Hartford Symphony Orchestra Announces Weekend Concerts

From Hartford Symphony Orchestra:

HARTFORD, CT - The Hartford Symphony Orchestra invites the community to enjoy two performances this weekend.

Hartford Symphony Orchestra POPS! Series

Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton

Saturday, October 22, 2016 │ 7:30 pm

Mortensen Hall │ The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts

Ticket Information: Tickets begin at $32.50. Student tickets are $10 and $25 tickets are available for patrons age 40 and under. To purchase tickets or for more information, please call (860) 987-5900 or visit www.hartfordsymphony.org.

Composer Danny Elfman and visionary Hollywood filmmaker Tim Burton have created a unique concert experience, blending music and visuals to celebrate the three decades-long partnership of two of Hollywood’s top creators. This live concert features Elfman’s celebrated film scores brought to life on stage by orchestra and choir, enhanced by the stunning visuals of Burton’s original sketches, drawings, story boards, and film clips rendered in exquisite detail on the big screen. Featuring music from Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Alice in Wonderland, and more! This month, Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton won two 2016 Emmy Awards: Outstanding Music Direction and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Show or Special.

Audience members who come in costume will be entered to win HSO tickets!

Hartford Symphony Orchestra Sunday Serenades Chamber Music Series

Mozart and Man Ray

Sunday, October 23, 2016│2:00 pm

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford

Ticket Information: Tickets are $30 ($25 for HSO subscribers and Atheneum members). Ticket price includes general admission to the Wadsworth Atheneum on the day of the concerts. To purchase tickets or for more information, please call 860-987-5900 or visit www.hartfordsymphony.org.

Taking inspiration from The Wagstaff Collection of Photographs, this Sunday Serenades season opener reflects the intimacy of portraiture, the beauty of the natural landscape, and the brilliance of human creativity with Mozart’s elegant playful Trio in E-flat Major, K. 498, “Kegelstatt,” Adams’ travel-inspired Road Movies, and Hummel’s whirling Grande Sérénade en Poutpourri, No. 1, Op. 63. Sunday Serenades Artistic Director and HSO Concertmaster Leonid Sigal will be joined by Michael Wheeler on viola, Peter Zay on cello, Curt Blood on clarinet, and Margreet Francis on piano for this performance.

To watch the HSO’s new promotional video, “Welcome to the Hartford Symphony Orchestra,” click here.

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