National Symphony Orchestra Film Festival: A Portrait of John Williams
John Williams (Jan. 23) and Leonard Slatkin (Feb. 1) conduct some of Williams' finest film scores and concert hall works.
- Jan 23, 2003 at 7:00 PM
- Concert Hall
- 90 minutes
- $19.00 - $69.00
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About the Program
At the movies, one element does more than any other to heighten the suspense, enhance the romance, and ratchet up the thrills: the music. From the earliest days of cinema, filmmakers have turned to composers to help bring their art to life. Now you can hear that music performed as part of the National Symphony Orchestra's festival Soundtracks: Music and Film. This exciting festival will be co-directed by Leonard Slatkin - who, as a child in Hollywood, was mentored by leading composers and performers from cinema's golden age - and preeminent film composer John Williams, whose music has graced such seminal hits as Star Wars, E.T., Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and many more.In the first half of this exciting concert, famed film composer and multiple Academy Award-winner John Williams leads the National Symphony Orchestra in a sampling of his dynamic compositions for the concert hall: the colorful "For Seiji," written in honor of Seiji Ozawa's 25th anniversary as the Boston Symphony Orchestra's music director; and "Five Sacred Trees," a beautiful dialogue between bassoon and orchestra inspired by Celtic legend that features a solo by NSO Principal Bassoonist Sue Heineman.
The second half of the concert highlights a number of Williams' memorable film scores from some of the most successful movies in Hollywood history, all directed by longtime collaborator Steven Spielberg. From the tragic theme to Schindler's List, to a thrillingly ominous fugue from Jaws, to the magical Adventures on Earth from E.T., it's a spectacular evening of music you won't want to miss. Program:
| WILLIAMS - For Seiji! | |
| WILLIAMS - Five Sacred Trees: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra | |
| WILLIAMS - Flight to Neverland from Hook | |
| WILLIAMS - Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind | |
| WILLIAMS - Shark Cage Fugue from Jaws | |
| WILLIAMS - Theme from Schindler's List | |
| WILLIAMS - March from Raiders of the Lost Ark |
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Reviews and Articles
Review - "Fade In: Soundtracks' Starring Role"
The Washington Post "Now Slatkin and Williams have joined forces to present "Soundtracks: Music and Film," an ambitious festival that begins Thursday night [Jan. 23] at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall and continues through Feb. 1." Read More...
The Washington Post "Now Slatkin and Williams have joined forces to present "Soundtracks: Music and Film," an ambitious festival that begins Thursday night [Jan. 23] at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall and continues through Feb. 1." Read More...
Review - "For the NSO, A Grand Night For Syncing"
The Washington Post "Slatkin is brilliant not only as a conductor but as an educator as well. As narrator for the third "Soundtracks" program, he introduced a capacity audience to an absorbing evening devoted to the history of aligning music with film..." Read More...
The Washington Post "Slatkin is brilliant not only as a conductor but as an educator as well. As narrator for the third "Soundtracks" program, he introduced a capacity audience to an absorbing evening devoted to the history of aligning music with film..." Read More...
Review - "Maestros and the movies"
The Baltimore Sun "With more than 80 film credits, including the recent Catch Me If You Can, Williams is widely recognized as the leading contemporary master of the genre." Read More...
The Baltimore Sun "With more than 80 film credits, including the recent Catch Me If You Can, Williams is widely recognized as the leading contemporary master of the genre." Read More...
Review - "Music to Our Eyes"
The Washington Post "Over the course of five minutes, Williams manages to breeze through 22 film themes..." Read More...
The Washington Post "Over the course of five minutes, Williams manages to breeze through 22 film themes..." Read More...
Review - "Picture Perfect: NSO's Stellar 'Soundtracks'"
The Washington Post "Williams made a charming, self-effacing host, and a capacity audience cheered him as if he were Luke Skywalker." Read More...
The Washington Post "Williams made a charming, self-effacing host, and a capacity audience cheered him as if he were Luke Skywalker." Read More...
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