David Stewart:

>Is there any 'serious' music that he has written which would deserve any
>special attention.

So far, my favorite of his concert works is "Five Sacred Trees," a bassoon
concerto.  I've heard his tuba, flute, trumpet, and violin concerti.  The
trumpet concerto (written for Cleveland Orchestra principal, Michael Sachs)
struck me as a kitchen sink of trumpet techniques.  It is incredibly
difficult, but I find it more complicated than truly involving.  The violin
concerto I also liked.  The other stuff I found I could take or leave.

My favorite film scores of his are Close Encounters, The Reivers, and
Dracula.  His arrangements for the movie Fiddler on the Roof were stunning,
turning Broadway hackwork (IMO) into something that approached real music.

Steve Schwartz