Saddle up for a night of high-energy Western favorites with the Magic Philharmonic Orchestra! Guest conductor Deana Christensen will lead us through iconic soundtracks and spirited classics, including The Magnificent Seven, Hoedown, Dances with Wolves, William Tell Overture, Shenandoah, and more. From sweeping cinematic themes to toe-tapping cowboy rhythms, this family-friendly concert is sure to delight.

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The Wild West

Burley High School

Kick off our 72nd season with a thrilling mix of classical masterpieces like Bernstein’s Candide Overture, Sibelius’ The Swan of Tuonela, and Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre, plus iconic film scores and a nostalgic journey through ’50s and ’60s hits, including a Beach Boys medley. From the depths of the ocean with the ABZU Fantasia to the Silver Screen with the Hollywood Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra, get ready to Expect the Unexpected!

Opening Night: Expect the Unexpected

King Center for the Performing Arts

Step into the glamour of Hollywood and celebrate the opening of the GSO’s “American Season” with Opening Night: Hollywood Retrospective! Music Director Lee Mills takes the stage with iconic music from legendary films, including Ben Hur, Casablanca, Star Wars, Beauty and the Beast, and more. Enhanced by the rich voices of the Clemson University Singers, this red-carpet event promises an unforgettable evening of cinematic splendor, community pride, and timeless music. Join us at Peace Concert Hall and let the magic of the movies come alive! 

Opening Night: Hollywood Retrospective

Peace Center

Symphony at Sunset is our exciting summer benefit for the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Education and Community Engagement Programs.

Symphony at Sunset 2025

Burrows Park

### Event Description: Hollywood Spectacular Symphony San Jose

**Event:** Hollywood Spectacular Symphony San Jose

**Dates and Times:**
- **Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.**
- **Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.**

**Venue:** California Theatre, San Jose, CA

**Concert Length:** Approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes, including an intermission.

**Pre-Concert Event:** Music Notes will occur one hour prior to the concert in the auditorium.

**Tickets:** Available for purchase. Subscriptions offer savings.

**Artists:**
- **Conductor:** Peter Jaffe
- **Orchestra:** Symphony San Jose

**Program:**
- **Erich Korngold:** The Adventures of Robin Hood
- **Maurice Jarre:** Lawrence of Arabia
- **Henry Mancini:** Breakfast at Tiffany’s
- **John Barry:** Dances with Wolves
- **Malcolm Arnold:** The Bridge on the River Kwai
- **John Williams:** Schindler’s List
- **James Horner:** Titanic

**About This Performance:**
A film’s score is essential in conveying mood, pace, and tension, setting the scene, and enhancing storytelling. Since 1939, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded the Oscar for Best Score. This concert celebrates films and composers who have won this prestigious award, capturing the perfect emotions that bring films to life.

**Special Feature:**
Introducing the inaugural **Orchestra Oscars**—an exclusive set of awards designed to honor and recognize the extraordinary individuals who bring passion, dedication, and joy to Symphony San Jose. From lighthearted and fun categories to the most esteemed accolades, these awards highlight the shining stars among us and pay tribute to the diverse talents that make our orchestra shine. The winners of these coveted Orchestra Oscars will be revealed throughout the concert, adding an element of thrill, excitement, and suspense.

**Contact Information:**
- **Ticket Office Hours:** Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- **Phone Number:** 408-286-2600

Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the magic of film scores and the talented individuals who bring these masterpieces to life.

Hollywood Spectactular

California Theatre

The CSO is excited to present the final performance of the 2024-2025 Pops series with a selection of songs and scores spanning decades and generations from the iconic James Bond films. No matter if you take yours “shaken or stirred,” secret agent 007 never sounded so good!

Bond and Beyond

Gaillard Center

Heroes both historical and fictitious as well as the superheroes of the Marvel and DC comics remain fertile mine of inspiration for Hollywood and some of the best big screen adventures ever. Scores include the classics of Robin Hood and The Magnificent Seven by Eric Korngold and Elmer Bernstein as well as those by John Williams and James Horner from films depicting real-life heroics of wartime sacrifice and space exploration in Saving Private Ryan and Apollo 13. Superheroes are represented by Superman, Batman and the X-Men.

BSO: Heroes & Superheroes

Portsmouth Guildhall

In a special edition of Friday Night Is Music Night as part of the London Soundtrack Festival, the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Richard Balcombe come to Alexandra Palace Theatre to celebrate some of the best-known themes ever written for screens big and small!

Friday Night Is Music Night: London Soundtrack Festival

Alexandra Palace Theatre

Heroes both historical and fictitious as well as superheroes of the Marvel and DC comics are a fertile mine of inspiration for Hollywood and some of the best big screen adventures ever.  With music from the glorious days of Technicolor© to the recent blockbusters of today! Join us on 13 March, 2025, for an unforgettable experience!

Heroes & Superheroes

University of Exeter

Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts

Join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for a Valentine’s night to remember, featuring some of the most romantic pieces of music ever written, from the worlds of film, opera and classical music – performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Enjoy well-known themes from Spartacus, Out of Africa, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Doctor Zhivago, much-loved classics by Tchaikovsky, Bizet and Bruch’s Violin Concerto performed by Irene Duval.

Valentine’s Gala

Royal & Derngate

Join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
as it returns to Cadogan Hall with a passionate programme filled with much-loved romantic pieces from the worlds of film, opera and classical music.

Orchestral Valentines

Cadogan Hall 

Nobody does it better than Bond… James Bond. Hamilton-native Darcy Hepner takes you on a thrilling adventure for your ears only through the iconic music of James Bond films. Hamiltonian vocal stars bring the swagger and the romance of such Bond theme songs as License to Kill, Goldfinger and Skyfall.

Shaken Not Stirred: HPO Performs the Music of James Bond

Ellen Fairclough Building

In our annual tradition of performing music from popular films and television, the CSO will perform selections from your favorite 80s movie soundtracks. This year, Yuriy Bekker and the CSO welcome a special co-host and guest artist to the concert: Jean Louisa Kelly actress, singer, and dancer on Broadway, television, and film. She is best known for roles in “Yes, Dear,” Uncle Buck and Mr. Holland’s Opus, and she recently appeared in Top Gun: Maverick. Enjoy a “totally tubular” trip down memory lane with music from “bodacious” films like Beetlejuice, Beverly Hills Cop, E.T., Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Rocky, and more!

Music of the Movies: Totally 80s

From the pale moon’s glow and the calm atmosphere of prayer to the full blaze of human ‘joie de vivre’, the combination of comfort and radiance has always been central to our emotional and spiritual needs. In compiling the music for Draw On Sweet Night, VOCES8 show that composers across the ages, and therefore all of us, have always felt the same way.

Voces8

St Martin’s Church

Cinema in Concert

Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen

Fall in love with this romantic soundtrack.

Date Night

Ford Community & Performing Arts Center

Join the BBC Philharmonic for this special studio concert celebrating the music of British composer Rachel Portman, who became the first female composer to win an Academy Award, which she received for the score of Emma.

Sound of Cinema

MediaCityUK

Join us for Sunset Serenade – now at the Charleston Music Hall! A free concert to launch the 2023 Piccolo Spoleto Festival featuring the Charleston Symphony under the direction of Artistic Director, Yuriy Bekker.

Featuring vocalist Alva Anderson and the College of Charleston Trumpet Ensemble, under the direction of our very own Antonio Marti, CSO Principal Trumpet.

The program will include popular and festive selections by John Williams, George Gershwin, Giuseppi Verdi, and more classical favorites.

Sunset Serenade

Charleston Music Hall

Join us for a free outdoor concert on Seabrook Island featuring the Charleston Symphony under the direction of Principal Pops Conductor and Artistic Director, Yuriy Bekker!

Seabrook Pops

Seabrook Island

The opening concert of the Charleston Symphony Pops season will commemorate timeless music from classic movies such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s (“Moon River”), Dances with Wolves, The Wizard of Oz, Vertigo, Titanic and the renowned musicals West Side Story and La La Land.

Known for his memorable and award-winning film scores, legendary composer and conductor John Williams celebrated his 90th birthday in 2022. This concert will feature music from Williams’ film score from Lincoln and Jurassic Park. 

Music of the Movies: The Oscar Goes To…

The road from Hollywood to Broadway is paved with unforgettable songs and stories. Jack Everly, Ted Keegan (Broadway’s Phantom) and rising star Katie Scarlett Swaney have a line-up of music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Barry, Stephen Schwartz, James Horner, Ennio Morricone, and John Williams that will remind you of the musical magic of theatre and cinema. Your ESO will perform your favourite songs from Titanic, The Phantom of the Opera, La La Land, Wicked, and more!

From Broadway to Hollywood

Winspear Centre

The most powerful soundtracks can stand alone without any visual support. They come alive, becoming characters in their own right, and hearing a few bars can instantly transport us back to a favourite scene.

Symphonic Tales of British Cinema: From Hercule Poirot to Harry Potter

Centre Leonardo Da Vinci

Place des Arts

Concert tour Netherlands

Frits Philips Music Building

The Concertgebouw

Municipal Theater Nijmegen

TivoliVredenburg

What if you changed your mind about the wolf? Tan Dun features it on the double bass, during a concerto that immortalizes its position as a sacred animal on the verge of extinction. But it's the three sinister horns that describe its gray silhouette in Prokofiev's famous tale told by the colorful Thibault de Montalembert. Then, with Hollywood magic working, the conductor and composer brings Chaussette, the wolf from the western Dances with Wolves and Kevin Costner's pal, to gallop. An evening not to be missed.

Peter and the Wolf / Tan Dun

Maison de la Radio et de la Musique

Goldfinger, Lawrence of Arabia, Gone With the Wind -- imagine some of the greatest scores of The Golden Age of Hollywood, paired with contemporary favorites like Harry Potter and Mission Impossible -- and you have the perfect Movie Night at the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra! Once again, Dustin and Dominique Luecke are your hosts. To top it all off, the La Crosse Youth Symphony joins the LSO, side-by-side, for Rossini's sparking overture to The Barber of Seville -- used to wonderful effect in the great 1979 Midwestern coming-of-age classic comedy, Breaking Away.

John Barry

Events

Upcoming events

22 - 23 Jan, 2026

Symphonic Tales of British Cinema: From Hercule Poirot to Harry Potter · Orchestre Métropolitain

Feb 26 - Mar 1, 2026

Concert tour Netherlands · Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

Apr 9, 2026

Peter and the Wolf / Tan Dun · Orchestre National de France

Apr 11, 2026

Hollywood Treasures · La Crosse Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Nov 1, 2025

The Wild West · Magic Philharmonic

Oct 18, 2025

Opening Night: Expect the Unexpected · Brevard Symphony Orchestra

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