To survive and thrive, great orchestras perform programs people prefer. Sometimes that’s Beethoven, and sometimes that music from the movies. The latter takes center stage late this month as the San Francisco Symphony journeys Over the Rainbow. Thursday and Friday, July 26 and 27, the symphony will play the lush, magical score from The Wizard of Oz while the audience watches the film. The great thing is the orchestra actually gets to “accompany” Judy Garland, Ray Bolger and the other actors in songs most of us have grown with since childhood. Come to the concert, relax and kick back. Your costume will give you a chance to enter a prize raffle. Once your kids see this rendition of the classic film, your home entrainment center just won’t cut it. This performance is set for Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.
Make it a weekend of movie music and come hear Pixar in Concert Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29. Again, Davies Symphony Hall is the venue. If you and your kids love Toy Story, WALL-E and (this reporter’s favorite) Ratatouille, then you know it’s impossible to imagine those movies without their soundtracks. That’s where the San Francisco Symphony comes in. It will perform in a world premiere concert with clips from each of Pixar’s films. To lend some real street cred to the show, John Lasseter, Pixar’s chief creative officer will introduce the program from stage on the 28th. It’s director Peter Docter’s turn to do the same come July 29th.
Davies Symphony Hall itself is a bit of a modern classic, and one of the most audience-friendly concert halls to be had. It serves up in-house dining (intermission orders can be placed with any server before the concert to avoid lines) along with some terrific one-of-a-kind shopping and behind-the-scene tours. It’s one of America’s great symphony venues
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