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Television and movies are often considered—probably both justly and unjustly—the antithesis of fine art, but in the hands of the Mission Chamber Orchestra, both the small screen and the silver screen offer audiences an entrée into the world of classical music.
For the Mission Chamber Orchestra's latest program, "A Night at the Movies," guest conductor Bruce Broughton will lead the orchestra in some of his television and movie scores. The program, which will be presented April 26 in Santa Clara, will also feature the orchestra's music director, Emily Ray, conducting several works, including a new score written by composer Linda Worsley for an upcoming feature film.
Broughton's first-ever film score, for Lawrence Kasdan's Silverado, earned him an Academy Award nomination, and he has won seven Emmy awards for his compositions. He has worked as a composer for many major films and TV shows and is currently the artistic director and principal conductor for the Sinfonietta of London and a lecturer at UCLA. Ray leads the orchestra in the suite from the film A River Runs Through It, by well-known Hollywood composer Mark Isham, in addition to Worsley's score for the new film The Pink House. Also under Ray's baton will be Rossini's William Tell Overture, that rousing composition that has made many an appearance in television shows and films but is probably most recognized as the theme from The Lone Ranger.
The Mission Chamber Orchestra presents "A Night at the Movies" Saturday, April 26 at 8 p.m. at the Sun Microsystems Auditorium in Santa Clara. Tickets are $20. For more information, call 408.293.6060 or visit www.missionchamber.org.
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