Irwin Kostal
Irwin Kostal, born October 1, 1911, in Chicago, Illinois, was an American
musical arranger and orchestrator. After self‑studying orchestral scores at his
local library, he secured his first professional role as a staff arranger for
the NBC radio program Design for Listening, and later worked on Your Show of
Shows and The Garry Moore Show. Kostal transitioned to film and Broadway in the
late 1950s, orchestrating Shinbone Alley, The Music Man, Fiorello!, and West
Side Story, which led to the 1961 screen adaptation; the score team won an
Academy Award and a Grammy. He also collabora...
MariaEvadne Baker, Marni Nixon, Portia Nelson, Irwin Kostal and Annalee
The Sound of Music
3:19
FinaleDisney, Irwin Kostal, Orchestra di Roma and Marjorie Biondo
The Sound of Music [B.O.F.]
1:55
OvertureDisney and Irwin Kostal
Mother Earth and Father TimeMiranda Elloway and Irwin Kostal
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
2:26
