scissorhands 16 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Legendary composer John Williams and renowned violinist Gil Shaham join the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to perform Williams’ lush and virtuosic Violin Concerto. The work is paired with selections from some of the composer's most memorable film scores, including Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. The Extra-terrestrial and Lincoln, a 2013 Academy Award nominee for which the CSO and Chorus recorded the original soundtrack. This presentation will also be seen on non-subscription special presentations on November 8 and 9.More information at cso.orgPress release of the CSO 2013/14 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,703 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 That's awesome it will be on TV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I wonder if this will include the concert version of With Malice Towards None? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,247 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I'm seriously considering to attend these concerts. Any of you thinking the same? JWfangirl1992 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,247 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 FYI, single tickets for these concerts will start selling on June 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 It's a pity these concerts never get a recording. The CSO is one of the best orchestras in the world! Imagine, we would have had such wonderful renditions of Williams themes and concert works under the baton of the composer himself, for many more people to hear, from the CSO, the NYPO, the LA Philharmonic etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,703 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I don't get why in 2013 every concert everywhere isn't recorded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airmanjerm 79 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I don't get why in 2013 every concert everywhere isn't recorded.The list of reasons would contain many that have to deal with copyrights, licensing, and paying for the rights to record the music and release it in various formats. Pressing it to a CD, internet streaming, and video presentation are all different presentations and require different licenses, with different fees necessary for each. Not that they couldn't make their money back selling a CD of Williams with the Chicago Symphony (I'd buy it!), but fees are typically nonrefundable. If you pay ALL that money for the rights to record the concert, then somebody sneezes during a flute solo or something, that abnormality makes it a less-than-amazing recording. Groups like the CSO don't want to put out a sub-par recording, so paying all those fees and just betting/hoping the concert goes perfectly isn't really worth the risk.Of course I'm sure there's other reasons, but that's a big one, and it affects everyone from big groups like the CSO to small community bands. Hlao-roo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,703 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Well I didn't say they should all be released, but they should at least all be recorded, so someday you COULD release them were rights etc worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airmanjerm 79 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Oh, I'm sure it'll be recorded somehow. Getting that, on the other hand, would be difficult.I once tried to get a recording of one of my own compositions from the Cleveland Orchestra that they had played on a 9/11 tribute, and it was more paperwork than adopting a set of twins. I also had to call a friend who knew somebody who knew somebody, etc.....and that was just for the recording of my own work, not the entire concert. Releasing their archival recordings like that could get them into similar legal issues, and sometimes they get a little paranoid about it (and rightfully so, I guess).For one like this though, it would be wonderful if they would ever release it; the Chicago Symphony is certainly one of the greatest in the world. Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,247 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 So... I've bought tickets for the Saturday November 9 show! I plan to buy tickets for the Sunday Nov. 10 as well, but they will only start selling tickets for that next August (probably because it's part of a different series).This is turning out my most American year ever: next month I'll spend a couple of weeks touring California with friends, while in November I'll fly to Chicago to see JW. I'll probably be broke by the end of the year... but, boy, I have means now to do this, hence better for me to jump on the wagon now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 966 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 I'll think about going to this. To see Williams conduct his own Violin Concerto, one of my favorites of all of his works, at this stage of his career would be something hard to pass on. Doesn't seem to jive that I miss the Baltimore concert, but I'll fly to Chicago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 966 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I have purchased a ticket for the November 9th concert. Screw it, I'll figure everything else out later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,703 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 That's the spirit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,247 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Yes, exactly what I thought too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 559 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I have purchased a ticket for the November 9th concert. Screw it, I'll figure everything else out later.I approve of this philosophy and may well follow your example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,247 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Cool, Jim! I really hope we'll meet there, then!It would be the coolest thing ever to have a big JWFan gathering for the occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 559 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Cool, Jim! I really hope we'll meet there, then!It would be the coolest thing ever to have a big JWFan gathering for the occasion.Indeed! We can chase John Williams around the outside of Symphony Center again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,247 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,247 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 I'm on the fence about going to this one, guys. Anyone else here plan to attend? I should be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 966 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I jumped over the fence about going to this one, guys. Anyone else here plan to attend? I'll be there.Fixed. Smeltington 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,247 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,247 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Tickets for the November 10 concert are now on sale. If you want to get one better you hurry up, as the venue is already almost sold out!http://cso.org/TicketsAndEvents/EventDetails.aspx?eid=5803 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzLightyear 143 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Hi,I am new in this forum. I'm 19 years old and come from Germany. I will travel to Chicago in November to enjoy the concerts of John Williams. It's the first time in my life I visit the United States. So I want to ask: Is there a chance to meet Mr. Williams somewhere there to pick up an autograph or an photo?Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,703 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Welcome Mirko! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeltington 1,595 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Some members have been able to catch Williams on the way into or out of a concert and get an autograph. Unfortunately there's no guarantee, but it's certainly worth a try! If there are other members who have seen him in Chicago, perhaps they could give advice on where you could try waiting to meet him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 846 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Whaaa..! I just saw the CSO use *MY* CD cover on their website...! It's the one I did before the official artwork was released....http://cso.org/shop/Detail.aspx?id=22318 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,818 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Soon it will become impossible to tell which was the official and which a fan made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,703 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,247 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Programs for the Chicago concerts announced!November 8 & 9:Williams Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third KindWilliams Violin ConcertoWilliams Flight to Neverland from HookWilliams Three Selections from Indiana JonesWilliams Three Selections from LincolnWilliams Adventures on Earth from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrialhttp://cso.org/TicketsAndEvents/EventDetails.aspx?eid=5844November 10:Williams The Cowboys OvertureWilliams Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third KindWilliams Out to Sea and Shark Cage Fugue from JawsGardel, arr. Williams Por una Cabeza (Tango from Scent of a Woman)Williams Theme from Schindler's ListBock, arr. Williams Excerpts from Fiddler on the RoofWilliams Flight to Neverland from HookWilliams Three Selections from Indiana JonesWilliams Three Selections from LincolnWilliams Adventures on Earth from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrialhttp://cso.org/TicketsAndEvents/EventDetails.aspx?eid=5803Can't wait! I'll be there for the Nov. 9 and Nov.10 concerts. If some fellow JWFan would like to meet up, I'll be glad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,703 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Por una Cabeza is always fun!Strange that they'd list it as "Tango from Scent of A Woman" when it was also in Schinder's List... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,818 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Por una Cabeza is always fun!Strange that they'd list it as "Tango from Scent of A Woman" when it was also in Schinder's List...It is more famous from A Scent of a Woman though. Or True Lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,703 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,818 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 All in all a traditional but none the less fantastic programme. I would love to hear the Violin Concerto live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Wow JW conducting a concerto live. That sounds amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,703 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I've seen it more than once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfan 134 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Wow JW conducting a concerto live. That sounds amazing!My first ever Williams concert in 2003 had him conduct Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3. I don't recall much of it but remember how natural and accurate he seemed to be while conducting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Really? I thought JW generally just conducted "pop" classical pieces, and hi own works. What orchestra was he condcting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,247 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Williams conducted a lot of "standard" classical pieces during his Pops tenure. I remember he and Yo-Yo Ma performing both Haydn's and Elgar's Cello Concerto. He also played harpsichord in one of Vivaldi's Concerto Grosso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I had no idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 966 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Looking forward to the Lincoln pieces, the concert arrangement of Marion's Theme (which I assume is in the Indy selections), and Flight to Neverland.And most of all, the Violin Concerto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzLightyear 143 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Great Program! I can't wait any longer for my first Williams Concert But why he don't play pieces from Jurassic Park in his concerts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 966 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 We're gettin' close! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,247 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I'll be there at tomorrow (Saturday) and on Sunday concerts. See ya there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,703 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Wish I was going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,780 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Did anybody else make it to last night's show? The Violin Concerto was beautiful, Gil Shaham did an incredible job. Made me wish all over again that I had caught the Horn Concerto in 2003. His score selections sounded as good as ever, plus there were three Star Wars encores -- "Yoda's Theme," "The Main Title Suite" (with a film montage), and "The Imperial March" -- which were a lot of fun and he did his usual cheeky back-and-forth off the stage between each one. JW looked great and in his element, though he only spoke a few times: before the Lincoln suite (talked about his love for the CSO, asking them to do the score, and Illinois being the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment, plus a few comments about each movement) and "Adventures on Earth" (talked a little about the film, particularly how much he loved the kids' performances.) Great audience too, everyone just adored him.Looking forward to hearing thoughts from you Saturday/Sundayers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 966 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I went last night and going again tonight. I'll post my thoughts when I have more than just a phone to post with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,575 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 I'm waiting for detailed reports.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TownerFan 5,247 Posted November 10, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2013 It's been amazing and moving. What a great orchestra the CSO is. Johnny looked very good, engaged and moved. I'll report as soon as I'm able.Can't wait for tomorrow! Incanus, Jay, Joni Wiljami and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,818 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 I await your report and impressions with great anticipation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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