Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic: Mozart & The Movies
$35 ($30 senior, $5 ages 17 & under)
- Crystal Lee, flute
- Heidi Sturniolo, harp
Caroline Shaw — Entr'acte
Bernard Herrmann — Vertigo dupe (Prelude, "The Nightmare," & "Scene d'Amour")
Erich Wolfgang Korngold — The Sea Hawk
Proudly featuring WMP artists, Crystal Lee and Heidi Sturniolo in Mozart's Concerto for Flute and Harp, our production of "Mozart and the Movies" will be a crowd favorite! This concert brings to life many moments inspired by dramatic scenes in film such as Pulitzer Prize Winner, Caroline Shaw's deeply-affecting Entr'acte for string orchestra which is a soulful work inspired by the classical traditions of Haydn. Shaw says, "I love the way some music (like the minuets of Haydn's Op. 77) suddenly takes you to the other side of Alice's looking glass, in a kind of absurd, subtle, technicolor transition." For those drawn to mid-century Hollywood film, Bernard Hermann's (composer extraordinaire) "Scene d'Amour" from Vertigo is a lush, timeless classic sure to jog some movie memories. The program will conclude with Erich Korngold's music from The Sea Hawk – a film score that continues to captivate listeners and bring audiences together for a heroic, victorious finale.
About Crystal Lee, flute
Crystal Lee serves as Principal Flute of the Washington Metropolitan Orchestra.