
"Williams shows he's Pops' top with salute to Mozart, movies," Keith Powers
Boston Herald, May 24 2003
"Williams, Pops go to the movies," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, May 29 2003, D, 5
"Williams, Wilson score a magical night," Robert Nesti
Boston Herald, May 29 2003, 62
"The Sound of Hollywood," Dick Gordon
The Connection, May 29 2003
"Williams scores again with Harry Potter," Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan
Boston Globe, June 3 2003, E, 2
"Williams performs Hollywood treats," Mark Kanny
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June 7 2003
"Williams shows himself to be 'Superman' of film composing," Andrew Druckenbrod
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 7 2003
"Stars shine in nation's birthday concerts," Kathy Blumenstock
Washington Post, June 29 2003, Y, 7
"Composer captures mood on Fourth," Mike Hughes
The Olympian (Gannett News Service), July 1 2003
"John Williams' Cello Concerto," John Zech
Composers Datebook, July 7 2003
"Scoring behind the scenes," Tom Di Nardo
Philadelphia Daily News, July 14 2003
"A Night of firsts for Marine Band's 205th," Grace Jean
Washington Post, July 14 2003, C, 5
"U.S. Marine Band Celebrates 205th Anniversary with World-Renowned Composer John Williams"
Marine Band public affairs (press release), July 16 2003
"Williams conducts memorable night at the movies," Clarence Fanto
Berkshire Eagle, August 4 2003
"Rain fails to dampen spirits at Tanglewood on Parade," Clarence Fanto
Berkshire Eagle, August 7 2003
"Indefatigable Williams scores again — and again," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, August 8 2003, C, 17
"Crescendos of talent: John Williams hits high notes in many musical forms," Joseph Dalton
Albany Times Union, August 15 2003, D, 1
"A touch of youthful decadence at Tanglewood," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, August 18 2003, B, 9
"BSO, Yo-Yo play just for fun," Keith Powers
Boston Herald, August 18 2003
"TMC Orchestra finishes season in rain and glory," Andrew L. Pincus
Berkshire Eagle, August 18 2003
"Williams, Ma keep things light," Joseph Dalton
Albany Times Union, August 18 2003, C, 4
"Band offers pleasurable finale to summer season at Blossom or to season with rousing tribute," Donald Rosenberg
Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 1 2003
"Soundstage LA," Phil Gallo
Variety, October 27 2003
"Kingdom Come: The Magic Sound of Disney Hall," Alex Ross
The New Yorker, November 17 2003
"Williams: from Celluloid to CSO," Wynne Delacoma
Chicago Sun-Times, November 28 2003
"Conducting himself like a pro," Terry Armour
Chicago Tribune, November 30 2003
"Williams' cinematic journey brings wonderment to the CSO," John von Rhein
Chicago Tribune, December 1 2003
"Williams' CSO program builds to a Hollywood ending," Wynne Delacoma
Chicago Sun-Times, December 1 2003
"TV Music History with Author Jon Burlingame," Jim Benson
The TV Time Machine, December 24 2003
"In Concerted Effort, Kerry Pulls In Big Names, Big Bucks," James Rainey and Robin Abcarian
Los Angeles Times, March 31 2004, A, 21
"The music man," Jon Burlingame
Los Angeles Times, April 12 2004, E, 9
"John Williams," Awoye Timpo
Juilliard Journal, May 2004, XIX:8
"This French composer knows the score," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, May 16 2004, N, 10
"Back Bay Chorale tabs Jarrett music director," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, May 28 2004
"Case of the pinched squeezebox," Michael Fressola
Staten Island Advance, July 11 2004
"Williams' Lady Jazz Suite At Tanglewood," Matthew Erikson
Hartford Courant, July 11 2004
"The man who loved conducting: John Williams makes long-delayed Aspen debut," Stewart Oksenhorn
Aspen Times, July 16 2004
"In Aspen, musicians know score," Kyle MacMillan
Denver Post, July 18 2004
"Chamber music in Harris Hall proves to be best of the week," Harvey Steiman
Aspen Times, July 21 2004
"Magical music," Jeff Kaczmarczyk
Grand Rapids Press, July 22 2004
"Wonders of Williams: Picnic Pops salutes the movie-music man," Jeff Kaczmarczyk
Grand Rapids Press, July 23 2004
"Students shine onstage at Aspen fest," Marc Shulgold
Rocky Mountain News, July 24 2004
"Celebrities serenade Kennedy with style," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, July 28 2004, F, 1
"Pops deliver a thank you note," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, July 30 2004, C, 15
"Brahms Fourth sets BSO standard," Andrew L. Pincus
Berkshire Eagle, August 2 2004
"Ozawa makes Ozawa’s 10th a special occasion," T.J. Medrek
Boston Herald, August 2 2004
"A Puckish Bit of Mischief by Moonlight," James R. Oestreich
New York Times, August 3 2004, E, 1
"Anniversary concert takes Ozawa Hall by storm," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, August 3 2004, E, 4
"Amid thunder and lightning, Seiji Ozawa returns to Tanglewood for an evening of celebration," Andrew L. Pincus
Berkshire Eagle, August 3 2004
"A fitting tribute to Tanglewood hall," Joseph Dalton
Albany Times Union, August 3 2004
"Something new, along with the tried and true, at Tanglewood on Parade," Clarence Fanto
Berkshire Eagle, August 5 2004
"Less-familiar works still work for Williams," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, August 6 2004, C, 17
"Tanglewood swings to the Williams legacy," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, August 11 2004
"All that glitters is not gold in John Williams' 1964 jazz arrangement of My Fair Lady," Clarence Fanto
Berkshire Eagle, August 11 2004
"Williams celebration has a surprise ending," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, August 17 2004
"Kennedy Center Announces 2004 Honorees," Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post, September 16 2004
"Golden Globes: Music," Jeff Bond
Hollywood Reporter, November 29 2004
"Movie music raised to its rightful place by composer," T.L. Ponick
Washington Times, December 3 2004
"Philharmonic does Copland proud," Herman Trotter
Buffalo News, December 4 2004
"Shark Attack?! John Williams Liked the Sound of That," William Booth
Washington Post, December 5 2004
"Passing the baton," Jon Burlingame
Variety, December 8 2004
"Marine Band Pays Tribute to Kennedy Center Honoree John Williams"
PRNewswire, December 14 2004
"John Williams: Movie Music Man"
The Early Show (CBS), December 16 2004
"Kennedy Center Honorees Heavy on Showbiz Legends," Jay Bobbin
zap2it.com, December 18 2004
"Six Stars Glitter Along the Potomac," Kathy Blumenstock
Washington Post, December 19 2004
"The productive Mr. Donizetti & Mr. Williams," John Zech
Composers Datebook, January 3 2005
"Bartlesville Symphony celebrates the music of John Williams"
Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, January 14 2005
"John Williams French horn concerto to highlight performance," James D. Watts Jr.
Tulsa World, January 21 2005
"BSO concert to feature music of composer John Williams," Diana Farris
Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, February 11 2005
"Tune talk," Jeff Bond and Ada Guerin
Hollywood Reporter, February 15 2005
"Listening to the Movies, Part 2: Fantasy and Fright," Andy Trudeau
Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR), February 20 2005
"Lights, camera...baton," Adam Sweeting
Daily Telegraph, March 14 2005
"John Williams, Putting the Concert in Focus," Daniel Ginsberg
Washington Post, April 29 2005, C, 7
"The man behind the music of Star Wars," Jamie Gangel
Today (NBC), May 6 2005
"Williams: Star Wars score a challenge," Martin Steinberg
Associated Press, May 11 2005
"John Williams addresses music school graduates," Adrian Florido
Daily Trojan, May 18 2005
"More scores to settle," Ian Johns
The Times, May 19 2005
"John Williams and the Music of Star Wars," Jeffrey Freymann-Weyr
Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR), May 22 2005
"Emotions of Sith, carried by the score," Anthony Tommasini
New York Times, May 23 2005, E, 1
"With Luke-warm selection, Pops sells Williams short," T.J. Medrek
Boston Herald, May 24 2005
"Hooray for Hollywood all about Williams," T.J. Medrek
Boston Herald, May 26 2005
"Latest Star Wars score is an emotional adventure," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, June 6 2005
"John Williams: Writing the Soundtrack to Our Lives"
International Musician, July 2005
"John Williams, musical tree-hugger?" John Zech
Composers Datebook, July 8 2005
"Olympic music by Richard Strauss and John Williams," John Zech
Composers Datebook, July 19 2005
"Ozawa sparkles in return to Lenox," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, July 28 2005
"Photo Journal: A Meeting of the Maestros at Tanglewood," Ben Mattison
Playbill Arts, July 28 2005
"Groban and Williams score with crowd at Tanglewood," Richard Dyer
Boston Globe, August 29 2005
"Pops Film Night pleases record crowd," Clarence Fanto
Berkshire Eagle, August 29 2005
"Film composers given their due," Ray Kelly
The Republican (Springfield MA), August 29 2005
"John Williams, CSO serve up Hollywood's soundtrack of our lives," Wynne Delacoma
Chicago Sun-Times, November 27 2005
"CSO, movies share stage in Williams' film music show," John von Rhein
Chicago Tribune, November 28 2005
"Master class: Williams earns himself a spot in pantheon of composers," Jon Burlingame
Variety, November 30 2005
"Lots of style, little soul at Disney Hall," Don Heckman
Los Angeles Times, December 6 2005
"Music from My Fair Lady," Richard S. Ginell
Variety, December 6 2005
"Yo-Yo Ma reunites with John Williams and Itzhak Perlman for Geisha score," Nekesa Mumbi Moody
Associated Press, December 20 2005
"Two films better heard than seen," Porter Anderson
CNN, December 29 2005
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