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Lord of the Rings Symphony
Last Friday (7/16/04) I got to attend Howard Shore's LotR Symphony at Benaroyal Hall in Seattle, with the Seattle Symphony. It was six movements, about 2 and a half hours. It was totally worth the $40 I spent on tickets, it was marvellous. I'm not a regular symphony-goer so don't ask me any more. It was accompanied by sketches and drawings by Alan Lee and John Howe (hope I've got the names right, I've mislaid my program.) The Seattle audience was very enthusiastic.
It's happening in about five cities worldwide. I highly recommend it if it comes to your neck of the woods. It was thrilling. You wouldn't think so, since most of us probably have the music memorized, but it was really amazing. And I enjoyed watching Mr. Shore conduct. And the female soloist, whose name utterly escapes me, was fabulous. |
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Wow, that would be amazing. I love the music from Lord of the Rings and it would be wonderful to see it performed live. They need to come to Atlanta, because that's probably the closest they would come to me. Even though it's still about 4 hours away, I'd bug my parents to let me go.
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Hmmm..maybe Chicago? I'd pay and drive to hear/see this too! Lucky Entlover!
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My daughter saw it in Sydney. She said she cried most of the way through it (because it was so emotional!! - not because it was bad
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![]() Hmmm... I got a mailing that it's coming to Chicago but hadn't really been considering going. Maybe I'll think about it some more. Not really a symphony-goer myself, but there's always a first, right?
(For Lizra and any others close enough to Chicago) It will be at the Auditorium Theatre on October 8th & 9th, 8 pm (CST) and it says it features the great vocalist 'Sissel' (now why is that name familiar? ![]() Uh... I'll ask my wife if she'd like to go, but would it be just too weird for Chicago regional-area 'mooters to meet and see it together? Or rendezvous after the show? ![]()
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Has anyone heard if they're planning to come to Atlanta?
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That was her name - Sissel! I knew it started with an S.
She was very beautiful and has a marvelous voice. Some of the other soloists were hard to hear under the music, but she was highly audible. I highly recommend the symphony if it comes anywhere near you. It's only going to be in a few cities and it's a major event. And it was cool watching Howard Shore conduct. It's funny but his personality seems to come through. You wouldn't think that watching somebody's back for 2 hours would tell you much about them, but so it is. |
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Khamul, I've looked in several places on the web and can't seem to find much info on where the symphony will be. It will be performed in New Mexico on Sept 17 and 19, at UNMs Popejoy Hall. That's all I can find out. Suggest you call your local symphony orchestra and ask if they're hosting Howard Shore anytime soon.
Here's a cool note by someone who interviewed Howard Shore about the symphony: http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1090630504 |
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That's too bad. It's odd that it's so hard to find out where it's being presented. If anyone finds out the rest of the cities, maybe he could post them.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra recently played it at the Mann Center in Philly. Sadly, I was too busy to go.
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Well... never gone to a symphony before, but I'm going.
Asked my wife about it. At first she wasn't interested (can't get her 'into' Tolkien), but she looked at the mailing and later said, "OK, I'll go there with you." So I called Ticketmaster and got two tickets for Friday, October 8th. If anyone else is considering seeing it in Chicago, it's October 8th and 9th at 8pm. Tickets are $33, $48, $63 or $78, depending on seating... and there were about 4 extra charges that came to about $11 or $12 per ticket. So... brace yourselves! ![]()
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The day after my birthday!!!! ![]() ![]() Val, you are a lucky duck.... I wish I lived closer to Chicago ... Perhaps it will come to the Rochester Philharmonic next season, though. They're a great orchestra and have gotten excellent performers and programs in the past. I'll have to look it up! (Hiy'all, BTW -- I know I haven't posted in awhile...limited time & access!! Miss you all!!! BC)
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Oh, I wanna go! Oh wow that'd be awesome, I love the music!
It's not playing here though. ![]() You guys better enjoy it ! ![]() |
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Im going to the LOTR Symphony at the Hollywood Bowl this september. But Howard Shore isnt going to be conducting.
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Here's what Ticketmaster says: I could only find info for the USA however:
The Symphony will be at: Hollywood Bowl in LA on 9/21 at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on 10/8 and 10/9, at the Fox Theatre in Detroit Michigan on 10/16, and at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore MD on 12/7 and 8. |
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