Ravinia 2024 Issue 3

PAVILION 58th Ravinia Women’s Board Gala 6:00 PM SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2024 CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA KEVIN STITES, music direction, conductor ROB LINDLEY, program curator, director JESSIE MUELLER, vocalist † NORM LEWIS, vocalist † KAREN MASON, vocalist † MONICA MANCINI, vocalist RAVINIA JAZZ SCHOLARS Henry Mancini at 100 The Pink Panther Theme “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s Jessie Mueller “It Had Better Be Tonight” from The Pink Panther Norm Lewis Theme from Days of Wine and Roses Karen Mason Theme from Charade Jessie Mueller “ Baby Elephant Walk” from Hatari! Theme—“Bye Bye” from Peter Gunn Norm Lewis Theme from Mr. Lucky Ravinia Jazz Scholars “Arctic Whale Hunt” from The White Dawn TVTheme Medley: Hotel — Newhart — Remington Steele “Anywhere the Heart Goes” from The Thorn Birds Monica Mancini “Slow Hot Wind” from Mr. Lucky Monica Mancini “Whistling Away the Dark” from Darling Lili Karen Mason Theme from Two for the Road Jessie Mueller “Crazy World” from Victor/Victoria Norm Lewis “Chicago, Illinois” from Victor/Victoria Jessie Mueller “Le Jazz Hot” from Victor/Victoria Karen Mason Sometimes Karen Mason, Jessie Mueller, Norm Lewis, Kevin Stites “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s All Guest Vocalists There will be no intermission in this program. † Ravinia debut Ravinia expresses its appreciation for the generous support of Premier Sponsor The Dancing Skies Foundation and Jazz Scholars Performance Sponsor BMO . MANCINI AT 100 Henry Nicola Mancini (1924–1992) was one of the most celebrated film and television compos- ers of the past forty-plus years. His vast cata- logue of compositions includes complete scores for more than 88 motion pictures, six television films, 15 television theme songs, and 85 commer- cial recordings. The list of his honors was equal- ly impressive: 72 Grammy Award nominations (more than any other artist at the time) and 20 Awards; 18 Academy Award nominations and four Oscars; two Emmy Award nominations; one each of the Golden Score, Golden Plate, Golden Soundtrack, and Golden Globe Awards; an Aggie Award; a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Italian American Foundation; and four honorary doctorates. Mancini’s book Sounds and Scores: A Practical Guide to Profes- sional Orchestration detailed his approach to composing and arranging. Mancini was born on April 16, 1924, to Quin- to and Anna Mancini, two Italian Americans living in Cleveland. Following the growing fortunes of the coal and steel industries, the Mancinis moved to the small borough of West Aliquippa, PA, just outside Pittsburgh. Henry learned to play the piccolo and flute as a boy on instruments he had borrowed from his father. His skills developed quickly, and he soon joined the Sons of Italy Band (comprised of Italian im- migrants living in West Aliquippa). At 13, even Main Avenue, West Aliquippa, PA (1941) RAVINIA.ORG  • RAVINIAMAGAZINE 79