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Mark it's possible he performed Carpenters Fantasia at Epcot.
Here is what the newsletter said:
Newsletter #84 July 1985
"He will be performing at EPCOT Center in Orlando, Florida on July 19th, 20th and 21st. Included in the program will be an all new 15 minute Carpenters' medley scored for piano and orchestra"
What's interesting about the 1985 15 min medley is that in the newsletter for 1986 it says Richard performed a Carpenters Fantasia with the Garden Grove Symphony. There is a video on u tube of this recording. The Carpenters Fantasia is about 15-17 mins.
Newsletter #85 February 1986
"The next evening Frank Pooler and his choir again joined Richard when he performed with the Garden Grove Symphony Orchestra. m addition to the "Fantasia", Richard performed "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue", "Warsaw Concerto", "My Favorite Things", and "Star Wars/Close Encounters". The orchestra is under the direction of Richard's long time chum, Edward Peterson. Moines raised from the concert will benefit the Garden Grove orchestra. The evening was entitled "We've Only Just Begun" and was dedicated to Karen memory"
This u tube video says 1985 but according to the newsletter it was 1986. The album has the direction of Edward Peterson who is mentioned in the newsletter.
Mark, I'm sure that somebody must have taken photos of Richard's performance there. He appeared there several times actually, between 1984 and 1987 (maybe later as well??). All of those dates I could find are on the Setlist.fm website. If a relevant article was still fairly legible (clippings that are too "wide" can be hard to read due to lower resolution), then I've included it in the comments section.Since today is the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World, I was wondering if anyone had a video or photo of RC performing at EPCOT.
Thanks!
Mark
The front cover of this album is a "flipped", reverse copy of Richard's photo on the back of Voice Of The Heart.Rick!!! Thanks so much for finding/sharing that bit of audio, I've been hoping for quite some time to be able to hear it,'cause I know it was on some album (it's been discussed here before: Richard Carpenter album not sold in stores! and Audio: Richard Carpenter 1985 Garden Grove ? )
What a wonderful tribute to their music, it made me smile a big smile (and gave me chills too). Richard played some classical music too, would love to have heard that!
This Garden Grove concert was in California on October 20, 1985 (apparently not mentioned in the newsletter until early '86?).
A few clippings here:
Ad in Los Angeles Times, September 1985
Interview with Richard in Los Angeles Times, Oct. 18 1985 (with photo)
Review and interview w/Richard in Los Angeles Times, Oct. 22 1985 (part 1, with photo)
Review and interview w/Richard in Los Angeles Times, Oct. 22 1985 (part 2)
I have no idea though what the album cover looked like...
Greg
Considering that the photo has a “Copyright 1986 Walt Disney Company” byline, and not an A&M one, it’s probably from his 1985 EPCOT performances. That sure doesn’t look like Richard from the 60’s!And a photo of Richard behind the piano, but I'm not sure if it was taken a previous year at EPCOT? :
Clipping from News-Press (Fort Myers, FLA), August 13, 1986
Greg
Sounds like an unforgettable evening! dbThe Garden Grove album:
Side 1. Carpenters Piano Fantasia 15:53
Arranged by Peter Knight w/University Singers of CSULB Frank Pooler Choral Director
Side 2. Warsaw Concerto 8:43
Capriccio Espagnol, Op34 10:10
Recorded October 20, 1985 at Don Walsh Auditorium Garden Grove, Ca.
Released in 1987
I bought 1, and Richard gave everyone an autographed copy at the dinner afterwards. I believe they were $10.00
I traded the spare for something on EBay over 20 years ago…
They give A&M credit for the front cover photo of Richard.
He also signed one of my Offering album covers, and my Goodbye To Love sheet music at the dinner. My favorite pic of Carpenters, still today.
Sounds awesome, have a great time! db #LAisagreatbigfreewayI’ll listen to it later and let you know. On my way to Beverly Hills to finally see Dionne Warwick after 2 postponements. Thank you.
Funny you should mention this. After emptying my mom's house a few months ago after her passing, I came across some old things of mine; and in them, were pictures from this performance back then. I kept them rather than throwing them away ( and I threw a LOT of stuff away!) and thought about scanning them and posting them here, but didn't think anyone would be interested. They aren't that great (low-light = long shutter time = blurry). Harold, Agnes, and Mary were all in the audience and I chatted with them for a bit, but don't remember if I took any pictures of them. I'll have to look through them again. I think I might even have the entertainment "flyer" from Epcot for that day which has Richard listed.Since today is the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World, I was wondering if anyone had a video or photo of RC performing at EPCOT.
Thanks!
Mark
What a gift it would be to see these!Funny you should mention this. After emptying my mom's house a few months ago after her passing, I came across some old things of mine; and in them, were pictures from this performance back then. I kept them rather than throwing them away ( and I threw a LOT of stuff away!) and thought about scanning them and posting them here, but didn't think anyone would be interested. They aren't that great (low-light = long shutter time = blurry). Harold, Agnes, and Mary were all in the audience and I chatted with them for a bit, but don't remember if I took any pictures of them. I'll have to look through them again. I think I might even have the entertainment "flyer" from Epcot for that day which has Richard listed.
I'll see what I can do.What a gift it would be to see these!
Thank you for the info (still hoping to accidentally come across a copy sometime )To answer your question Walkinat9, the Capriccio Espagnol is strictly the Garden Grove Symphony. No piano. The pressing is poor btw. I’ve not played this album in decades.
BTW, Dionne was very good. Better than I expected. Can she still hit all those high notes? No, but she did well for age 80, and sang a couple of remixed, reworked cuts. She sang mostly in her lower register, and was very snappy at times with the audience. She lectured a guy in the 2nd row that was filming her performance on his phone. Then gave the audience a bit of a lecture for not applauding her small trio of musicians, piano, electric bass, and drums, with more enthusiasm. She sang for about 90 minutes, bowed and left the stage. No encore. Oh, well. Glad she still has enough left in her to perform in these uncertain days. She looked very healthy and funny at times, with a couple of stories she wanted to share.
Memories and photos to treasure... I'm glad you kept them!Funny you should mention this. After emptying my mom's house a few months ago after her passing, I came across some old things of mine; and in them, were pictures from this performance back then. I kept them rather than throwing them away ( and I threw a LOT of stuff away!) and thought about scanning them and posting them here, but didn't think anyone would be interested. They aren't that great (low-light = long shutter time = blurry). Harold, Agnes, and Mary were all in the audience and I chatted with them for a bit, but don't remember if I took any pictures of them. I'll have to look through them again. I think I might even have the entertainment "flyer" from Epcot for that day which has Richard listed.