The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Meets the Hobbit – Lafayette

with Pacific Chamber Symphony

Friday, November 7, 7:30-9:30PM

Lafayette Library Community Hall, 3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette

Adults $35, Seniors $30, Students $10, Child Free with paid Adult

http://www.pacificchambersymphony.org/lafayette.html

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/883167

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“Join us for a musical journey into the heart of the fantastical. Our trip begins with the evocative music of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Paul Dukas, followed by Hungarian gypsy strains in Bela Bartok’s beautiful Suite for Small Orchestra. Next we travel to Middle Earth with Bilbo Baggins, wise old Gandalf, intrepid Dwarves, the unearthly Gollum, and of course the wicked Smaug in Christopher Caliendo’s new composition, The Hobbit: A Symphonic Portrait, just in time for the movie to hit the theaters!

Of course Walt Disney made Paul Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice famous with his delightful cartoon representation of the overeager Apprentice not being able to control the magic he creates. In some ways the Hobbit is a contemporary version of a similar idea; Bilbo starts of clumsily enough and although he won’t become a wizard, he does learn to use the magic of the ring. The Hungarian Composer Bela Bartok’s Second Suite for Small Orchestra Opus 4 brings the other world sense to classical music with melodies and harmonies of the gypsy world.

Composer Christopher Caliendo is the first composer in Vatican history to be twice commissioned by a Pope – Pope John Paul II. His film score for 20th Century Fox’s Iron Horse was voted top ten film scores of the year by Film Score Monthly, received the distinguished Heritage Award from the Academy of Motion Pictures and was performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl as part of 20th Century Fox’s 75th Anniversary musical celebration along with John William’s Star Wars and Roger and Hammerstein’s Sound of Music.”