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Cincinnati Pops plays music of Star Wars in Singapore!

Post by hbng » Wed Oct 26, 2005 10:53 am

Cincinnati Pops, one of 2 top Pops Orchestras in the world today, will be performing a number of pieces from John William's Star Wars trilogy at the Esplanade today and tomorrow.

It is definitely something not to be missed.

The program is as follows:

Programme - 26 Oct, Wed
ERICH KUNZEL, conductor
DANIEL NARDUCCI, baritone *

Olympic Fanfare - JOHN WILLIAMS
arr. Rigio

Disney Classics Medley - arr. Bruce Healey
© 1993 Walt Disney Music Co. (ASCAP)
& Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI)

My Heart Will Go On from Titanic - JAMES HORNER
arr. Steven Reineke

Suite from Beauty and the Beast * - ALAN MENKEN
Words by Howard Ashman
arr. Erich Kunzel
© 1991 Walt Disney Music Co. (ASCAP)
& Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI)

A Whole New World from Aladdin * - ALAN MENKEN
arr. Danny
Troob/Crafton Beck
© 1992 Wonderland Music Co, Inc. (BMI)

Can You Feel the Love Tonight from The Lion King * - ELTON JOHN
Words by Tim Rice
arr. Crafton Beck
© 1994 Wonderland Music Co, Inc. (BMI)

Introduction to Also Sprach Zarathustra from 2001: A Space Odyssey - RICHARD STRAUSS

Themes from Star Trek - ALEXANDER COURAGE/JERRY GOLDSMITH

Re-entry and Splashdown from Apollo 13 - JAMES HORNER
arr. Joseph D. Price

Selections from Lord of the Rings - HOWARD SHORE/ENYA
arr. Joseph D. Price

Theme from Rocky - BILL CONTI

Theme from The Godfather - NINO ROTA

Theme from Mission Impossible - LALO SCHIFRIN
arr. Alan Silvestri

Theme from Goldfinger - JOHN BARRY
arr. Richard Hayman

Music of the Night from The Phantom of the Opera * - ANDREW LLOYD-WEBBER
arr. Crafton Beck

A Tribute to the Film Scores of John Williams - JOHN WILLIAMS
arr. Erich Kunzel
Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Harry Potter, Superman & Star Wars

(Approximately 90mins with intermission)

Programme - 27 Oct, Thu
ERICH KUNZEL, conductor
DANIEL NARDUCCI, baritone *

Celebration Fanfare - STEVEN REINEKE

20th Century Fox Fanfare - ALFRED NEWMAN

Parade of the Charioteers from Ben-Hur - MIKLÓS RÓZSA

Tara’s Theme from Gone With the Wind - MAX STEINER

Ole Man River from Show Boat * - JEROME KERN

Simple Gifts from Lord of the Dance - TRADITIONAL
arr. Joseph D. Price

Suite from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - TAN DUN
arr. Joseph D. Price

Suite from Disney's Mulan - JERRY GOLDSMITH
songs by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel orchestrated by Alexander Courage
© 1998 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI)

The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha * - MITCH LEIGH
arr. Bob Krogstad

The Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark - JOHN WILLIAMS
arr. Richard Hayman
March Medley

Lara’s Theme from Doctor Zhivago - MAURICE JARRE

Theme from The Magnificent Seven - ELMER BERNSTEIN

Theme from Ghost Riders In the Sky * - STAN JONES
arr. Tommy Newsom

Theme from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - BURT BACHARACH
arr. Tommy Newsom *

Pops Hoe-Down - arr. Richard Hayman

Mack the Knife from The Threepenny Opera * - KURT WEILL
arr. Steven Reineke

Memory from Cats * - ANDREW LLOYD-WEBBER
arr. Erich Kunzel

Suite from Chicago - JOHN KANDER
arr. Michael Gibson

(Approximately 90mins with intermission)

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Post by Jedi Chard » Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:54 pm

Hmmm...

The playlist on the Wed performance rocks!

Especially the finale!
Chard

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Post by hbng » Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:13 pm

Jedi Chard wrote:Hmmm...

The playlist on the Wed performance rocks!

Especially the finale!
Chard
I'd have loved to hear them perform! It's really a rare chance.

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yeah i was there

Post by sithlordcbw » Tue Nov 08, 2005 1:47 pm

went there on 26 Oct, Wed...

There was only a small portion of Star Wars music...


they played the opening theme...then Princess Leia's theme...then the finale...

the rest were all classics...
If you're not with me,

then you're my enemy.

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