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Star Wars to E.T. . . Magnificent Seven to Out of Africa…
Who could forget those award-winning movies and the music that made them famous?
You can reminisce and enjoy that spine-tingling music when South Mountain Community College hosts The Phoenix Symphony on Feb. 23, at 7 pm.
Resident Conductor Lawrence Golan will lead this fourth annual concert -- “Lights, Camera, Action: The Music That Made Movies Famous ” -- in Performance Hall at the college, 7050 S. 24th St. (just north of Baseline Rd.)
The memorable, upbeat selections will include John Williams’ “Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra I,” “E.T.: Adventures on Earth,” and excerpts from Elmer Bernstein’s “Magnificent Seven,” and John Barry’s “Theme from ‘Out of Africa.’”
Also promising to delight the audience are vibrant selections by composers Giuseppe Verdi,Richard Strauss, Pietro Mascagni and Gioacchino Rossini.
“ ‘Lights, Camera, Action: The Music That Made Movies Famous’ with the Phoenix Symphony will be a wonderful evening of music with an exceptional orchestra,” SMCC President Ken Atwater said. “This is an opportunity for our community and students to experience outstanding and memorable music.”
Tickets are: $10 general, $8 seniors (age 62 and above), $7 for students. Seating is open (no reserved seats).
For ticket information, call the SMCC Performing Arts Hotline: 602.243.8353.
Performance Hall of SMCC is wheelchair accessible. Please call the hotline number (602.243.8353) if you have questions about disability services.
About Dr. Lawrence Golan
Phoenix Symphony Resident Conductor
Lawrence Golan began his tenure with The Phoenix Symphony as Resident Conductor for the 2006-07 season. He leads concerts in each of the Symphony's major series including Classics, Pops, and Family performances. In addition, he guests conduct professional orchestras, opera and
ballet companies in the United States and around the world.
Dr. Golan has conducted orchestras throughout the United States and in 10 countries. Recent international performances include concerts with the Russian State Symphony Orchestra in Moscow, the Harrogate Symphony Orchestra in England, and a tour of Italy with the Orchestra Citta' di Grosseto. Dr. Golan is recognized for his expertise in the complete spectrum of musical styles and periods.
In addition to his new role as Resident Conductor, Dr. Golan also leads the Phoenix Symphony Guild Youth Orchestra. He also continues his work as Director of Orchestral Studies at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music, teaching graduate conducting majors and conducting the Lamont Symphony Orchestra and Opera Theatre.
A native of Chicago, Dr. Golan holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the Indiana University School of Music, and a doctorate from the New England Conservatory of Music. In addition, Golan has studied at all of the major conducting festivals including Aspen and Tanglewood, where he was awarded the Leonard Bernstein Conducting Fellowship in 1999.
ABOUT THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY
Founded in 1947, The Phoenix Symphony proudly serves the citizens of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, central Arizona, and the southwestern United States. What began as an occasional group of musicians performing a handful of concerts each year (in a city of fewer than 100,000 people) today serves more than 300,000 people annually, with 275 concerts and presentations throughout the Valley of the Sun and beyond. The 75-member Phoenix Symphony presents an annual season from September through May, featuring classical and pops concerts in downtown Phoenix, along with a variety of symphonic and community presentations in Scottsdale, in Prescott, and throughout central Arizona. Each season, the Symphony performs for more than 50,000 students and children (representing over 260 different schools), helping to introduce music to new generations through a variety of education, community, and youth-engagement programs.