HHSO CELEBRATES THE LOWCOUNTRY On Sunday and Monday, February 23 and 24, the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the music of the Lowcountry under the direction of Maestro John Morris Russell. February’s Lowcountry Celebration features the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra in a way most people have never heard -- from film soundtracks to spirituals, jazz, blues, opera and rock n’roll. Jazz pianist Lavon Stevens; the premier singer of Gullah traditions, Marlena Smalls; the remarkable Hilton Head Dance Theatre; and eight young violin virtuosos in an HHSO debut performance, will create a musical event you will not soon forget. The Symphony will perform the original orchestrations of Pat Conroy’s film The Prince of Tides, composed by James Newton Howard. James is an A-list composer and the orchestra will be performing his original orchestrations. They will also perform music from the original soundtrack of the 1989 film Glory by James Horner and excerpts from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 which was used in a seminal scene in the Maestro’s favorite Lowcountry film by Pat Conroy, “Conrack”. And composer Alan Silvestri’s Forrest Gump will be an audience favorite along with the HHSO original orchestral version of Kumbayah. “I fell in love with the music of the Lowcountry as a young conductor working as an associate with the Savannah Symphony Orchestra,” says Maestro Russell. “I found here a musical legacy and style that was rich, deep, hypnotic and captivating, and have carried it with me wherever I go. I have dreamed of this concert for years; a musical event that celebrates who we are and what makes our region so very special in the world of music.” Concert tickets are $25, $40, and $50. Reduced prices are available for children and their accompanying parent. Call the Hilton Head Symphony office at (843)842-2055 to purchase tickets, or log into the orchestra web site at hhso.org.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:38:00 +0000
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