Heroes, Villains, and Virtuosos: Symphony Under the Stars
Category: Events Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Sunday, Jul 20, 2025 8pm - 10pm
Location
Town Point Park
Waterside Drive
Details
Heroes, Villains, and Virtuosos: Symphony Under the Stars
Alexander Chen, conductor
Join us for this FREE family-friendly concert presented by the Festevents! Take a musical journey across the big screen and find what makes a ‘hero‘ and what makes a ‘villain’. Enjoy tales of inspiration and bravery with John Williams’s “Superman March”, Grieg’s music from Peer Gynt, selections from West Side Story and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, and more.
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PROGRAM:
John Stafford Smith Star-Spangled Banner
Gioacchino Rossini Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
Edvard Grieg Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt
Leonard Bernstein/Mason West Side Story: Selections for Orchestra
Ennio Morricone/Longfield “Gabriel’s Oboe” from The Mission
Adolph Schreiner “Immer kleiner (Always Smaller)
John Williams “Viktor’s Tale” from The Terminal
Tchaikovsky Finale from Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64
Stephen Schwartz / Ricketts, Ted Highlights from Wicked
John Williams Scherzo for Motorcycle
John Williams Superman March
