John Williams News

STARZ subscribers rejoice! Epic lightsaber battles and X-wing dogfights will be available exclusively to STARZ subscribers with the television premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a special presentation on Saturday, September 10.

?Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, CineConcerts, and Warner Bros Consumer Products announce that members of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in Concert on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. as part of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series.

Perhaps the most epic choral work ever composed, Beethoven's monumental Ninth Symphony, which includes the famous last movement, “Ode to Joy,” has filled concert venues around the world for close to two centuries, yet has never lost its ability to thrill. A musical wonder considered by many to be Beethoven's greatest work, his massive and majestic Ninth fills Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre with pure radiance during Pacific Symphony's second concert of Summer Festival 2016. Led by Music Director Carl St.Clair, this crown jewel of the season boasts a huge orchestra, full chorus and a spine-tingling vocal quartet. The heart-welling program also includes a number of other beloved and moving pieces including Aaron Copland's “Fanfare for the Common Man,” Samuel Barber's “Adagio for Strings,” John Williams' “Liberty Fanfare” and his “Hymn to the Fallen” from the film “Saving Private Ryan.”

The New York Philharmonic has announced updates to its 175th anniversary season in 2016-17.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts announced today that a live symphony will perform Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on November 11 - 13, 2016 as part of The Harry Potter Film Concert Series. The film concert will feature the live symphony orchestra performing, to picture, every note from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Audiences will be able to relive the magic of the film in high- definition on a 40-foot screen while hearing the orchestra perform John Williams' unforgettable score.

The Washington Pavilion is excited to welcome the Boston Pops, the most recorded and arguably the most beloved orchestra in the country, to the Mary W. Sommervold Hall at 8 p.m. on Monday, March 27, 2017.  Affectionately known as "America's Orchestra", the Boston Pops has chosen Sioux Falls as one if its destinations during its limited Midwest tour. Ticket on-sale dates and pricing will be announced sometime in the near future.

Buffalo, NY -- KeyBank is the latest corporation to increase their support of Buffalo's internationally acclaimed orchestra. The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra's Pops Series will now be known as the KeyBank Pops Series. Key Private Bank previously sponsored the 2015-16 season of the BPO Rocks series. The announcement was made at the Bisons' Independence Eve event, also sponsored by KeyBank, which featured a post-game performance by the BPO.

PITTSBURGH – Harry Potter fans and newcomers are invited to take the Hogwarts Express to Heinz Hall to join the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for a night of wizardry, magic and music on July 16 at 8 p.m.

Multi-talented superstars Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas will perform on the BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR, a two-hour entertainment special to be broadcast live from the Charles River Esplanade in Boston, tonight, July 4 (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The BFG soundtrack from Walt Disney Records will be available at physical and digital retailers, plus streaming services on July 1, 2016. 'The BFG' opens in U.S. theaters on July 1, 2016, the year that marks the 100th anniversary of Dahl's birth.

The Houston Symphony celebrates the 35th anniversary of the award-winning hit film Raiders of the Lost Ark with the screening of the film and live, simultaneous performance of John Williams' legendary score. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Film with Live Orchestra will be led by Principal POPS Conductor Designate Steven Reineke as a part of the Bank of America Summer Series at Jones Hall at 7:30 p.m. July 1-2.

The BFG soundtrack from Walt Disney Records will be available at physical and digital retailers, plus streaming services on July 1, 2016. 'The BFG' opens in U.S. theaters on July 1, 2016, the year that marks the 100th anniversary of Dahl's birth.

The San Antonio Symphony is getting movie fans excited for the winter holidays this summer with the announcement of its latest "live-to-picture" movie performance of Home Alone on December 22 - 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Majestic Theatre.

The Hershey Symphony Orchestra invites the community to celebrate the Fourth of July with the 11th annual free concert and fireworks on the lawn of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center on Monday evening, July 4th.

The Houston Symphony celebrates the 35th anniversary of the award-winning hit film Raiders of the Lost Ark with the screening of the film and live, simultaneous performance of John Williams' legendary score. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Film with Live Orchestra will be led by Principal POPS Conductor Designate Steven Reineke as a part of the Bank of America Summer Series at Jones Hall at 7:30 p.m. July 1-2.

The Houston Symphony celebrates the 35th anniversary of the award-winning hit film Raiders of the Lost Ark with the screening of the film and live, simultaneous performance of John Williams' legendary score. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Film with Live Orchestra will be led by Principal POPS Conductor Designate Steven Reineke as a part of the Bank of America Summer Series at Jones Hall at 7:30 p.m. July 1-2.

WALNUT CREEK, CA (February 9, 2016) - The aerialists, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, strongmen and acrobats of Cirque de la Symphonie join the California Symphony and Music Director Donato Cabrera in the Orchestra's annual fundraising special event, Cirque du Symphonie Presented by Steadauto.com, Today, June 18 at 7:30 pm at the historic and beautiful Scottish Rite Center in Oakland. For this performance, the Cirque production team and California Symphony have developed a unique program specifically for the Orchestra and the special characteristics of the Scottish Rite Center. The artists of Cirque de la Symphonie will execute their spectacular feats to music ranging from Bizet's Carmen to John Williams (music from Indiana Jones and Superman), Leonard Bernstein's Candide Overture, Arturo Marquez's Danzon No. 2, Debussy's Clair du lune, Offenbach's Can-Can No. 4, and Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 6, and the orchestra plays music from Aaron Copland (Rodeo from Hoe-Down), Richard Rodgers (Carousel Waltz), and Strauss (Emperor Waltz). All proceeds from the event, presented by steadauto.com, support the California Symphony and its music education programs, including Sound Minds, Music in the Schools, and the organization's respected Young American Composer-in-Residence Program.

Today, Walt Disney Records releases a new hologram vinyl version of the original motion picture soundtrack for STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS. With score conducted and composed by five-time Academy Award-winning composer John Williams and liner notes by the film's director, J.J. Abrams, the double LP features a 16-page booklet on 180 gram vinyl and Direct Metal Mastering (DMM) for an optimal listening experience. This one-of-a-kind vinyl set, hand etched by Tristan Duke of Infinity Light Science, offers a 3D hologram experience featuring the Millennium Falcon on Disc 1/Side B and a TIE Fighter on Disc 2/Side B. For optimal viewing, use a direct light source or simply hold a mobile phone flashlight above the vinyl to view the holograms.