Beal, John

Double bassist who has worked with the Bronx Arts Ensemble, the Eos Ensemble, the Jonathan Klein Jazz Ensemble, the Little Orchestra Society, the New York Pops, and the Orchestra of the 20^th Century.

On 27^th April 1974, he was in the orchestra at Carnegie Hall in a concert of “Cantique de Racine” by Gabriel Faure, “Concerto for Two Trumpets” by Antonio Vivaldi, Mass in G minor by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and “Psalmkonzert” by Heinz Werner Zimmermann.

He accompanied timpanist Jonathan Haas on “Prelude to End Game” by Philip Glass at the 92^nd Street Y on 19^th February 1988.

In May 2010, he and Deb Spohnheimer shared double-bass duties in a performance of Leonardo San Juan’s Magnificat at the Church of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village and St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Recordings on which he appears include: Christmas in the Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album by Meco; Erwartung, Op. 17 by Arnold Schoenberg with the Orchestra of the 20^th Century; Forever, for Always, for Love by Luther Vandross; Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet by Tom Waits; Mass by Leonard Bernstein; Music for Merce with the Eos Ensemble; My Romance by Carly Simon; Oh! You Beautiful Doll by Robert DeCormier; Songs I Heard by Harry Connick Jr.; Songwriter by Paul Simon; his own Trailer Project: Coming Soon—Previews of Coming Attractions; Will Power by Joe Jackson; The Wind Beneath My Wings by Sir James Galway; and, Works by Hector Campos Parsi/Max Lifchitz/Roberto Sierra with the Bronx Arts Ensemble.

He can also be heard on the soundtracks of The Chamber, Changing Lanes, Chicago, A Chorus Line, Cobb, Dead Man Walking, Everyone Says I Love You, Fame, Gods and Monsters, Koyaanisqatsi, The Lion King, Metropolitan, The Night We Never Met, S.W.A.T., Ulee’s Gold, and The Wiz.

In the world of musical theater, he has performed on the cast recordings of Anyone Can Whistle, Assassins, The Boys from Syracuse, Carousel, Chess, A Christmas Carol, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Grand Hotel, Guys and Dolls, Into the Woods, Kiss Me, Kate, Louisiana Purchase, Merrily We Roll Along, Pal Joey, St. Louis Woman, and Sweet Smell of Success.

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