Auditorium Theatre and Chicago Sinfonietta Present GET OUT Live in Concert

The Auditorium Theatre and Chicago Sinfonietta present the live concert experience of Jordan Peele's Academy Award-winning film Get Out on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 7:30PM. Score composer Michael Abels guest conducts the Sinfonietta as they perform the gripping thriller's heart-pounding music in this Midwest premiere.

"Get Out with the Chicago Sinfonietta is the perfect way to kick off the Auditorium's 2019-20 Season which, as always, offers a wide array of diverse programming from dance to speaker events to music," says C.J. Dillon, Auditorium Theatre Chief Programming Officer. "We look forward to partnering with the Sinfonietta and welcoming this stellar Chicago orchestra, led by the renowned composer Michael Abels, to our landmark stage for this unique presentation of this new American classic."

"I have had the honor of enjoying a long relationship with the Sinfonietta, which has commissioned, performed, and recorded my works through the years, and it feels like I'm coming home to family," says Abels. "Now I'll be conducting them for the first time at the Auditorium Theatre, and I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to recreate the music from Get Outlive in concert at this historic venue. I look forward to enjoying the audience's live reactions and to sharing this movie-concert experience with them."

In addition to the instrumental score, Abels and the Sinfonietta also perform the well-known songs that occur throughout the film, including Flanagan and Adler's "Run, Rabbit, Run," Childish Gambino's "Redbone," and Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes' "I've Had The Time of My Life."

"We are excited to perform alongside a screening of this popular film as the Sinfonietta opens the Auditorium Theatre's American Music Series," says Mei-Ann Chen, Chicago Sinfonietta Music Director. "Get Out pushes the boundaries of the horror and thriller genres, and the Sinfonietta pushes the boundaries of the classical music genre. Audience members are sure to feel a sense of energy and anticipation throughout the film in a way that can only be experienced with live music."

Abels was specifically asked by Get Out director Peele to compose the music for the film after Peele saw a Youtube video for Abels' concerto Urban Legends. The score for Get Out, Abels' first full-length score, was lauded for being "as nuanced and multifaceted as the film itself" (Hollywood Reporter). Abels also scored Peele's 2019 film Us and is a co-founder of the Composers Diversity Collective, which aims to increase visibility and provide support for composers from diverse backgrounds. The Chicago Sinfonietta has maintained a relationship with Abels for nearly three decades and has premiered several of his works, including the piece Aquatia, which was featured in the Shedd Aquarium's aquatic show Fantasea.

Tickets start at $29 and are available online at AuditoriumTheatre.org, by phone at 312.341.2300, or in person at the Auditorium Theatre Box Office. Get Out with the Chicago Sinfonietta is a part of the Auditorium Theatre's American Music Series (which also includes The Nightmare Before Christmas, Chicago Celebrates Sondheim!, and Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah), which offers a 25% discount. Discounted tickets for groups of 10 or more people are also available.

The Auditorium Theatre also offers $15 student rush tickets to full-time college students and $5 tickets to young people ages 13-19 with Urban Gateways' Teen Arts Pass program. The Auditorium Theatre's ADMIT ONE program offers complimentary tickets to Chicago-area community groups.

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