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Jonathan Tunick (born April 19, 1938, New York City, New York) is an American orchestrator, musical director, and composer, one of twelve people to have won all four major American show business awards: the Tony Awards, Academy Awards, Emmy Awards and Grammy Awards.〔 He is best known for his work with Stephen Sondheim, starting in 1970 with ''Company'' and continuing to the present day. ==Biography== He graduated from the LaGuardia Performing Arts High School, and holds degrees from Bard College and the Juilliard School.〔Rothstein, Mervyn.("A Life in the Theatre: Orchestrator, Composer and Music Director Jonathan Tunick" ) playbill.com, September 16, 2005〕 Tunick's principal instrument is the clarinet.〔Gans, Andrew. ("Tony-Winning Orchestrator Jonathan Tunick Plays Birdland March 19; Rebecca Faulkenberry Is Special Guest" ) playbill.com, March 19, 2012〕 Much of his work has arisen from his involvement in theatre, and he is associated especially with the musicals of Stephen Sondheim.〔 Sondheim said of Tunick's work: " 'I think he's tops'..." and further noted that "Tunick is a standout in his field not only because of his musicianship and imagination, but primarily because of 'his great sensitivity to theatrical atmosphere.' "〔Sharbutt, Jay. "Orchestrators", ''The Associated Press'', May 23, 1982 (no page number)〕 Tunick also has a band, the "Broadway Moonlighters", which played at Birdland in March 2012〔 and in 2008 with Barbara Cook as his special guest.〔Gans, Andrew. ("Tony Winner Cook Will Join Tunick at Birdland Nov. 24" ) playbill.com, November 11, 2008〕 He has worked as an arranger and/or conductor on recordings with Judy Collins, Cleo Laine, Kiri Te Kanawa, Itzhak Perlman, Plácido Domingo, Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand, Paul McCartney and Bernadette Peters.〔("Jonathan Tunick" ) goodmantheatre.org, June 2003, accessed April 17, 2012〕 In his review of the Bernadette Peters recording ''Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers and Hammerstein'' (Angel Records, 2002), John Kenrick wrote: "Jonathan Tunick provides the brilliant arrangements."〔Kenrick, John. ("Solo CD's. Bernadette Peters" ) Musicals101.com, accessed April 18, 2012〕 Tunick won the Grammy Award as "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement" for his work on the song "No One Is Alone" from the Cleo Laine album ''Cleo Laine Sings Sondheim'' (RCA Victor, 1987).〔(Laine Sings Sondheim'' ) allmusic.com, accessed April 18, 2012〕 Tunick won the first Tony Award for Best Orchestrations that was awarded, in 1997, for ''Titanic''.〔("Jonathan Tunick Biography" ) sondheimguide.com, accessed April 17, 2012〕 "Also winning for 'Titanic'...Jonathan Tunick, orchestration, a new category this year."〔Kuchwara. Michael (Byline)."Revival rakes in the awards;Tony taps 'Chicago'", ''Chicago Sun-Times'', June 2, 1997, p.25〕 In addition to the other awards, he has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations three times and won a Drama Desk Special Award in 1982. Tunick was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in January 2009.〔Gans, Andrew.("Theater Hall of Fame Ceremony Presented Jan. 26; Ivey Hosts" ) playbill.com, January 26, 2009〕 Tunick is married to actress Leigh Beery,〔 (also kown as "Lee Beery") who appeared in the television soap opera ''Dark Shadows'' in 1971.〔("Leigh Beery Film and TV" ) imdb.com, accessed October 10, 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jonathan Tunick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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