Jay 37,352 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Quote The film showings will be in HD on a giant screen, while the orchestra's 90 musicians and 160 choristers perform the music from the soundtrack in sync with the films. "The logistics are huge. It's the biggest project we've ever done," said Andrew Bales, president of Symphony Silicon Valley, which will present two cycles of the trilogy at the Center for the Performing Arts, with separate screenings for each of the three films over a four-day period, April 16-19, on a 48-by-20-foot screen. It will be the first American orchestra ever to present filmmaker Peter Jackson's entire trilogy in tight sequence. The project amounts to a marathon for the musicians, since composer Howard Shore's score runs to more than 10 hours in total. Wow! Full article and ticket info: http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_26917120/lord-rings-trilogy-screen-live-orchestra-san-jose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannhauser 101 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 So on April the 18th, the orchestra will perform Return of the King at 1300 and Fellowship of the Ring at 1900? Who are these guys? That's a superhuman task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 So on April the 18th, the orchestra will perform Return of the King at 1300 and Fellowship of the Ring at 1900? Who are these guys? That's a superhuman task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I'm assuming that Ludwig Wicki will be conducting these, since he's the 'A' conductor for this particular gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannhauser 101 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 So on April the 18th, the orchestra will perform Return of the King at 1300 and Fellowship of the Ring at 1900? Who are these guys? That's a superhuman task. Never heard of the same orchestra performing Rheingold and Götterdämmerung in one day. That's about the equivalence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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