Universes will collide when Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra SuperPops and an all-star vocal ensemble in iconic works from Star Wars, Star Trek, Superman and E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, January 17 at the Music Center at Strathmore and January 18-20 at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.
Symphony audiences rarely see a conductor using a light saber for a baton, singers donning Star Trek apparel, transporter beam special effects or a dazzling laser light show, but the Sci-Fi Spectacular will have all these thematic elements. The cast includes narrator George Takei, who played Mr. Sulu in Star Trek for 41 years, Broadway tenor Mike Eldred and soprano Kristen Plumley, backed by the Sci-fi-ettes choral ensemble. See below for complete program information.
Designed to appeal to a variety of science fiction interests, this program also includes works from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999), Somewhere in Time (1980), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1972), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). Science fiction television shows are also included in a piece especially created for this show. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly arranged Lost in Syndication, a medley of science fiction television show theme songs pulling from The X-Files, The Jetsons, Twilight Zone, Lost in Space, Outer Limits and Stargate. The king of science fiction soundtracks, John Williams, composed eight out of 14 works featured in this program.
George Takei will take a break from his busy acting schedule to narrate these performances with the BSO. Takei currently appears on NBC-TV's prime time show Heroes as Kaito Nakamura. After beaming down to the stage, Takei will act out famous speeches from selected films as well as additional narration on the program. -- www.baltimoresymphony.org
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