“Classics of the Silver Screen” on tonight’s “Evening Concert”

Tonight at 7:00 on the Evening Concert on FM 90.9 it’s the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra led by guest conductor Lawrence Loh presenting “Classics of the Silver Screen”, a program of “Themes”. You’ll hear the “Theme from “Out of Africa”, and from “Chariots of Fire”, as well as other famous orchestral film-music.  

Wednesday, August 9: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO 16-17_09)

Classics of the Silver Screen

Lawrence Loh, conductor; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Student Chorale

Alfred NEWMAN: 20th Century Fox Fanfare; Jeff TYZIK: The “Big Movie Suite”;

Nino ROTA: Waltz from “The Godfather”; John BARRY: Theme from “Out of Africa”;

VANGELIS: Theme from “Chariots of Fire”; Elton JOHN: “Circle of Life” from “The Lion King”; Ernest GOLD: “Exodus: An Orchestral Tone Poem” John WILLIAMS: “Flying Theme” from “E.T.”; James HORNER: Suite from “Titanic”; Max Steiner: Theme from “Now, Voyager”;

Miklos ROZSA: Prelude and Parade from “Ben Hur”;

[PSO fill: Erich Wolfgang KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto. Itzhak Perlman, violin; Andre Previn, conductor]