Fri 11/12 @ 8PM
Composer John Williams may not be a household name, but his music is almost certainly familiar to everyone in your household.
The winner of 25 Grammies and five Oscars, the 89-year-old composed such signature soundtracks as Jaws, The Towering Inferno, Star Wars, E.T., Home Alone, Superman, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park and the first three Harry Potter films. He’s been George Lucas’ and Stephen Spielberg’s go-to man for decades. He’s conducted countless pops concerts, written theme music for television shows and special events such as the 1984 Summer Olympics and NBC Sunday Night Football, and in general insinuated his skillful, mood-setting themes into the mass mind. One couldn’t say he’s wasted any of his long life!
This week conductor Carl Topilow brings the Cleveland Pops Orchestra back to the Severance Hall stage for the first time since the pandemic shut them down, where they’ll pay tribute to Williams and his work. Their only big problem, surely, was choosing what to include in a concert of manageable length.
For tickets, go here. Masks are required at Severance Hall.
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