Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Swiss-American composer and conductor Bernard Hoffer is best known for his iconic scores to animated shows such as "ThunderCats" and "SilverHawks". He's also known for writing "The MacNeil-Lehrer Report", which was the opening theme to (what is now called) PBS NewsHour from 1975 to 2015.
Classically trained himself, Hoffer has written an extensive amount of concert works, which I would like to spread word of here, starting with his English horn concerto he wrote in 1989. This recording features soloist Thomas Stacy, who was the English hornist for the New York Philharmonic from 1972 till his retirement in 2010.
COMPOSER: Bernard Hoffer
CONDUCTOR: Richard Pittman
ENGLISH HORN: Thomas Stacy
ORCHESTRA: RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
TRACKLIST:
0:00 - I. Prelude
7:34 - II. Ode
14:24 - III. Scherzo
21:09 - IV. Slalom
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Swiss-American composer and conductor Bernard Hoffer is best known for his iconic scores to animated shows such as "ThunderCats" and "SilverHawks". He's also known for writing "The MacNeil-Lehrer Report", which was the opening theme to (what is now called) PBS NewsHour from 1975 to 2015.
Classically trained himself, Hoffer has written an extensive amount of concert works, which I would like to spread word of here, starting with his English horn concerto he wrote in 1989. This recording features soloist Thomas Stacy, who was the English hornist for the New York Philharmonic from 1972 till his retirement in 2010.
COMPOSER: Bernard Hoffer
CONDUCTOR: Richard Pittman
ENGLISH HORN: Thomas Stacy
ORCHESTRA: RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
TRACKLIST:
0:00 - I. Prelude
7:34 - II. Ode
14:24 - III. Scherzo
21:09 - IV. Slalom
Please be aware that all of the music (and images) featured in this video belong to their respective owners, and I or this channel does not claim any right over them. I upload these solely for archiving purposes, and for the sharing and enjoyment of great music. Monetization is not enabled. If you are the rightful owner of copyrighted material used and would like the video removed from YouTube, please, instead of reporting/striking my channel, leave a comment below with your statement and I will take the video down effective immediately.
![Randall Woolf — Shakedown (1990) [w/ score]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lptGev_iKj0/mqdefault.jpg "Randall Woolf — Shakedown (1990) [w/ score]
Randall Woolf studied composition privately with David Del Tredici and Joseph Maneri, and at Harvard. Recent commissions include works for the Seattle Symphony, Paul Dresher Ensemble, Dogs of Desire orchestra, and a new ballet of Where the Wild Things Are, in collaboration with Maurice Sendak and Septime Webre. His works have also been performed by Kathleen Supové, Bang on a Can/SPIT Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, David Leisner, Twisted Tutu, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, and others.
This is Woolf’s very exciting and driving “Shakedown” for chamber orchestra. Robert Carl wrote in the notes of this CD, “Rock Steady” where this recording originates:
“A brilliant sense of orchestration. This applies above all to Randy’s writing for mixed ensembles, such as Shakedown (1990, written for Alea III). Here thirteen players create a sound whose fullness is truly orchestral. Colors are bright and contrasting, sharp and primary, like the best Pop Art. Attacks are edgy and intense, etching lines with the quick violence of a knife-slice. And the music can shrink and balloon in an instant, moving from full-throated tuttis to delicate two-part melody/accompaniment textures.”
COMPOSER: Randall Woolf
CONDUCTOR: Bradley Lubman
ENSEMBLE: New Millennium Ensemble + Meridian Arts Ensemble
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