The soaring overtures of symphony strings and brass often accompany and punctuate the most intense drama of the silver screen. Like a wall to a painting or a window to a garden, symphonic music and motion pictures belong together. It’s heartbreaking that composers had to wait half a millennium for movies to appear. From Screen to Stage celebrates this perfect union, featuring Elfman, Shostakovich, and Korngold’s overtures to images soaring at 24 frames per second. The night will be a rare meditation on the pieces as they appear sans film. Can they stand on their own? Will they be transformed into something else? Only those who attend will find out. (TMM)
Symphony San Jose: From Screen to Stage
Sat, 7:30pm, $55 – $115
California Theatre, San Jose
