| Radio City Music Hall: "The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring" |
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Date: Friday, October 9, 2009 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Radio City Music Hall, New York City RSVP: Info@SwissSociety.com |
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Join the Swiss Society for a spectacular evening at Radio City Music Hall. A family-friendly event, the 75-member Orchestra 21 from Luzern, Switzerland, and the 225-member Collegiate Chorale and Brooklyn Youth Chorus are conducted by Ludwig Wicki as they perform Howard Shore’s Academy® and Grammy®-winning score of the major motion picture: Tickets are available thru Ticket Master, and the Radio City Music Hall box office: http://www.radiocity.com/events/lord-of-the-rings-1009.html Prices range from $54 to $150. American Express card holders may get preferred seats by using the Amex ticket purchase category. Reserve early, because this will be a sold out event!
Additional information about the event is at: New York, NY — Devoted fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic The Lord of the Rings have read the books, they’ve seen Peter Jackson’s Academy® Award-winning films, and now they will have a chance to experience composer Howard Shore’s Academy® and Grammy®-winning score to The Fellowship of the Ring live at Radio City Music Hall on Friday, October 9th and Saturday October 10th. For this extraordinary event, 300 musicians—a 75-piece orchestra and a 225-member choir—have been gathered to perform the complete score to 2001’s The Fellowship of the Ring live with the motion picture on a massive screen towering above the stage. Switzerland’s 21st Century Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Ludwig Wicki and featuring The Collegiate Chorale, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, and vocal soloist Kaitlyn Lusk, will perform Shore’s epic score synchronized to picture. Shore will introduce each evening’s performances, which take place at 7:30 p.m., in a pre-concert lecture with Doug Adams, author of The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films, and will be available to greet fans at additional events scheduled throughout the weekend. This once-in-a-lifetime, family-friendly event, held at the most prestigious concert venue in the world, is a milestone affair not to be missed by fans of The Lord of the Rings and classical music lovers everywhere! Tickets go on-sale Friday, December 19th, at noon, and make the perfect holiday gift for a family outing over the Columbus Day weekend. Don’t miss it! |
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