John Williams Music: In Concert

Coast Guard band to perform at Garde on Jan. 23

New London - The United States Coast Guard Band will present a concert of music by John Williams on Jan. 23 at 2 p.m.

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The matinee at the Garde Arts Center in New London features some of his best known music from the films "Star Wars," "Superman," and "Indiana Jones," as well as fanfares composed for the Olympic Games and his arrangement of the Shaker hymn "Simple Gifts" for the 2009 Presidential Inauguration.

His theme-driven compositions and melodies for horns and trumpets translate well to the wind ensemble, which has made his music a beloved favorite of Coast Guard Band Director Kenneth Megan and a staple of Coast Guard Band concerts. The band's principal clarinetist, Musician First Class Kelly Hurrell, is featured.

This concert is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

The Garde Arts Center, at 325 State St., is handicapped-accessible. Handicapped parking is available at Cornish Parking Garage with entrances at 192 Governor Winthrop Blvd. and 70 Union St.



For more information, call the Band's Concert Information Line at (860) 701-6826 or visit www.uscg.mil/band. For information about the Garde, visit www.gardearts.org.
 
Belfast, Northern Ireland

19.02.2011
Star Wars Film Music
Ulster Orchestra conducted by Gareth Hudson - Belfast Waterfront

Program Info:
Joe Lindsay - Presenter

Star Wars is arguably John Williams?s best-known film score. This concert features not just Star Wars but a wide-ranging selection from many others, including Harry Potter, E.T. The Extra Terrestial, Jaws, Indiana Jones and Superman. Don?t miss out on the force being with you!
 
Bucureşti (Bucharest Romania)

13.01.2011
Concert: Ives - Gershwin - Bernstein - Williams
George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Alexander Myrat - George Enescu Philharmonic

Program Info:
Ives ? Întrebare fără răspuns
Gershwin ? Concerto în Fa
Bernstein ? West side story ? Symphonic Dances
John Williams ? ?Jurassic Parc", ?Schindler's List", ?Indiana Jones"
 
Grand Rapids Michigan

28.01.2011
A salute to John Williams
Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Krajewski
DeVos Performance Hall
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Program Info:
Williams? Star Wars score transformed the film music landscape and became an icon of American culture. Now, 30 years (and 38 films) later, his melodies remain the soundtrack of a generation. Hear favorites from Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, E.T. and more.
 
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Darmstadt Germany

30.01.2011
The Magic of Movies IV

Philharmonie Merck conducted by Wolfgang Heinzel Staatstheater Darmstadt

Paul Dukas - The sorcerer's apprentice
James Horner - Titanic
John Williams - Jaws, Superman, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park
 
Long Beach CA

15.01.2011
The music of John Williams
Long Beach Symphony Orchestra conducted by Steven Reineke - Long Beach Arena
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Hollywood superstar composer John Williams is legendary for delivering music that captures the heart of the story. For decades his film scores have created the soundtrack for popular entertainment. Long Beach's own superstar, Steven Reineke, conducts a night of Williams' blockbuster hits—including music from the films Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Superman, E.T., Jurassic Park and many more.

Special guest artists: Azusa Pacific University Choir
 
New Jersey Performing Arts Center

A SALUTE TO JOHN WILLIAMS
Oscar and Golden Globe winner John Williams has written the soundtracks for some of the most defining films of the last 50 years. It takes only a few notes to recognize the themes from Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Schindler?s List. Hear these and more, like Superman, Memoirs of a Geisha and The Cowboys, as we salute this incredible talent.

GERALD STEICHEN conductor Saturday, April 16 at 8 pm


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Astra Theatre, Malta

The La Stella Philharmonic Society are organising a concert to be held on Saturday, the 12th of February 2011. The concert will be themed around films and musicals and is entitled ?Soundtracks Alive, Music from the Movies.?

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Pieces will be perfomed from famous composers such as John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Henry Mancini and Ennio Morricone among others. With Movie soundtracks from Ben-Hur, Last Of The Mohicans, The Godfather, The Mission, The Mask of Zorro, Titanic, Lion King, Beauty and The Beast, Schindler?s List and many more. Also being performed will be excerpts from the 2006 film, The Da Vinci Code, executed for the first time by a local band.

The La Stella Band will be under the direction of George Apap and the concert is sure to appeal to both music lovers and movie buffs alike. The concert will be a composite of the best visual presentation, accompanied by dancing from the Centre Stage Dance Academy, with choreography by Natalie Sciortino.

?Soundtracks Alive, Music from The Movies? will be performed at the Astra Theatre, Victoria, on Saturday, the12th of February 2011, at 7.30pm. Entry is free.
 
?Slavedriver? conductor rehearsing orchestra

Pippa Williams conducts the Strathcona Symphony Orchestra, which will present its tribute to movies this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Old Church Theatre in Courtenay.

Swelling violins, crashing timpani, dramatic brass, subtle woodwinds, penetrating voices.

All come together in those glorious, unforgettable tunes that conjure images from the star-filled silver screen.

The monumental sounds galvanize our memories of legendary cinematic moments and transport us to other worlds: a haunting film noir set in Los Angeles, a historical fiction set in revolutionary Russia, a biopic of a simple Vietnam veteran, and a fantasy of an urban superhero who leaps tall buildings.

The Strathcona Symphony Orchestra?s Salute to the Silver Screen this weekend has it all in an ambitious and rousing concert that is guaranteed to elicit our deepest cultural experiences in film. The Nanaimo Youth Choir adds their amazing voices to this SSO production ? a collaboration that promises a richly textured soundscape.

?The idea for this concert originated with some of the younger members of this community orchestra,? says conductor Pippa Williams. ?It?s a natural part of their social-networking culture. They are absorbed in images and music.

?So when they came up with this suggestion, I thought, why not? Some of these musical scores have a sense of timelessness; some have survived in films that orchestra members have never seen. Some I?ve never seen, for that matter.

?So, I felt a kind of obligation to introduce them to ?the movies,? to explore some of the musical ideas found in one of the most pervasive aspects of our popular culture.?

The orchestra and choir launched into the project with gusto, beginning with rehearsals last September that found them immersed in film scores from the 1940s to the present.

?I?m not sure they knew what they were getting into,? remarks Williams with a smile. ?I?ve been a bit of a slavedriver.?

To add to the complexity of the mix, she enlisted the talented Nanaimo Youth Choir. ?That involved a bit of ?give and take? and through the wonders of modern technology, recording the two parts for each group, we?ve managed virtual rehearsals that bring together orchestra and voices.?

The SSO?s enthusiasm for the Salute to the Silver Screen project is infectious as it energetically explores other worlds in a vast medley based on John Williams? score for Star Wars (1977), which includes Princess Leia?s Theme, selected by the American Film Institute as the greatest American film score of all time. Reviewing Williams? filmography ? for which he holds the record for the most Oscar nominations for a composer ? the orchestra also selected Williams? Superman (1978) score with the many leitmotifs that reappeared in all five films about the man of steel.

Moving into film history from this generation, the SSO invited the Nanaimo Youth Choir to join them in another John Williams award-winning score, Double Trouble from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).

?It?s a ferociously difficult piece,? said Pippa Williams, ?but they carry it off brilliantly!? Expect this part of the concert to come complete with special effects.

The SSO program also includes the haunting melody by David Rankin from the film Laura (1944); the oft-recorded love theme from The Sandpiper (1965), Shadow of Your Smile by Johnny Mandel; and the iconic theme from Doctor Zhivago (1965), Lara?s Theme by Maurice Jarre. Canadian composer Howard Shore is represented with his symphonic music from the Lord of the Rings (2001?03) trilogy, for which he won three of his more than 40 Academy Awards.

For the romantics in the audience, the SSO performs a neat arrangement of the late Henry Mancini?s Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany?s (1961). For the cult-minded, they will accompany the Nanaimo Youth Choir with standards from the final music written by Rogers and Hammerstein ? The Sound of Music.

In stunning arrangement by Jay Bocook (Movie Spectacular, 1992), the SSO seamlessly and beautifully knits together a compilation of scores from Batman (Danny Elfman, 1989), Dances with Wolves (John Barry, 1990), and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Michael Karmen, 1991).

Described by Williams as ?a red-carpet extravaganza,? the Salute to the Silver Screen promises an Oscar-style ambience and an eclectic musical tour through film history.

The evening concerts are Jan. 28 and 29 (doors at 6:30 p.m., concert at 7), and an afternoon concert is on Jan. 30 (doors 1:30, concert at 2).

All performances are at The Old Church Theatre, 755 Harmston Ave. in Courtenay.

Tickets are $15 from Sound Advice, Blue Heron Books, Videos ?n More, or at the door.

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Hollywood Bowl Concert Dates Announced

Friday, 28 January 2011
This year's John Williams' visit at the Hollywood Bowl will take place on August 26 & 27, when the Maestro will conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a program of his own music.

Additional info at HollywoodBowl.com


John Williams discusses the Walt Disney Concert Hall and it's acoustics...

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Tribute to John Williams for 12 French horns

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CONCERT CANCELED: The Hamilton-Fairfield Symphony Orchestra has canceled its February tribute to John Williams. Paul Stanbery, music director and CEO, writes in the orchestra?s newsletter: ?Grateful for the many generous contributions though we may be, the reality is that we are still trying to play financial catch-up after a difficult year.?
 
Symphony takes you to movies

ONLEY -- The Arts Council of the Eastern Shore will present "Virginia Symphony Pops Takes You to the Movies," on Saturday, Feb. 26, at 8 p.m. at Nandua High School in Onley.

The symphony will play themes that the audience will easily and enthusiastically recognize from American movie and television masterpieces. Some of the scores in the program are from "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Rocky," "Forrest Gump," "Star Wars," "Mission Impossible," "Spiderman," "Lord of the Rings" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

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This performance is presented by the Arts Council of the Eastern Shore, a non-profit all-volunteer organization that is dedicated to the cultural enrichment of the people of Accomack and Northampton counties. This performance is the fourth of six musical presentations in the 2010-2011Winterfest program, ACES' 30th year of providing arts events for the enjoyment of Eastern Shore people.
The Virginia Symphony Orchestra, recognized as one of the nation's leading regional symphony orchestras, has enriched the cultural life of eastern Virginia for 91 years. The orchestra performs more than 140 concerts a year and gives orchestral support to the Virginia Opera, Virginia Arts Festival, Todd Rosenlieb Dance and the Virginia Ballet.
The conductor will be Benjamin Rous, the new associate conductor with the Virginia Symphony. He was the assistant conductor of the Phoenix Symphony and conductor of the Phoenix Youth Symphony. He has also held assistant conducting roles with the St. Louis Symphony and Ensemble Orchestral de Paris. He is a 2000 Magna *** laude graduate from Harvard with a BA in music. While at Harvard, he served as music director of the Bach Society Orchestra, played Baroque Chamber orchestra and conducted his first opera performances. He received a master's in conducting from the University of Michigan where he also studied harpsichord and dance.
The program includes works of American composers (with one exception) that have been featured in American movies. The earliest selection is from "Captain Blood," a 1935 swashbuckling film with Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHavilland. It was composed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold (d. 1957), an Austro-Hungarian film and romantic music composer who is considered one of the founders of film music.

Tickets can be purchased at the Book Bin (Onley), Rayfield's Pharmacy (Nassawadox and Cape Charles), C. D. Marsh, Jeweler (Onancock), H & H Pharmacy (Chincoteague and Oak Hall) for $22 and at the door for $24. Student tickets are $5. There is a discount for a group purchase of 10 or more tickets. Gift certificates are available. For additional information, see the ACES website acesva.org, email infoaces@verizon.net, or call 757-302-0366.
The ACES' season includes two other performances: Virginia Virtuosi on March 26, and the Seven Sopranos on April 30 -- both at Nandua High School at 8 p.m.
 
The State Theatre
15 Livingston Avenue,
New Brunswick, NJ

The classical series includes a pop performance of A Salute to John Williams with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Gerald Steichen (4/17/11).

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We're excited about the South Dakota Symphony performing in Madison next weekend and urge Lake County residents to take advantage of this great event.


The full orchestra -- 75 members -- will be on stage at the Dakota Prairie Playhouse on Feb. 20, and the music will be that of John Williams, a favorite composer of many. Williams is most famous for writing the musical score for hit movies such as "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Star Wars" and many others.

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The Playhouse has hosted great musical performances for many years, and this will certainly be among them. We often enjoy smaller groups, like Air Force ensembles from Offutt Air Force Base, or jazz legend Maynard Ferguson's band, but this will be the full symphony.

Symphony board member Scott Scofield of Wentworth was the driving force to bring the performance here, and a number of local businesses donated money to help offset expenses. We appreciate their support.

The concert is free, but seating is limited to 700. Tickets are available at Lewis Drug, Knology, DSU and East River. A suggested donation of $5 for adults and $3 for students age 12 and older will be divided to support the Lake County Food Pantry, Domestic Violence Network and Madison Area Arts Council.

Tickets will go fast, so we encourage patrons to get them as soon as possible. We're in for a real treat on Feb. 20.
 
Saturday, August 20, 8:30 p.m., Shed
Film Night at Tanglewood
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
Morgan Freeman, narrator

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Film Night celebrates the music of the movies. John Williams is joined by frequent collaborator Gil Shaham in a program featuring film music arranged for violin and orchestra. Also on the program will be Mr. Williams' nostalgic evocation of early 20th-century America, The Reivers, with special guest narrator, Morgan Freeman.
 
Conductor Keith Lockhart and America's Orchestra, the famed Boston Pops, will present their first-ever Minor League Ballparks tour, visiting 10 cities stretching from Birmingham, Alabama, to Buffalo, New York, August 16-30.

Iconic singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins will join Mr. Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra for a tour program that features music inspired by three of this country's favorite pastimes-baseball, movies, and rock 'n' roll. The common thread throughout the program, entitled the Hollywood Hits Tour, will be legendary film music themes, featuring music from one of the most memorable baseball films of our time, The Natural, a tribute to renowned film composer John Williams, and Kenny Loggins singing "Footloose", from the ever-popular film of the same name.

"I can't think of a better marriage between the worlds of music and sports than that between America's Orchestra and America's favorite pastime," said Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart. "With the legendary Kenny Loggins joining us for this 10-city tour of some of America's finest minor league stadiums, these concerts of great music from the worlds of baseball, movies, and rock 'n' roll are sure to bring audiences a once-in-a-lifetime experience that creates cherished memories and brings a wonderful new dimension to a summer at their favorite ball park."

"I'm extremely excited and proud to be performing with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops for their first-ever tour of minor league baseball stadiums," said Kenny Loggins. "It is a true pleasure to work with such a prestigious and talented orchestra, and it's an absolute honor to perform for the wonderful people of these great American towns and cities we will be visiting."

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
The Boston Pops Hollywood Hits Tour opens with the orchestra's popular arrangement of "The Star Spangled Banner," followed by several fan-favorite musical selections inspired by the world of baseball, including John Philip Sousa's rousing "National Game" March, "Casey at the Bat," with actor Jeremiah Kissel narrating, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," and musical highlights from the classic baseball movie, The Natural. Keith Lockhart will bring the first portion of the program to a close with "A Cinematic Sing-Along," inviting the audience to join the orchestra by singing such Hollywood hits as "Moon River," "The Way We Were," "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," and "Over the Rainbow." When Keith Lockhart and the orchestra return to the stage they will present a tribute to film score composer and Boston Pops Laureate Conductor John Williams, with performance of music from his most famous scores including Star Wars, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, and E.T. Recording artist Kenny Loggins brings the program to a close, joining Keith Lockhart and the orchestra for several of his greatest hits including "I'm Alright," from Caddyshack, and "Footloose," made famous as the theme song from the movie of the same name.

Inspired by a Boston Pops concert featuring Kenny Loggins at the Pawtucket Red Sox' McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, this past fall, the upcoming summer tour will be the first-ever Boston Pops tour of minor league baseball parks, though members of the Boston Pops have been featured in performances at many of the country's leading sporting events, including those of their hometown Red Sox, Patriots, and Celtics.

TOUR CITIES AND DATES
The tour kicks off with a performance at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, NC on Tuesday, August 16, before moving on to the Knights Stadium on Wednesday, August 17, in Fort Mill, SC. Then the Pops head deeper south stopping at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, GA, on Friday, August 19; Greer Stadium in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, August 20; AutoZone Park in Memphis, TN, on Sunday, August 21; and Regions Park in Birmingham, AL, on Tuesday, August 23. On the New York leg of the tour, the orchestra performs at Coca-Cola Field in Buffalo on Friday, August 26, and Frontier Field in Rochester on Saturday, August 27, and Alliance Bank Park in Syracuse on Sunday, August 28. Finally the Pops tour will hit Connecticut's New Britain Stadium in New Britain on Tuesday, August 30. Each of the ten performances will begin at 7:30 PM. Ticket information, including phone and web site addresses for purchasing tickets, appears below.

TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for the Boston Pops Hollywood Hits tour go on sale February 28, 2011 and will be available through each venue's box office, website, and phones. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning 2/23 through Citi's Private Pass Program. For complete presale details visit http://www.citiprivatepass.com.
 
John Williams concert with PSO rescheduled for June 24

Famed film composer John Williams had to cancel a conducting appearance with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in November due to a back injury, but it turns out to be only a postponement. The PSO announced today that the composer of films such as "Star Wars," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Jaws" and many more, will return to Heinz Hall on June 24.

Mr. Williams last conducted the PSO in 2003. "John Williams and the Music of the Movies," will be a fundraising concert for the PSO musicians' pension fund. Ticket holders from the originally scheduled concert will receive first priority to purchase tickets. Call the Heinz Hall box office at 412-392-4900 for details
 

IndyMarion57

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Oh beautiful job!
That was AWESOME!!
Thanks for posting!!

I would LOVE to see a John Williams concert. That would totally rock.
I have heard his own "non-film" music on the radio before. It not really the same, though. haha But it is lovely.

He's my all-time favorite composer hands down!
 
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