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Los Angeles Unified School District officials will hold a grand opening ceremony Wednesday for a new performing arts center at North Hollywood High School named in honor of alumnus and famed film composer John Williams.
The 35,000-square-foot John Williams Performing Arts Center replaces the school’s original 1927 auditorium and is part of a $320 million campus modernization project timed to coincide with the school’s 100th anniversary, according to LAUSD officials.
The event, scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the campus at 5231 Colfax Ave., will include the unveiling of a 75-foot mural depicting films scored by Williams, along with performances by the school’s marching band and student dancers.
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Scheduled speakers include Acting Superintendent Andres E. Chait, school board President Scott Schmerelson, a representative of Williams’ family and film producer Kathleen Kennedy.
Williams attended North Hollywood High School in the late 1940s. He developed his musical skills at an early age, studying piano and performing in jazz ensembles while still a teenager.
He later studied at UCLA and Juilliard before launching a career as a studio musician, performing on scores for composers such as Henry Mancini and Leonard Bernstein, then transitioning into composing his own film music.
Williams became one of the most celebrated composers in film history, known for movie scores including “Star Wars,” “Jaws,” “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” and the “Indiana Jones” series.
Over a career spanning more than six decades, he has won five Academy Awards and received more than 50 nominations.
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