Cincinnati orchestra conductor Erich Kunzel has died at the age of 74. In addition to his contributions to the music world, some movie fans have come to love him for his “Star Wars” concert arrangements. According to The Cincinnati Enquirer:
Kunzel was known as an excellent arranger, and he adapted many film scores for the Cincinnati Pops. One of those consisted of all six episodes of the “Star Wars” saga, composed by John Williams and arranged into a musical suite for a Riverbend performance.
The show attracted “Star Wars” fans, who arrived in their Darth Vader, Luke and Leia costumes from all over the galaxy.
Read The Cincinnati Enquirer’s full coverage of Kunzel’s legacy.
