Details

Straight from the vaults of the legendary MGM, RKO and Warner Brothers Studios, dazzling new 35mm prints of some of the best-loved film scenes of all time are projected on a screen above the Winspear stage with live accompaniment by the ESO and Bill Eddins. Featured are excerpts from Gone With the Wind, Ben-Hur, Citizen Kane, The Adventures of Robin Hood, An American in Paris and The Wizard of Oz.

Limited seating available. Please call the box office at 780-428-1414 to purchase tickets.

$79 Dress Circle (A)
$69 Terrace (B)
$58 Orchestra (C)
$49 Upper Circle (D)
$36 Gallery (E)
$24 Orchestra Front (F)
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Tickets subject to applicable service charges.

Thank you to our performance sponsor: 

Thank you to the generous supporters of this series: Bill & Mary Jo Robbins

This concert is also performed on June 4, 2010 at 8 pm.

Program Information

Disney's Beauty and the Beast Orchestral Suite: Alan Menken
(arr Danny Troob)

The Adventures of Robin Hood: Erich Wolfgang Korngold
starring Errol Flynn
Scene 1: The Ambush
Scene 2: The Archery Contest
Scene 3: Escape from the Gallows

The greatest Robin Hood of them all... his ambush from the trees, his capture at the archery contest, and his daredevil escape from the gallows!

Gone with the Wind: Max Steiner
starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh
Scene 1: The Burning of Atlanta
Scene 2: "I'll never be hungry again!"

The spectacular and tragic burning of Atlanta, and the most heartbreaking vow of all time: "I'll never be hungry again!"

Ben-Hur: Miklos Rozsa
starring Charlton Heston
Scene 1: The Chariots
Scene 2: The Birth
Scene 3: Crossing the Desert
Scene 4: The Sea Battle

The birth with the sound of the Shofar, his meeting with Jesus while crossing the desert, his remarkable escape during a furious sea battle, and the triumphant parade of the chariots!

Intermission

Avatar - Music from the 20th Century Fox motion Picture: James Horner
(arr Victor Pesavento)

Citizen Kane: Bernard Herrmann
starring Orson Welles
Scene 1: Rosebud
Scene 2: The Furnace

The foreboding prelude... the heartrending finale.

An American in Paris: George Gershwin
starring Oscar Levant
Scene: Gershwin Piano Concerto

His musical dreams of glory are realized in the greatest piano fantasy ever!

The Wizard of Oz: Herbert Stothart
starring Judy Garland
Scene 1: The Cyclone
Scene 2: Scarecrow Dance
Scene 3: Toto's Escape
Scene 4: Return to Kansas

The happiest dream ever... with the never-seen-before Scarecrow dance, Toto's escape, and the march of the Winkies, and "There's No Place Like Home!"

All films courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Turner Entertainment Co.

Artist Information

William Eddins, conductor

William Eddins is in his fifth season as Music Director of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. A native of Buffalo, New York, he currently resides in Minneapolis with his lovely wife Jen, a clarinetist, and their two boys Raef (AKA Raefster; Munchers) and Riley (AKA Squeaky; The Imp; Dr. No).

Bill has been playing piano since he was five when his parents bought a Wurlitzer Grand piano at a garage sale. He started conducting during his sophomore year at the Eastman School of Music, and most of the '80s were spent trying to decide whether to pursue a career in conducting or piano. The quandary was answered for him when he realized that the life of a poor, starving pianist was for the birds. In 1989 Bill decided to study conducting with Dan Lewis at the University of Southern California, from whence he managed to land assistant conductor posts with the Chicago Symphony and the Minnesota Orchestra in 1992.

Bill has many non-musical hobbies including: cooking, eating, discussing food, and planning dinner parties. He is also quite fond of biking, tennis, reading, and pinball. Unfortunately, due to pianistic paranoia his days in the martial arts are long over.

Bill is committed to bringing classical music to the greater public. He has started a podcast – Classical Connections – which is dedicated to exploring the history of classical music and highlights live chamber music performances in which Bill has taken part (check it out for yourself at Bill Eddins' website). He has also produced a solo piano CD – Bad Boys, Volume I – which features Beethoven's "Hammerklavier" Sonata and Albright's Nightmare Fantasy Rag. His latest recording, on the Naxos label, features American music for cello and orchestra.