Star Wars and More

Sat, Jul 11, 2009 | 8:00 PM

Explore the musical mystique of space travel with a stellar lineup: Holst’s incredible symphonic masterpiece, The Planets (visually dazzling with high-definition footage of the planets shown on the big screens, courtesy of NASA); John Williams’s out-of-this-world Star Wars suite; and Strauss’s thrilling sonic adventure, Also sprach Zarathustra (immortalized in the Stanley Kubrick film, 2001: A Space Odyssey). ASO Assistant Conductor and League of American Orchestras Fellow Mei-Ann Chen conducts.




PROGRAM

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STRAUSS: Also sprach Zarathustra
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WILLIAMS: Star Wars suite
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HOLST: The Planets


FEATURED ARTISTS
Mei-Ann Chen
Conductor

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