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Star Wars Orchestral Suite
V. Throne Room & End Title
Music by John Williams
Conducted by Eli Gilbert ′24 and Mitchell Dubin ′25
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ABOUT THE WORK
The Star Wars franchise needs no introduction; since the release of A New Hope in 1977, its many intergalactic battles have captured the imagination of an entire generation. The same could be said of John Williams, undoubtedly the most celebrated composer of our time, whose oeuvre includes the likes of Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, and of course, Star Wars.
Deeply inspired by the Western classical tradition, Williams’ score to Star Wars borrows from works such as Erich Korngold’s Kings’ Row and Gustav Holst’s The Planets. Most notably, however, his music extensively employs Richard Wagner’s idea of the leitmotif–a musical phrase which represents a specific character or situation in the story. The Star Wars Orchestral Suite, composed in five movements, brings together the leitmotifs of some of the most iconic characters from the Star Wars universe, including Princess Leia, Darth Vader, Yoda, and more.
Star Wars is without a doubt the quintessential work of the orchestral pops repertoire, and DPops is beyond excited to be able to open today’s concert with a performance of it in its full form. Please enjoy our performance of Star Wars.
If you liked this concert, please drop a like + subscribe to our channel! Thank you ♥
__________________________________________________________________
Star Wars Orchestral Suite
V. Throne Room & End Title
Music by John Williams
Conducted by Eli Gilbert ′24 and Mitchell Dubin ′25
__________________________________________________________________
ABOUT THE WORK
The Star Wars franchise needs no introduction; since the release of A New Hope in 1977, its many intergalactic battles have captured the imagination of an entire generation. The same could be said of John Williams, undoubtedly the most celebrated composer of our time, whose oeuvre includes the likes of Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, and of course, Star Wars.
Deeply inspired by the Western classical tradition, Williams’ score to Star Wars borrows from works such as Erich Korngold’s Kings’ Row and Gustav Holst’s The Planets. Most notably, however, his music extensively employs Richard Wagner’s idea of the leitmotif–a musical phrase which represents a specific character or situation in the story. The Star Wars Orchestral Suite, composed in five movements, brings together the leitmotifs of some of the most iconic characters from the Star Wars universe, including Princess Leia, Darth Vader, Yoda, and more.
Star Wars is without a doubt the quintessential work of the orchestral pops repertoire, and DPops is beyond excited to be able to open today’s concert with a performance of it in its full form. Please enjoy our performance of Star Wars.
![DPops Saves the Day [April 27, 2018]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KsvbL-jLHP4/mqdefault.jpg "DPops Saves the Day [April 27, 2018]
Welcome to our fourth and final concert of our 2017-2018 season: DPops Saves the Day! As part of one of our relatively more coherent concert themes, we’ll be donning our capes (or not) for an evening of superhero inspired music.
Program notes here: https://goo.gl/81ZzBJ")
![East Coast Pops Summit Final Performance [March 3rd, 2018]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Mo6ZrYalSA0/mqdefault.jpg "East Coast Pops Summit Final Performance [March 3rd, 2018]
Join us for a day-long celebration of instrumental pop music! On March 3rd, 2018, musicians from pop groups all over the east coast will gather in New Haven!
Groups Include:
Davenport Pops Orchestra
Columbia Pops
Harvard Pops
Coup de Brass
Yale Handbell Ensemble")
![DPops Summons the Heroes [October 7, 2016]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OR8KperFKiU/mqdefault.jpg "DPops Summons the Heroes [October 7, 2016]
Concert Notes Here: https://goo.gl/5OH3hD
In tonight’s concert, we celebrate heroes of all realms and origins, heroism of all forms and sizes, and most importantly, the music that brings our heroes to life.
We open with the title piece of our concert, John Williams’ Summon the Heroes, a brilliant anthem for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. Deviating from his usual oeuvre of film scores with this third work in a series of short pieces composed for the Olympics, Williams brings us to the joyous opening ceremonies of the games, where we express our pride and wonder at the herculean feats accomplished by athletes around the world.
There’s no lack of heroic feats in our next piece, a medley of our favorite songs from Hercules and Mulan. Heroes from two vastly different worlds, both nonetheless go the distance on their respective journeys to find their identity and bring honor to their families while singing all the way.
Defeating the Huns and performing godly acts of strength aren’t the only ways to leave a legacy, a fact brought to center stage in our new medley of world-changing pops songs. Featuring revolutionary hits anywhere from John Lennon’s “Imagine” to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s “Same Love” to the classic Christian-hymn-turned-ubiquitous-melody, “Amazing Grace,” this arrangement wastes no time getting down to business to convince you of the geniuses who have left behind their mark. Singing and dancing are encouraged.
From there, we turn to an even more unconventional protagonist with two whimsical movements from Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt suite. Originally composed to company a five-act allegorical drama by Henrik Ibsen, its namesake character is a Norwegian peasant anti-hero who adventures through life as a bride-kidnapper, outlaw, hermit, Moroccan businessman, Egyptologist, and troll. Intrigued yet?
We conclude our concert with music from E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, a timeless film about the homeward journey of an alien stranded on Earth and the bravery of the boy who helps him there heroism which transcends species and intergalactic distances which is truly something to call home about.")
