FRIDAY NIGHT CLASSICS: JOHN WILLIAMS' HEROES

Friday 30 October 2009 at 7.30pm

Symphony Hall, Birmingham +44 (0)121-780 3333

John Wilson  conductor

Williams: Star Wars Theme 5'
Korngold: Theme from the film, "The Sea Hawk" 6'
Williams: Symphonic Suite from Star Wars 5'
Waxman: The Philadelphia Story Suite: Main Title; Tracey in Love; End Title 6'
Williams: Jaws: Shark Theme 3'
Herrmann: Taxi Driver: Main Title 3'
Williams: Adventures on Earth: E. T. 10'
Newman: Airport: Main Title 5'
Williams: Escapades Suite: from Catch me if You Can 13'
Rozsa: Ben Hur - Parade of the Charioteers 3'
Williams: Schindler's List Theme 5'
Williams: Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind 8'
Williams: Harry's Wondrous World 4'

From blockbuster to blockbuster, tonight's concert is a celebration of great film themes with live symphony orchestra, as you've never heard them before. Travel across the stars with an unbeatable line-up featuring the music of John Williams and the amazing film-score writers that influenced him.

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