Scott Speck, conductor
Saenger Theatre
Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.
PROGRAM
Erich Wolfgang Korngold The Sea Hawk
Bernard Herrmann Vertigo: Prelude and Scene d’amour
Bernard Herrmann Psycho Suite
Ennio Morricone The Mission: Gabriel’s Oboe
Ennio Morricone Cinema Paradiso
Maurice Jarre Doctor Zhivago
Alan Silvestri Back to the Future
Danny Elfman Beetlejuice Theme
John Barry Out of Africa
John Williams Jurassic Park
John Williams Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jerry Goldsmith Star Trek First Contact: End Credits
TakeNote! Learn More, Enjoy More
Enhance your concert experience with Take-Note! Join music experts and explore the world of classical music from an in-depth perspective. This informative pre-concert talk begins at 6:30 p.m. before Saturday classical performances and 1:30 p.m. before Sunday classical performances in Room 1927 adjacent to the Saenger entrance on Joachim Street.
Brings the kids for FREE on Sundays!
Bring the kids for FREE on Sunday!
Through MSO’s Big Red Ticket program, sponsored by Alabama Power Foundation and the Figures Foundation, students in grades K-12 can attend any classical Sunday matinee FREE when accompanied by a paying adult. It’s a great cultural opportunity and an amazing concert experience! Seats are limited, so please purchase tickets by phone at 251-432-2010. Please no children under 5 and no babies in arms. Want to bring a student on a Saturday? Student tickets are just $10.
From our Music Director:
In April we present some of the greatest movie music ever composed, featuring masterpieces from the 20th and 21st centuries. From the silver screen to the symphonic stage, the MSO takes a hair-raising journey through the film scores that have shaped cinematic history.
The program features composers from the Golden Age of Hollywood, including Erich Wolfgang Korngold (The Sea Hawk) and Bernard Herrmann (Psycho and Vertigo). We then explore the music of more recent music geniuses, including Maurice Jarre (Doctor Zhivago), Ennio Morricone (The Mission and Cinema Paradiso), John Barry (Out of Africa), Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future), Danny Elfman (Beetlejuice), Jerry Goldsmith (Star Trek: First Contact), and of course the immortal John Williams (Close Encounters of the Third Kind).
At the MSO, we believe that great movie music is simply great music – and it deserves to be heard in all its glory. This concert demonstrates why these scores resonate with audiences worldwide, capturing the imagination and emotion of generations.
– Scott Speck, Music Director
