"The Wizard of Oz" Screening with Music Performed Live by the Pacific Symphony
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (8808 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618)
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- $52.00
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- $26.00*
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The last date listed for "The Wizard of Oz" Film Screening and Concert was Saturday July 19, 2008 / 8:00pm.
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6 Goldstar Member Reviews
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Dawn
I hope to go to more events like this. We took our grandsons 4 and 18 months and they loved it. The 4 year old sat with his funnel cake and watch the entire movie without a peep. The 18 month old ate his kernel corn and was pretty well ocupied for most of the evening.Written on Jul 22 2008
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Bryan D.
What a unique concept to synch up a truly classic movie with a live "sound track". Was a great experience but just wished it was a little warmer outdoors...Written on Jul 21 2008
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therisa
Upside: Atmosphere was lively with costumed characters, great idea. Downside: Seats were the worst I have ever gotten from Goldstar. Had I know the seats would be that bad, would have bought full price at ticketmaster.Written on Jul 21 2008
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Description
Take a nostalgic trip down the yellow brick road with Pacific Symphony as it re-creates—live!—the score to the timeless cinematic classic and one of the best-loved movies ever: “The Wizard of Oz.” Principal Pops Conductor Richard Kaufman leads the score by composer Herbert Stothart, accompanied by Judy Garland’s original 1939 studio recordings, as the film is shown in its entirety on a giant screen above the stage. The audience is invited to come dressed as one of the “Wizard of Oz” characters and sing along with such award-winning songs (written by Harold Arlen) as “We’re Off to See the Wizard,” “If I Only Had a Brain,” “Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead,” and of course, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
“The score by Herbert Stothart and the songs of Harold Arlen are perfect,” says Maestro Kaufman. “In a magical way, they help the characters to express their feelings about what they are experiencing. But the score is extremely challenging and it takes a superb group of musicians to bring the music to life as it was meant to be. There is no better orchestra to do this than Pacific Symphony, especially since many members also work in the recording studios of Hollywood, playing on motion picture and television scores.”
No stranger to motion pictures himself, Maestro Kaufman is an 18-year veteran of the industry, having joined MGM studios as music coordinator in 1984 and subsequently overseeing all television projects. While with MGM, he received two Emmy Award nominations, one as music director for the animated series “The Pink Panther,” and another as co-author of Outstanding Original Song for the series “All Dogs Go to Heaven.” As a session violinist, Kaufman has performed on numerous film and television scores including “Jaws,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Saturday Night Fever,” and “Animal House.” In addition to beginning his 18th season as principal pops conductor with Pacific Symphony in 2008-09, Kaufman also regularly performs classic and contemporary film music as guest conductor with orchestras across the country.
About the Ticket Supplier: Pacific Symphony
Pacific Symphony, celebrating its 33rd season in 2011-12, is led by Music Director Carl St.Clair. The largest orchestra formed in the U.S. in the last 40 years, the Symphony is recognized as an outstanding ensemble making strides on both the national and international scene, as well as in its own burgeoning community of Orange County. Presenting more than 100 concerts a year and a rich array of education and community programs, the Symphony reaches more than 275,000 residents--from school children to senior citizens.
The Symphony offers a popular Pops season led by Principal Pops Conductor Richard Kaufman. The Pops series stars some of the world's leading entertainers, and is enhanced by state-of-the-art video and sound. Each Pacific Symphony season also includes Café Ludwig, a three-concert chamber music series, and "Classical Connections," an orchestral series on Sunday afternoons offering rich explorations of selected works led by St.Clair. Assistant Conductor Maxim Eshkenazy brings a passionate commitment to building the next generation of audience and performer through his leadership of the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra as well as the highly regarded Family Musical Mornings series.
The Symphony offers moving musical experiences with repertoire ranging from the great orchestral masterworks to music from today's most prominent composers, highlighted by the annual American Composers Festival. The Wall Street Journal said, "Carl St.Clair, the Pacific Symphony's dynamic music director, has devoted 19 years to building not only the orchestra's skills but also the audience's trust and musical sophistication so successfully that they can now present some of the most innovative programming in American classical music to its fast-growing, rapidly diversifying community."
In addition to its winter home, the Symphony presents a summer outdoor series at Irvine's Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, the organization's summer residence since 1987.