War of the Worlds
March 31-April 3, 2011
Harbourfront Centre Theatre, toronto
Academy Award winning film composer Bernard Herrmann was responsible for most of Alfred Hitchcock's film scores and Orson Welles' radio dramas. To mark the centenary of his birth, Art of Time commissioned an instrumental suite based on his film scores, presented with live film mix by Tess Girard, and staged The War Of The Worlds radio drama with a live band and foley artist.
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🎥 Introduction, Andrew Burashko
🎥 Herrmannthology, Bernard Herrmann
arr. by Dan Parr
With live film mix by Tess Girard including clips from:
Citizen Kane
North by Northwest
Taxi Driver
Psycho
Fahrenheit 451
Cape Fear
The Day The Earth Stood Still
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Mysterious Island
The Twilight Zone
Garden of Evil
The Naked and The Dead
The Bride Wore Black
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
On Dangerous Ground
Sisters Twisted Nerve
Vertigo
Les Allt flute/alto flute, Ben Cruchley piano, Max Christie clarinet, John Johnson sax, Al Kay trombone, Tom Hazlitt bass, Kevin Turcotte trumpet, Trevor Tureski percussion, Joan Watson french horn, Andrew Burashko conductor
INTERMISSION
🎥 The War of The Worlds, Howard Koch (based on H.G. Wells)
With musical excerpts from:
Stardust, Hoagie Carmichael
Polonaise in A Major, Op. 40 #1, Frederic Chopin
Fantasie Impromptu in C Sharp Minor, Op. posth. 66, Frederic Chopin
Waltz in G Flat Major, Op. 70, #1, Frederic Chopin
Etude in A Flat Major, Op. 25, #1, Frederic Chopin
Out of Nowhere, Johnny Greene & Edward Heyman
La Paloma, Sebastiant Iradier
La Cumparsita, Geraldo Matos Roderiguez
Original Underscoring, Dan Parr
Nicholas Campbell actor, Don McKellar actor, Marc Bendavid actor, John Gzowski, foley, Andrew Burashko conductor, Ben Cruchley piano, Tom Hazlitt bass, John Johnson saxophone, Kevin Turcotte trumpet, Trevor Tureski percussion
Andrew Burashko, director
Chris Stanton, assistant director
Beth Kates, set, costume & lighting designer
Dean Constable, stage manager
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