Friday 3 & Saturday 4 March 2017 Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall CONCERT PROGRAM
ARTISTS
A Note from the Composer
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
In his highly successful book, Jurassic Park, author Michael Crichton enabled us to imagine what the return of the great vertebrates of 150 million years ago might be like. In his thrilling 1993 film adaptation, Steven Spielberg brought these fascinating and terrifying creatures to life, and in so doing captivated movie audiences around the world.
Benjamin Northey Conductor Myf Warhurst Presenter This concert has a duration of approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including a 20-minute interval.
Benjamin Northey Since returning to Australia from Europe in 2006, Benjamin Northey has rapidly emerged as one of the nation’s leading musical figures. Since 2011, he has held the position of Associate Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and, in 2015, he became Chief Conductor of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. He currently lives in Melbourne with his wife (the accomplished French Horn player Joanne Montesano) and their children.
I must say that I greatly enjoyed the challenge of trying to tell the film’s story musically. And while we can luxuriate this evening in the magnificent sound produced by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as they perform the entire score live to the picture, it’s nevertheless tempting to imagine what the trumpeting of these great beasts of the distant past might have been like… I know I speak for everyone connected with the making of Jurassic Park in saying that we’re greatly honored by this event… and I hope that tonight’s audience will have some measure of the joy we experienced while making the film more than twenty years ago.
John Williams Jurassic Park – Film with Orchestra produced by Film Concerts Live!, a joint venture of IMG Artists, LLC and The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. Producers: Steven A. Linder and Jamie Richardson Production Coordinator: Rob Stogsdill Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC Technical Director: Mike Runice and Matthew Yelton Music Composed by John Williams Jurassic Park is a trademark and copyright of Universal Studios. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Music Preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music Service. Film Preparation for Concert Performance: Ramiro Belgardt. Technical Consultant: Laura Gibson Sound Remixing for Concert Performance: Chace Audio by Deluxe. The score for Jurassic Park has been adapted for live concert performance. With special thanks to: Universal Studios, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, John Williams, Chris Herzberger, Noah Bergman, Paul Ginsburg, Paul Tamara Woolfork, Adrienne Crew, Darice Murphy and Mark Graham.
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