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AWARD-WINNING HOLLYWOOD COMPOSER DANNY PELFREY FEATURED IN A NIGHT OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER MUSIC PERFORMED BY THE KNOXVILLE SYMPHONY - FEBRUARY 6TH

PELFREY’S MUSIC FROM “JOSEPH - KING OF DREAMS” TO BE FEATURED

(HOLLYWOOD, CA) Award-winning Hollywood composer and multi-instrumentalist Danny Pelfrey’s original music for Dreamworks animated film JOSEPH – KING OF DREAMS will be featured at Knoxville Civic Auditorium’s performance of Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Maestro Lucas Richman presents the greatest hits from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicals including EVITA, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, CATS, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAM COAT. The performance will be Saturday, February 6, at 8pm. For tickets or more information please call 865-291-3310 or log on to www.knoxvillesymphony.com.

Pelfrey’s stirring score to the prequel of Dreamworks’ PRINCE OF EGYPT received critical acclaim and the soundtrack including vocals by Jodi Benson (THE LITTLE MERMAID) and Maureen McGovern topped the soundtrack charts. Pelfrey orchestrated, for the Knoxville concert, a JOSEPH – KING OF DREAMS suite to demonstrate how musicals ( JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAM COAT) have influenced movies and vice-versa. Other featured music includes Franz Waxman’s film score to SUNSET BOULEVARD.

Pelfrey is a multi-nominated and twice Emmy winning composer for his contributions to numerous television projects including Guiding Light, Strong Medicine, That's Life, Felicity, Spin City and American Dreams. He has also contributed to several mini-series and acclaimed primetime shows including The Office, Friends, Providence, Survivor, and Melrose Place. His feature composition work as a contributing composer includes STIR OF ECHOES, ENEMY OF THE STATE and DISNEY'S THE KID. Pelfrey has also scored numerous videogames including Sword of Heroes and Star Trek. Pelfrey has also won six BMI Film & TV Music Awards. His production and arrangement of the song "Better Than I" from JOSEPH - KING OF DREAMS won best song at the Video Premiere Awards.

JOSEPH-KING OF DREAMS (based on the beloved Biblical tale) is the story of a boy that possesses the gift of interpreting dreams, who after being sold into slavery by his brothers, becomes one of Pharaoh’s highest-ranking officials. Using ancient Egyptian instruments along with a traditional orchestra to capture the film’s essence, Pelfrey takes the listener through Joseph’s journeys and emotions.

His accomplished music career has included performing as a soloist on various television shows, such as David Letterman and The Tonight Show. He also played saxaphone recently in the wedding band for Dexter. Pelfrey has recorded with many music legends including Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Carole King, David Crosby, Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, and James Taylor. Visit his website for more information at www.dannypelfrey.com

Regarding composing music for the 21^st century, Pelfrey explains, "Film and Television are great mediums for a contemporary composer, a great place to participate. The process of composing for picture runs the gamut of human emotions; it can be terrifying, satisfying, provocative or transcendent. Composing music really is my great love."