Lucas Richman (born January 31, 1964) is an American

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and conductor. He has conducted several film score soundtracks, including: ''

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'', '' Se7en'', ''

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'', and '' The Village''. In addition to his recording and film work, Richman has been serving, since 2010, as the music director of the

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. His niece is actress

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Life and career

Richman is the son of American actors

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and Helen (Landess) Richman. He received his master of music degree in conducting from the

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. Richman earned a Dramalogue Award for conducting

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’s ''

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'' in 2005. As conductor, Richman was music director for the

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from 2003 to 2015. Richman has been current music director for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra since 2010. In 2011, Richman and his collaborators on the

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album ''

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'' received the

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, with Richman conducting the

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. As composer, Richman premiered his work ''"Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant"'' with the

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, with poetry by

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. The

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commissioned Richman to write his ''"Concerto for Oboe"'', which premiered in October 2013. The Symphony recorded the work with principal oboist Cynthia DeAlmeida in 2015. Richman composed and arranged a collection of traditional and original lullabies for children entitled: ''Day Is Done''. On March 30, 2019 the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra & Chorus performed the world premiere of Richman's ''Symphony: This Will Be Our Reply'' for orchestra and chorus. The work was inspired by the quote: " This will be our reply to violence" by composer

Filmography

References

External links

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LeDor Publishing: List of Works
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