April 2007

One World Symphony Performs At The Town Hall To Capacity Audiences

On March 11, 2007, One World Symphony made a triumphant return to The Town Hall under the leadership of conductor Sung Jin Hong, thrilling a capacity audience with selections from film scores from Hollywood. After One World Symphony's sold-out debut at The Town Hall in March 2006, the symphony was re-engaged to present a program that encompassed rarely performed excerpts from "Vertigo" and "North by Northwest," "The Firebird" from Fantasia 2000, musical theatre standards from "South Pacific" with soloists Amy Forburger and Doug Jabara, and a grand tour of John Williams' popular Star Wars scores.

Artistic director Hong engaged and surprised the enthusiastic audience in various ways. He interacted with the audience members by taking the time to demonstrate and explain different stylistic interpretations of specific sections of The Firebird. In the second half of the program, the crowd broke into cheers when Maestro Hong arrived on stage in a Jedi/Sith cloak to conduct Star Wars. Supported by a 40 vocal artists hidden in the audience, One World Symphony performed the New York Premiere of "Duel of the Fates" from Star Wars, Episode 1. After performing Anakin, Darth Vader, and Yoda themes and the main title sequence, the concert concluded with the Throne Room and End Title music as an encore with an emotional light saber salute from the fully costumed New York Jedi.

After One World Symphony's highly successful concerts produced by The Town Hall, the executives of the historic hall has asked One World Symphony to return during the upcoming 2007-2008 season with their own series of concerts, dedicated to New York's vibrant and youthful audience members. Please stay tuned for more details and developments.