by Tamara | Feb 1, 2019 | News
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Released: 2001 Director: Chris Columbus Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson Film: An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts...
by Tamara | Feb 1, 2019 | News
Avatar Released: 2009 Director: James Cameron Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver Film: Set in 2154 when Earth is in a global energy crisis, a mission is launched to send man to a distant world, Pandora, to mine for materials. Since Pandora’s...
by Tamara | Jan 14, 2019 | News
The Mission Released: 1986 Director: Roland Joffe Cast: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons The Film: The Oscar winning 1986 film tells the story of a Spanish Jesuit priest who goes into the South American jungle to build a mission and convert a community of Guarani indians...
by Tamara | Jan 14, 2019 | News
Out of Africa Released: 1985 Director: Sydney Pollack Cast: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford The Film: Winner of seven Academy Awards, this is the story of a rich, bored Danish woman who finds love with a free-spirited handsome hunter in turbulent East Africa. Filmed...
by Tamara | Dec 19, 2018 | News
The Israeli violinist, Vadim Gluzman, brings to life the glorious violinistic tradition of the 19th and 20th centuries. Born in the former Soviet Union in 1973, Gluzman began violin studies at age 7. Vadim Gluzman didn’t have much choice about the instrument he plays,...
by Tamara | Dec 19, 2018 | News
Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria. His reputation and status as a composer are such that he is sometimes grouped with Johann...
by Tamara | Nov 20, 2018 | News
Here are some highlights and history from our upcoming ‘Tis the Season Christmas program! Ave Maria Ave Maria was composed in about 1825 by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) when he was twenty-eight years old and filled with devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was...
by Tamara | Nov 19, 2018 | News
This December, the Mobile Symphony is partnering with WKRG for their Magical Christmas Toy Drive, which distributes toys to local children in need. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy to our ‘Tis the Season concert on either December 15 or...
by Tamara | Oct 9, 2018 | News
Overture to William Tell, Gioachino Rossini Where have you heard it before? As the theme to The Lone Ranger By the time Rossini set to work on William Tell in 1828, he had already announced that it would be his final opera. Premiering in Paris in 1829, this...
by Tamara | Oct 9, 2018 | News
Time for Three (Tf3) is a classically-trained string trio that explores a variety of musical genres. The members of the group are violinist Nicolas (Nick) Kendall, violinist Charles Yang, and double-bassist Ranaan Meyer. This group defies any traditional genre...
