THE GREAT CONDUCTOR AND CONDUCTOR HENRY MANCINI LIVED IN NORTHRIDGE

CHERISHING OUR VALLEY            2013

One of the most important conductors, composer and arrangers of the 1980s and '90s was the great Henry Mancini. His music for the Pink Panther, television's Peter Gunn series and the great compositions for Moon River and Days of Wine and Roses still have an important place in American music 20 years after his death.  "Henry" Enrico Mancini lived with his family in the San Fernando Valley community of Northridge.