RE-POST OF "ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES"I got this idea of posting concerts that feature film music after someone asked where would this kind of music be performed anytime soon, and as you will be able to see, there's a lot of film music in concert halls being performed, contrary to popular belief.
UNITED STATES & CANADA
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January 2006:
Marvin Hamlisch conducts in Phoenix
Three performances
Erich Kunzel with the Indianapolis Symphony
Four performances
Mancini Memories in Charlotte
Film music with the Colorado Symphony
"The Red Violin" with Joshua Bell and the NY Phil
Four performances
Pacific Symphony Salute to Henry Mancini
Two performances
A Tribute to Fred Astaire in Portland, Oregon
Three performances
Kunzel conducts Star Wars in Detroit
Williams and Copland programmed in Quebec City
Two performances
Salute to the Oscars in Winnipeg
Three performances
Lion King music in Montana
Suite from Star Wars in Minneapolis
Two performances
February 2006:
Dallas Symphony: Star Wars The Concert
Two performances
Gotta Dance: A Symphonic Night at the Movies; Columbus Symphony
Two performances
Kunzel: Rodgers and Hammerstein in Vancouver
Two performances
LOTR Symphony in Cleveland
Three performances
Illinois Philharmonic: Romance at the Movies
Pacific Symphony: Burt Bacharach
Two performances
Music from Catch Me If You Can with Branford Marsalis in Raleigh, NC
Two performances
Romance of the Silver Screen in Charleston, SC
Golden State Pops conducts Looney Tunes
National Symphony: Celebration of Musicals
Three performances
Kansas City Symphony: Hooray for Hollywood; February 18, 2006
Bugs Bunny conducts the Hartford Symphony
Burt Bacharach in Raleigh, NC
Three performances
Symphony Night at the Movies in Ohio
Harry Potter in Ohio
Fort Worth Symphony: Buster Keaton's The General; live music
Four performances
John Williams' Horn Concerto in Montréal
"West Side Story" Symphonic Dances
(One of many)
A Tribute to John Williams in Los Angeles
Two performances
Brooklyn Philharmonic premieres new work by Corigliano
Randy Newman in Napa Valley
"The Black Pirate" starring Douglas Fairbanks; San Diego Symphony
Two performances
March 2006:
Film music in Denver
Romantic Broadway in Orlando
Two performances
Chaplin's The Circus in Quebec; live music
Two performances
Celtic Celebration includes Braveheart and Titanic
Two performances
Marvin Hamlish conducts the Milwaukee Symphony
Two performances
New Haven Symphony "Oscar Extravaganza"
Two performances
Broadway Classics in Florida
Marvin Hamlisch conducts own music in Dallas
Three performances
Symphonic Hollywood with the Chicago Symphony
Herrmann's Psycho Suite in Iowa
Marvin Hamlisch conducts movie music in Buffalo
Two performances
Rochester Philharmonic: The Music of John Williams
Cinema Soundtracks with the New York Pops
Great Lakes Symphony: Bond, James Bond
Morricone and Rota featured in Los Angeles
Marvin Hamlisch conducts the Detroit Symphony
Golden Age of Film with the Dallas Symphony
Two performances
Sci-Fi Spectacular with the Indianapolis Symphony
Four performances
John Williams, Boston Pops in Las Vegas
West Side Story selections and other Bernstein favorites in North Carolina
Bruce Broughton and Stu Philips in Riverside, CA
Victory at Sea, Titanic in Illinois
March 31, April 1
April 2006:
Victory at Sea, Titanic in Illinois
March 31, April 1
John Williams conducts in New York for PBS' Live at Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic
Two performances with NY Phil
Marvin Hamlisch with the San Diego Symphony
Music from sport movies in Michigan
"The Red Violin" in Omaha, Nebraska
Two performances
"The Passion of Joan of Arc" in Missouri
Randy Newman in L.A.
(not a film music concert, though)
Lockhart conducts a tribute to Kunzel
Film music guaranteed
Pacific Symphony at the Movies
Two performances
Cartoon Classics in Rochester
Greatest Hits by Williams, Goldsmith and Horner among others in San Bernardino, CA
Superheroes music in Buffalo
Alexander Nevsky in Montreal
Two performances
April 21, 22: Marvin Hamlisch with the Syracuse Symphony
Two performances
John Williams Spectacular in Chicago area
Two performances
Tallahassee Symphony concert includes Corigliano's "Red Violin"
Harry Potter Suite in Des Moines, Iowa
Kids Concert at San Francisco Symphony includes Williams' Star Wars
Five performances
Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"
(you just can't miss this work)
Kunzel conducts the Atlanta Symphony
(film music guaranteed)
Two performances
May 2006:
Tun Dun's Crouching Tiger Concerto from the 2000 film in La Jolla, CA
John Williams with the Boston Pops Orchestra
May 11, 12, 13 and 16
Children's Concert at San Francisco Symphony includes Williams' Star Wars
Seven performances
Concert includes Williams' Hymn to New England in Bay Area
Out of this World with Golden State Pops
LOTR Symphony with the Colorado Symphony
Three performances
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story in Montréal
Corigliano and Glass music by the Seattle Symphony
June 2006:
Boston Pops: Salute to Oscar and Tony
Two performances
Film Music in the Bay Area
Hamlisch conducts Pittsburgh Pops
John Williams' Liberty Fanfare programmed in Charlotte
Joshua Bell: The Red Violin; Baltimore Symphony
Three performances
Charlotte Symphony: John Williams Spectacular
Baltimore Symphony: Hollywood Epics
Three performances
Boston Pops: Berstein on Broadway
Three performances
Rodgers' Victory at Sea in Manchester, CT
Seattle Symphony plays music from Hitchcock films
Five performances
Indianapolis Symphony: Sounds of the Screen
Harry Potter music in Vermont VT
Dates???
Erich Kunzel: Out of this World; Cincinnati Pops
June 30, July 1
July 2006:
Erich Kunzel: Out of this World; Cincinnati Pops
June 30, July 1
John Williams, Richard Rodgers in Charlotte
John Williams' Olympic Spirit; The Sound of Music in Chautauqua NY
Bugs Bunny at the Hollywood Bowl
Atlanta Symphony: Festival of Great Film Music
Utah Symphony goes to the Movies
Wizard of Oz with live music in Buffalo
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story in Ravinia
LOTR Symphony in San Francisco
Two performances
Buffalo Philharmonic: Fantasies and Fairytales
Boston Pops in Tanglewood: Leonard Bernstein
Broadway Classics in San Diego
Two performances
Cleveland Orchestra: Leonard Bernstein's On The Waterfront and West Side Story; Gershwin
Bollywood Night at the Hollywood Bowl
Houston Symphony: Video Games Live!
LOTR Symphony in San Diego
San Diego Symphony: Classics from the Movies
Two performances
Bugs Bunny with the Philadephia Orchestra
A Video Game Symphony in Detroit
Horner and Randy Newman in Houston
Sci-Fi Symphony in Indianapolis
Three performances
Kunzel: Broadway
Two performances
Hollywood Bowl: The Sound of Music
Three performances
John Williams conducts at Tanglewood
Cleveland Orchestra: The Music of John Williams and more
Two performances
August 2006:
Play! A Video Game Symphony
Washington DC area
Lion King, Phantom of the Opera and more in Minnesota
The Wizard of Oz - Film with Music Live
Washington DC area
John Williams: Film Night at Tanglewood
Two performances
Indianapolis Symphony: Video Games Live
Two performances
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Movie Classics; Williams, Korngold and more
Superheroes in Los Angeles area
Broadway in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Burt Bacharach in San Diego
Fantasia at the Hollywood Bowl
Two performances
Heroes and Villians in Orlando
Peter Nero and the Philly Pops: From Broadway to Hollywood
Superheroes by the Golden State Pops
September 2006
John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl
Two performances
The Wizard of Oz with live music in Cleveland
Two performances
World Premiere work by Philip Glass in Orange County
Two performances
LOTR Symphony in Seattle
Movie Musicals at the Hollywood Bowl
Rózsa, Prokofiev and Saint-Saëns in Alabama
Maryland Symphony: Wizard of Oz, Beauty and the Beast and more
Hollywood Bowl: Classic American Film Scores
Orchestre Symphonique de Québec: in the style of the Boston Pops; includes Williams music
Two performances
Danny Elfman and more with the Colorado Symphony
Broadway Favorites in New Hampshire
Indianapolis Symphony: The Sound of Music
Four performances
October 2006
Marvin Hamlish's Monster Mash
Three performances
Program includes Williams' Olympic Fanfare in Ottawa
Fantasy and Fairytales in North Pennsylvania; Williams, Mancini and more
Two performances
Corigliano's Red Violin in Las Vegas
Chaplin's The Kid, live music; Lima, Ohio
Phantom of the Opera, Beauty and the Beast; Lexington, KY
Golden Age of Hollywood in Florida
Three performances
Gotta Dance: Symphonic Night at the Movies in Hartford, CT
Broadway in Ottawa
Three performances
Memphis Symphony Orchestra: Star Wars and more
Erich Kunzel goes to the Movies; Cincinnati Pops
Three performances
New Mexico Symphony: James Bond and Beyond
Randy Newman in Atlanta; not film music
Two performances
Chicago Symphony: Friday Night at the Movies; Comedy Classics
Lexington Philharmonic: To the Movies
Chaplin's City Lights; film with live music in San Francisco
Two performances
Cosmic Escape in Indiana; music by John Williams
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; film with live organ music in Los Angeles
Hitchcock for Halloween in Phoenix
November 2006
Fort Worth Symphony: Bugs Bunny in Broadway
Four performances
Honolulu Symphony: On the Waterfront, An American in Paris
Two performances
The Wizard of Oz with live music in Dayton, Ohio
Two performances
Marvin Hamlisch conducts the Cincinnati Pops
Two performances
Randy Newman in L.A.
Not a film music concert, though
Atlanta Symphony: The Wizard of Oz; film with live orchestra
Two performances
Broadway Favorites in Oregon
Two performances
John Williams' Five Sacred Trees in Seattle
Three performances
A Broadway Romance in Portland, OR
Two performances
December 2006
Erich Kunzel: The Sound of Music; Cincinnati Pops
Four performances
Marvin Hamlisch conducts the Buffalo Philharmonic; Holiday Pops
New Year's Eve: Hollywood Nite in Florida
January 2007
Erich Kunzel conducts Disney Classics in Indianapolis
Four performances
The Music of Richard Rodgers in Baltimore
Three performances
Marvin Hamlisch conducts the Honolulu Symphony
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Crouching Tiger Concerto in Santa Rosa CA
Three performances
Music by Schifrin and Korngold in New York
Bugs Bunny in Rochester
Two performances
Memphis Symphony Orchestra: Hollywood Spectacular
Utah Symphony: Golden Age of Film Music
Two performances
Pirates in Orange County
Two performances
February 2007:
John Williams' Trumpet Concerto in Iowa
Erich Kunzel: Out to Sea; Cincinnati Pops
Three performances
Corigliano's Red Violin featured in Denver
Two performances
Cartoon and Movie Music in Dayton, Ohio
An Invasion from Outer Space in Atlanta(film music?)
Two performances
Chicago Symphony: Friday Night at the Movies
Williams' Flying from E.T. in Chicago
Two matinees
A Night at the Oscars in Calgary
Two performances
Movie Music by Copland and Corigliano in Buffalo
Philip Glass 70th Birthday in Baltimore
Three performances
The Sound of Music in Ottawa
Three performances
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; The Sound of Music, The King and I and more
Two performances
Marvin Hamlisch conducts the Seattle Symphony
Five performances
The Music of John Williams in Pittsburgh
Four performances
March 2007:
Ebert & Roeper's Favorites Film Scores in Chicago
Broadway in Baltimore
Three performances
Harry Potter and more in Ann Arbor
Nova Scotia Symphony: Music of the Oscars; Halifax, Canada
Broadway in Florida
Three performances
Film Music in Montréal
The Wizard of Oz; film with live orchestra in Ottawa
Three performances
Marvin Hamlisch conducts Richard Rodgers in New York
Hollywood Epics in Toronto
Three performances
Dayton Symphony Orchestra: The Music of John Williams
Two performances
April 2007
Pacific Symphony: The Planets and music from Star Wars
Two performances
Movies, Broadway and more in Albuquerque
The Music of John Williams in Santa Rosa CA
Symphony in Cinemascope; Omaha, Nebraska
Buffalo Philharmonic: Peter and the Wolf and the Lion King
Indianapolis Symphony: Summon the Heroes
Two performances
May 2007
South Carolina Philharmonic: Symphonic Movie Spectacular and 30th Star Wars Anniversary
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story in Minnesota
Three performances
Classic John Williams in Detroit
June 2007
Classic John Williams in Detroit
[Message edited by Hector J. Guzman on 05-24-2006]
