New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Sunday, November 23, 2014, will mark the third and final year of the American Youth Symphony's Elfman Project, an exploration of this iconic composer's contributions to the rich world of film music. Mr. Elfman will be honored for his brilliant artistry and generous partnership at a benefit dinner preceding the concert at UCLA's Royce Hall. This intimate, 120 seat affair, catered by Brentwood hot-spot Katsuya, will be an exciting and celebratory wrap up of the last three years of innovative collaboration.
Premium tickets for the Dinner and Concert start at $350; all proceeds support the American Youth Symphony.
Reserve for the 5:15 pm Dinner Online: https://aysymphony.secure.force.com/donate Or by Phone at: (310) 470-2332
"We here at AYS believe that film music comprises a wealth of wonderful music that our musicians must perform. It's vitally important for them to learn to play this style of music, as multi-media performances will be a big part of their future musical life. As for the audience, film music brings in people that might not normally come to a symphony concert. Our hope is that after they are exposed to the joys of live music they will come back to all our concerts."-
David Newman
AYS alumnus, Board member, and Oscar-nominated film composer
David Newman is the driving force behind the American Youth Symphony's film music projects. Each concert has combined scores performed live-to-film with more traditional orchestral repertoire. This blend has proven extremely successful, with concerts selling out season after season, bringing a younger, more diverse audience into the concert hall.
This final incarnation pairs Elfman scores from Dick Tracy, Men in Black, Beetlejuice and Epic, conducted by
David Newman, with
Aaron Copland's Quiet City and Appalachian Spring, conducted by Maestro
Alexander Treger. Free tickets for the concert sold out five weeks in advance of the event, and on concert night, long-time classical music supporters, film music enthusiasts, and student groups from local schools will come together to fill the nearly 1700-seat Royce Hall in joined celebration.
Premium seats are still being held for Dinner patrons and Members. Membership for an individual starts at just $60 for the season.
Find out more about Membership: https://aysymphony.org/contribute/become-a-member/
In addition to the Dinner and Concert, there is a 4 pm Symposium featuring a live performance of Mr. Elfman's score for the documentary The Unknown Known, and panel discussion led by Jon Burlingame, with orchestrator Steve Bartek and sound engineer
Dennis Sands, both of whom have worked closely with
Danny Elfman for decades.
Complementary tickets for the Symposium are still available!
Reserve online now: https://aysymphony.org/reserve-now-elfman-3-symposium/
"We in Los Angeles have an obligation to perform film scores as we are at the center of where these films are produced. We have restored countless scores that can now be played all over the world. We do it because we love it and believe in it, from the back of the orchestra to the front!" -
David Newman
For more information on the Elfman Project: https://aysymphony.org/elfman/
