Princeton Symphony Orchestra concert shifts from Broadway to the silver screen

Date:

Share post:

Princeton Symphony Orchestra (Photo by Kevin Birch.)

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents “PSO Saturday Evening POPS!” on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m at Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium.

The event recasts PSO’s annual mid-winter pops concert from focusing on Broadway hits to focusing on movie scores.

The program, “A Silver Screen Tribute,” will be hosted by NPR film critic Bob Mondello and conducted by PSO music director Rossen Milanov. It will feature a guest appearance by the American Boychoir.

The program spotlights the award-winning works of John Williams, which including those composed for Star Wars, Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones.

Music from many other movie scores will be represented including The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Cinema Paradiso, Laura, The Magnificent Seven, Sunset Boulevard, Lawrence of Arabia and Vertigo.

Tickets range from $30 to $75 dollars.

More information is online at princetonsymphony.org.

Related articles

Lawrence Council approves funding for 2026 road program

The Lawrence Township Council has approved an ordinance appropriating $2.4 million in capital improvement funds for the township's...

Former Lawrence Junior Cardinals treasurer charged with misappropriation of funds

The former treasurer of the Lawrence Junior Cardinals youth football and cheerleading organization has been charged with misappropriation...

I-295 off-ramp at Route 206 closed for construction of noise barrier

The off-ramp at Exit 69B on I-295 has been closed by the New Jersey Department of Transportation in...

Committee votes on school funding transparency

BY DEVON WILLIAMS NJ State House News Service A bill that would increase transparency on public school funding and provide...