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John Williams: A Composer's Life

With Author Tim Greiving

2025-10-12 14:00:00 2025-10-12 15:45:00 America/Denver John Williams: A Composer's Life Adults. Registration required. Join arts journalist/historian Tim Greiving, who will talk about his biography on John Williams, the most important film composer of all time. Parker - Event Hall A + Terrace

Sunday, October 12
2:00pm - 3:45pm

Add to Calendar 2025-10-12 14:00:00 2025-10-12 15:45:00 America/Denver John Williams: A Composer's Life Adults. Registration required. Join arts journalist/historian Tim Greiving, who will talk about his biography on John Williams, the most important film composer of all time. Parker - Event Hall A + Terrace

Parker

Event Hall A + Terrace

Adults. Registration required. Join arts journalist/historian Tim Greiving, who will talk about his biography on John Williams, the most important film composer of all time.

Tim Greiving is from Parker and now lives and works in L.A. He has contributed stories to NPR, L.A. Times, Washington Post, New York Times, Criterion, Variety and Vulture. He has also written program notes for the LA Philharmonic and Royal Albert Hall in London. He has written liner notes for more than 100 albums. He teaches film music history at the University of Southern California. For this book he interviewed John Williams and many others about Williams' iconic soundtracks and life. 

Questions? Please reach out to the DCL Call Center at 303-791-7323. Register each person attending, please. 

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Authors & Writing |

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