Background
Silverman, Stanley Joel was born on July 5, 1938 in New York City. Son of Meyer and Eva (Kass) Silverman.
Silverman, Stanley Joel was born on July 5, 1938 in New York City. Son of Meyer and Eva (Kass) Silverman.
Bachelor of Music, Boston University, 1960. Student, Columbia University, 1959. Master of Arts, Mills College, 1962.
Works twice commissioned by Chamber Music Society, Lincoln Center. Works performed by Pierre Boulez and New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Composed extensively for Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Guthrie Theatre, Repertory Theater Lincoln Center, Mark Taper Forum, New York Shakespeare Festival.
Composer (with Richard Foreman) Elephant Steps, 1968, Madame Adare, 1980, Doctor Selavy's Magic Theatre, 1972, Madame Adare, 1980, Doctor Selavy's Magic Theatre, 1972, Hotel for Criminals, 1974, Africanis Instructus, 1986, The Columbine String Quartet Tonight, 1981, Up from Paradise, 1983, A Good Life, 1986. Film scores include Nanook of the North, 1975, Strong Medicine, 1979, Simon, 1979, Eyewitness, 1980, I'm Dancing As Fast As I Canada, 1982. Works recorded by Columbia Broadcasting System, United Artists, Folkway Records.
Director The Mother of Us All, 1983.
Member Lincoln Center Institute (director), Theatre Communcations Group (director), American Music Center (secretary 1979-1981), Dramatists Guild, American Federation Musicians.
Married Mary Ellen Delson, May 1, 1966 (divorced 1980). 1 child, Benjamin; married Martha Jane Caplin, April 27, 1980. 1 child, Rena.