Andrew Lloyd Webber - A Life Of Music

Europe's favourite holiday island Majorca was thethe County of Hampshire. For his efforts, he has
setting for the latest big birthday bash for tworeceived three Tony Awards, three Grammy
well-known birthday boys.Awards, an Oscar, an International Emmy, six
Andrew Lloyd Webber hosted the event thatOlivier Awards, a Golden Globe and the Kennedy
celebrated his 60th birthday and Michael Caine'sCenter Honors in 2006.
75th. The party included performances by aSome of his more notable compositions include "I
Majorcan rock band. The two were surroundedDon't Know How to Love Him" from Jesus Christ
by 40 close friends and family for the celebration.Superstar, "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" from
Some of the more well-known guests included SirEvita, "Memory" from Cats and "The music of the
Tim Rice, Lord Melvyn Bragg, Sir Trevor Nunn,Night" from The Phantom of the Opera. His
Ben Elton and Michael Winner.second wife, Sarah Brightman, was cast in the
Andrew Lloyd Webber was born on March 22,lead role of Christine, in The Phantom of the
1948 in South Kensington in London, England. HisOpera.
mother, Jean Hermione Johnstone Webber, was aMany of his works have been widely recorded
violinist and pianist. His father, William Lloydand have become hits aside from their original
Webber was a composer. His brother is theplaces in musical theater. The Really Useful Group
famed cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. Lloyd Webberis one of Lloyd Webber's companies and is one of
has always had an ear for music. As a verythe largest theater operators in London. The
young lad, he began composing his own music. Atcompany also issues licenses to reproduce and
the age of nine, he wrote his first published suitestage productions of Lloyd Webber's musicals.
of six pieces.Lloyd Webber has worked with many other
At the insistence of his aunt Viola, he built a fakenotable composers, such as Tim Rice, on multiple
theater. He would create and compose fulloccasions. Some of their most famous
productions with his brother Julian and their auntcollaborations include The Likes of Us and Evita.
Viola in his makeshift theater. Viola was anHe has also composed music with his brother
actress and would often take her young nephewJulian Lloyd Webber.
to see her shows.In the 1980s he embarked on a new project
At Westminster School, Lloyd Webber was awithout a lyricist. Instead, he turned to the poetry
Queen's Scholar. He also studied history for aof T.S. Eliot. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical
while at Magdalen College in Oxford. Later, inCats was one of Lloyd Webber's childhood
pursuance of his musical theater career, hefavorites.
abandoned the history course.For his 60th birthday bash, Lord Lloyd-Webber
Lloyd Webber has been married three times andmade reservations at La Residencia, his favorite
has five children, of whom he is immensely proud.hotel in Majorca. Majorca is the favourite getway
His eldest daughter Imogen runs a theatervacation island for Europeans, and is becoming
production company, ILW Productions. She is alsoeven more popular now that airlines offer cheap
an accomplished author. His son Nicholas (Nick) isMajorca flight airfares.
also a composer. His younger sons Alastair andOver the weekend, his guests dined at his
William attend Eton College, a prestigious boardingfavourite restaurant in Deia. He owns an estate in
school. His youngest daughter Isabella attendsthe beautiful village of Deia, as do Michael Douglas
Cheam School.and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Over the course of his career, he has composedAs well as hotel in Majorca and accommodation
13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of variations, twoinformation, Majorca guide yourmajorca.net offers
film scores and a Latin Requiem Mass. He wasa range of holiday companies who include holiday
knighted in 1992. Later, in 1997, he was created ain Mallorca opportunities.
life peer as Baron Lloyd-Webber, of Sydmonton in