Once Upon a Sleigh Ride
VHS

One hour video documentary about the life and music of Leroy Anderson

Kultur International Films, 2000 product #2140

Price: $12

Once Upon A Sleigh Ride VHS chronicles the life and work of composer Leroy Anderson through interviews with colleagues, family members and others who worked with him, as well as archival and contemporary performances of his works.

At the heart of the program is Anderson's infectious music, heard in long excerpts by various incarnations of the Boston Pops (conducted by Fiedler, Williams and Lockhart) and other orchestras.

Dick Cavett narrates this entertaining look at the life of composer Leroy Anderson, who gave us such popular works as Sleigh Ride, The Syncopated Clock and The Typewriter. Anderson's matchless style comes to life through performances by the Boston Pops, and in the television clips of Steve Allen, Judy Garland, Liza Minelli, and Jack Jones.

Singing the praises of the composer are conductors Keith Lockhart, Frederick Fennell, and Seiji Ozawa; and choreographer Mark Morris, who created Sandpaper Ballet (1999), featuring tunes by Anderson, for the San Francisco Ballet.

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