‘NJSO goes to the movies’: Star-Ledger preview

The Star-Ledger previews the NJSO's upcoming performances of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone™ in Concert and Warner Bros. Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony:

To the individuals who believe the world is divided into "Those Who Enjoy Classical Music" and "Me," think again.

Did your heart jump when Indiana Jones swung onto the screen and saved the day? Did you smile when Harry Potter entered Hogwarts' Great Hall for the first time? 

The music accompanying those scenes shaped the mood of the film and the moods of the viewers. And it's classical music, whether you ever thought of it that way or not.

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra has two upcoming concerts this spring that will feature music scores from film and television. While the images play on a large movie screen, NJSO will accompany "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "Warner Bros. Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony." ...

"It's a new way to bring people into the live classical music experience," said Gabriel van Aalst, NJSO's President and CEO. "People don't realize, especially with Bugs Bunny, how much classical music is involved in these productions." ...

[Van Aalst said:] "There's a momentum around these shows ... Everyone's recognized that the audiences love it and the musicians love it."

» Read the full preview at www.nj.com