The Blue Planet in Concert

Sunday, February 17, 2013, 2:00 pm

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre

The Blue Planet in Concert

2012-2013 Air Canada Presents

  • Lucas Waldin, conductor
    Tommy Banks, narrator
    Members of Òran (Kathleen Skinner, director)
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About this Concert
A unique theatrical presentation of the most remarkable film sequences from the celebrated BBC/Discovery television series The Blue Planet. The wonders of our underwater world are displayed on a giant screen while the ESO and a 16 voice choir perform the dazzling Emmy Award-winning score composed by George Fenton with narration by Tommy Banks.

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February 16, 2013 at 7pm

Next Air Canada Presents
June 4, 2013
Two Orchestras Play the Music of John Williams

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Ticket Information

Dress Circle (A)
Adult $79 / Youth $29
Terrace (B)
Adult $69 / Youth $29
Orchestra (C)
Adult $59 / Youth $29
Upper Circle (D)
Adult $49 / Youth $19
Gallery (E)
Adult $29 / Youth $19
Orchestra Front (F)
Adult $59 / Youth $19
Youth aged 18 and under. Tickets subject to applicable service charges.

Artist Info

George Fenton, composer

George Fenton began writing music for the theatre in 1974 and has worked extensively for The Royal Shakespeare Company, The National Theatre and Riverside Studios. Scores include Good, Mother Courage, Racing Demon, and most recently, Othello (Stratford 1999).

Since 1983, he has devoted much of his time to feature films and now divides his work between London and Hollywood. Film credits include:  Memphis Belle, The Long Walk Home, Groundhog Day, Shadowlands, The Madness of King George, The Crucible, Ever After, and You've Got Mail. Most recent scores include Anna and the King, Sweet Sixteen and Sweet Home Alabama.

His film scores have been nominated for five Oscars: Ghandi, Dangerous Liaisons, Cry Freedom (Best Song and Best Score) and The Fisher King and three Golden Globes: Cry Freedom, and Anna and The King (Best Song and Best Score). He has also won both BAFTA and Ivor Novello awards and an Emmy for ‘Best Original Television Music’, for his score to the BBC’s Natural History series, The Blue Planet.

Multimedia

A clip from the BBC series "Blue Planet":

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