November 4  8:00 PM

Join celebrated Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin as he takes you on a journey of music and movies, and explores how classical music is used in Hollywood’s famous films such as: The Incredibles, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Amadeus, Apocalypse Now, Austin Powers, The Shining, Blues Brothers, Manhattan, Platoon, 10, Excalibur and Fantasia.

Guy Maddin’s most distinctive quality is his fondness for recreating the look and style of silent or early sound era films. His award-winning feature films include Tales from the Gimli Hospital, The Saddest Music in the World, Brand Upon the Brain, and My Winnipeg, to name a few.

Along with resident conductor Richard Lee, you will be surprised and mesmerized by how classical music is interwoven into popular culture.

Richard Strauss: Thus Spake Zarathustra (2001: A Space Odyssey)
Mozart: Symphony No. 25 (Amadeus)
Barber: Adagio for Strings (Platoon)
Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries (Apocalypse Now)
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (The Shining)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (Austin Powers in Goldmember)
Khachaturian: Sabre Dance (Blues Brothers 2000)
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Manhattan)
Ravel: Bolero (10)
Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Fantasia)
Mozart Requiem: Dies Irae (The Incredibles)
Orff: “O Fortuna!” from Carmina Burana (Excalibur)

Richard Lee, conductor
Guy Maddin, host

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