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Film music night in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Started by Maglorfin, May 14 2009 07:42 AM

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#1 Maglorfin

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Posted 14 May 2009 - 07:42 AM

I know this is a very short notice and tough chance, but just in case anybody is in or near Ljubljana, Slovenia tonight, he definitely should come to a fantastic film music concert in the Gallus Hall of Cankarjev dom (more info about the venue here). The programme will be as follows:

John Williams: Main Title from Star Wars
John Williams: Suite from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
John Williams: Three pieces for violin and orchestra from Schindler's List (Main Theme, Jewish Town (Krakow, the Winter of 1941), Remembrances)
Jani Golob: Music from TV series Čisto pravi gusar for the orchestra
Christopher Gunning: Poirot Fantasy for saxophone and orchestra
Christopher Gunning: La mome Piaf, music from La Vie en Rose for accordion and orchestra
John Corigliano: Chaconne for violin and orchestra from The Red Violin
Monty Norman/Calvin Custer: The James Bond Theme
Calvin Custer: Suite from Star Trek movies
Lalo Schifrin: Mission Impossible Theme
Elmer Bernstein: Music from The Magnificent Seven
John Williams: Main Title March from Superman

The concert will be performed by Slovenian RTV Symphony Orchestra. I have the ticket already, needless to say.

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#2 Incanus

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Posted 14 May 2009 - 08:19 AM

The programme looks really good and has a great and somewhat atypical middle section. I just love Christopher Gunning's Poirot scores and the Fantasy for saxophone and orchestra might be interesting indeed. That composer is seriously underpresented on CD in general.
Corigliano's Chaconne is just wonderful as well.

Ars superior est vita hominum.

"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-

I think music is a stream of some kind. It could be blood. It could be water. It could be ether. Whatever it is it seems to be a living, organic force that’s in motion, that serves humanity and is part of humanity and part of what describes us as humans. We sing, play, dance, all the things that we do. And there is a vibrant and great literature we have been given. ... As musicians, we join the stream. We swim in the stream with all the other millions of music makers. It’s a life force, a strong one, surrounding us and we are part of it. -John Williams-

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#3 Maglorfin

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Posted 14 May 2009 - 09:16 AM

Yes, I've also always loved Gunning's Agatha Christie's Poirot music and always wanted to hear it being performed live, as the chances for that are extremely scarce, so I'm really looking forward to this.

Another gem would be to hear some Parker's Midsomer Murders stuff, but maybe next time. (Sometime ago, I actually made an arrangement of Agnus Dei cue for string orchestra and two sopranos, which was then actually performed by the symphony orchestra I play in.)

But most of all, I'm looking foward to JW stuff, of course.

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#4 Incanus

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Posted 14 May 2009 - 09:42 AM

But most of all, I'm looking foward to JW stuff, of course.

That goes without saying if there is any JW music in the programme

Ars superior est vita hominum.

"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-

I think music is a stream of some kind. It could be blood. It could be water. It could be ether. Whatever it is it seems to be a living, organic force that’s in motion, that serves humanity and is part of humanity and part of what describes us as humans. We sing, play, dance, all the things that we do. And there is a vibrant and great literature we have been given. ... As musicians, we join the stream. We swim in the stream with all the other millions of music makers. It’s a life force, a strong one, surrounding us and we are part of it. -John Williams-

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#5 Maglorfin

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Posted 14 May 2009 - 09:57 AM

Truer words were never spoken.

Human aggression is instinctual. Humans have not evolved any ritualised aggression-inhibiting mechanisms to ensure the survival of the species. For this reason man is considered a very dangerous animal.

-- Konrad Lorenz