Popular Post Snowster 23 Posted March 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2023 I'm in no way affiliated with this event or the organizations responsible for arranging it, but still wanted to share this information! The Vantaa Orchestra is having a three concert festival starting this weekend at the Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo). As of now tickets are still available (got mine today)..!! The orchestra and the concert hall are really good, even by international standards and hey have performed multiple John Williams themed concerts in the past years. This is the first multi concert festival consisting of three consecutive concerts for the next three weeks. Highly recommended! Here is the schedule and concert program(s) for the upcoming concerts: World of Adventures, March 18th, at 7PM Superman March Goodbye Mr. Chips Fiddler On The Roof Jaws: The Shark Theme Hook: Flight to Neverland The Terminal: The Tale of Viktor Navorski The Adventures of Tintin – The Duel ET – Adventures on Earth Intermission Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Adventures of Mutt The Crystal Spell Sabrina Cowboys Overture Marion’s Theme End Titles Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Wondrous Worlds, March 25th, at 7PM Olympic Fanfare and Theme Jurassic Park Witches of Eastwick – The Devil’s Dance 7 Years in Tibet Hedwig’s Theme Intermission Sorcerer’s Stone – Nimbus 2000- Fluffy and his harp Escapades – Closing In (Catch Me if You Can) Sugarland Express Memoirs of a Geisha – The Chairman’s Waltz and Sayuri’s theme BFG – A Child’s Tale Harry’s Wondrous World The Force, April 1st, at 7PM Dartmoor 1912 / War Horse March from 1941 Swing Swing Swing from 1941 Schindler’s List: Main theme, Immolation, Stolen Memories Hymn to the Fallen Dry Your Tears, Afrika – Amistad Home Alone: Somewhere in my memory Suite from Close Encounters of the Third Kind Intermission Music from Star Wars Force awakens: I. March of Resistance II. Rey’s Theme III. Scherzo for X-Wing IV. The Jedi Steps and Finale Selection of Music from the Star Wars Saga: I. Across the Stars II. The Asteroid Field III. Parade of the Ewoks IV. Cantina Band V. Here They Come VI. Luke and Leia VII. The Forest Battle VIII. Princess Leia IX. Battle of the Heroes X. Duel of the Fates Raiders of the SoundtrArk, ConorPower, GerateWohl and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 I would give my eye teeth to hear "Swing, Swing, Swing" live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted March 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2023 I am performing in these concerts😎 Unfortunately there are few changes in the program, for some reason The Asteroid Field and The Forest Battle were left out of that third concert. Never played those, so sad!😭😍 Wonderful program in any case. Incanus, Hook85, Snowster and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 How often are Immolation & Stolen Memories played in concerts? Must be super rare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,483 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Wow...Fluffy and his harp. Probably also super rare in concert nowadays (not counting the live-to-screen performances). We need a 6 CD box set of all this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook85 16 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 The program on April 1st sounds amazing. I guess it will be with a choir? For duell of fates, somewhere in my memory, dry your eyes, afrika. But they should update the website. It says the 87-year-old John Williams...:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 5 hours ago, Hook85 said: The program on April 1st sounds amazing. I guess it will be with a choir? For duell of fates, somewhere in my memory, dry your eyes, afrika. But they should update the website. It says the 87-year-old John Williams...:-) Yes, the third concert is with the choir. And I told the orchestra manager that there is a mistake, he is not that young! Hook85 and Incanus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 I still miss your avatar Hornist. Bring it back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 I found it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igger6 894 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 On 14/03/2023 at 9:22 AM, Snowster said: World of Adventures, March 18th, at 7PM Goodbye Mr. Chips If adventure has a name, it must be Mr. Chips! 🤣 Smeltington and Joni Wiljami 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 1 hour ago, igger6 said: If adventure has a name, it must be Mr. Chips! 🤣 Of course there are (wonderful) music that doesn't go under the title of the concert but if you stretch only a little, Chips was Arabian Lawrence!! And Indy was starring in Sabrina.... 🍿 🍿 🍿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 This is fantastic news! On 14/03/2023 at 5:15 PM, Jay said: How often are Immolation & Stolen Memories played in concerts? Must be super rare I have never heard of any orchestra performing those. Such a shame I can't make it to the last concert. I am certainly attending the first two concerts but alas I can't make it to the last one as I am away from Helsinki that weekend. If only I had heard about this festival sooner I might have changed my plans. I was at the previous John Williams concert this orchestra gave in 2021 and it was fantastic. Seven Years in Tibet was one of the highlights then but the whole concert programme and performances were excellent (some of the pieces are repeated in these concerts as well). Looking forward to hearing you play Pasi! Jay and Joni Wiljami 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 @Joni Wiljami can you say, what choir or choirs will be performing in the 1st of April concert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 16 minutes ago, Incanus said: @Joni Wiljami can you say, what choir or choirs will be performing in the 1st of April concert? I'm not sure but last time it was the 90-piece choir of Vaskivuori high school. Probably them and they were good. 😎 Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook85 16 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 33 minutes ago, Joni Wiljami said: I'm not sure but last time it was the 90-piece choir of Vaskivuori high school. Probably them and they were good. 😎 That sounds so amazing! Will check if there is a chance to attend :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 22 hours ago, Joni Wiljami said: I'm not sure but last time it was the 90-piece choir of Vaskivuori high school. Probably them and they were good. 😎 They were very good indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,020 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Oh wow, such dose will give any fan a Type 1 Johnny-babytis. Karol Incanus and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 On 17/03/2023 at 10:26 AM, crocodile said: Oh wow, such dose will give any fan a Type 1 Johnny-babytis. Karol Or such dose will give any brass player a Type 1 lip-paralysis. Incanus and crocodile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Well there was an update on the orchestra's site about the 3rd concert and the choir will be the Helsinki Philharmonic Choir. On 14/03/2023 at 4:22 PM, Snowster said: The Force, April 1st, at 7PM Dartmoor 1912 / War Horse March from 1941 Swing Swing Swing from 1941 Schindler’s List: Main theme, Immolation, Stolen Memories Hymn to the Fallen Dry Your Tears, Afrika – Amistad Home Alone: Somewhere in my memory Suite from Close Encounters of the Third Kind Intermission Music from Star Wars Force awakens: I. March of Resistance II. Rey’s Theme III. Scherzo for X-Wing IV. The Jedi Steps and Finale Selection of Music from the Star Wars Saga: I. Across the Stars II. The Asteroid Field III. Parade of the Ewoks IV. Cantina Band V. Here They Come VI. Luke and Leia VII. The Forest Battle VIII. Princess Leia IX. Battle of the Heroes X. Duel of the Fates The Vantaa Orchestra's own site lists a shorter program for the 3rd concert with less Star Wars music for the second half and no Immolation or Stolen Memories from Schindler's List for the 1st half: OHJELMA / PROGRAM 1.Dartmoor 1912 / War Horse 2. March from 1941 3. Swing Swing Swing from 1941 4. Schindler’s List Main Theme 5. Hymn to the Fallen* 6. Dry Your Tears, Afrika - Amistad* 7. Home Alone Somewhere in My Memory 8. Suite from Close Encounters of the Third Kind —väliaika— 1. The Jedi Steps and Finale 2. Across the Stars 3. Parade of the Ewoks 4. Princess Leia 5. Here They Come 6. Battle of the Heroes 7. Luke and Leia 8. Duel of the Fates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Incanus 5,716 Posted March 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2023 I just came back from the 1st concert and it was as excellent as I expected it to be. The orchestra was in great form and performed with enthusiasm and energy. And indeed as with any Williams concert, the whole orchestra (and especially the brass section) get a proper workout and it is always a delight to see the intricacies of Williams' orchestrations when watching the orchestra live. What a terrific night! Jay, Timo Martikainen, Joni Wiljami and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 The second concert starts in less than an hour. So much great music in store. And they added Arlington from JFK to the first half of the programme. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Incanus 5,716 Posted March 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2023 I just came back from the the second concert and it was brilliant! Great selection of music in the programme and great solos and soloists. And one of the most rousing versions of the Star Wars Main Title I have ever heard as an encore! Wow! @Joni WiljamiPasi, thank you for your fantastic performances and if you could pass my warmest thanks to the entire orchestra that would be great! You were all excellent! Tom, Joni Wiljami, Jay and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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