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CONCERT PROGRAM
PARAMOUNT PICTURES Presents
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
A LUCASFILM LTD Production
7:30pm
A STEVEN SPIELBERG Film
RAIDERS OF
THE LOST ARK
Steven Reineke
conductor
Starring HARRISON FORD
KAREN ALLEN
PAUL FREEMAN
RONALD LACEY
JOHN RHYS-DAVIES
DENHOLM ELLIOTT
Music by
JOHN WILLIAMS
Executive Producers
GEORGE LUCAS and
HOWARD KAZANJIAN
Screenplay by
LAWRENCE KASDAN
Story by
GEORGE LUCAS and
PHILIP KAUFMAN
Produced by
FRANK MARSHALL
Directed by
STEVEN SPIELBERG
This film is 115 minutes long plus a 20-minute intermission.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
“RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK” Licensed by LUCASFILM LTD and PARAMOUNT PICTURES.
This program licensed by LUCASFILM LTD and PARAMOUNT PICTURES.
Motion Picture, Artwork, Photos ©1981 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
MUSIC WRITTEN BY JOHN WILLIAMS
BANTHA MUSIC (BMI)
ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. USED BY PERMISSION.
TSO AT THE MOVIES IS PRESENTED BY
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PRODUCTION CREDITS
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Film with Orchestra produced by Film Concerts Live!,
a joint venture of IMG Artists, LLC and The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc.
Producers: Steven A. Linder and Jamie Richardson
Production Manager: Rob Stogsdill
Production Coordinator: Rebekah Wood
Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC
Supervising Technical Director: Mike Runice
Technical Director: Matt Yelton
Music Composed by John Williams
Music Preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music Service
Film Preparation for Concert Performance: Ramiro Belgardt
Technical Consultant: Laura Gibson
Sound Remixing for Concert Performance: Chace Audio by Deluxe
The score for Raiders of the Lost Ark has been adapted for live concert performance.
With special thanks to: Paramount Pictures, Lucasfilm Ltd, Steven Spielberg,
Frank Marshall, John Williams, Alan Bergman, Howard Roffman, Chris Holm,
Chip McLean, Darryl J. Franklin, Dan Butler, Pat Woods, Mark Graham
and the musicians and staff of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
A NOTE FROM THE COMPOSER
In creating the character Indiana Jones, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg
introduced an enduring and much loved figure into the pantheon of
fictional movie heroes. Raiders of the Lost Ark was illuminated by the superb
comedy-action performance of Harrison Ford and enlivened by the spirited
direction of Steven Spielberg.
Speaking for myself, I must say that the experience of composing the
music for this film, and for the subsequent installments in the series, was a
very happy one, and offered me a wild and truly joyous ride. I’m especially
delighted that the magnificent Toronto Symphony Orchestra has agreed to
perform the music this evening in a live presentation of the movie.
I know I speak for everyone connected with the making of the Raiders in
saying that we are greatly honoured by this event…and I hope that tonight’s
audience will experience some measure of the joy and fun we did when
making the film nearly thirty-five years ago.
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THE DETAILS
John Williams, composer
In a career spanning five decades, John Williams
has become one of America’s most accomplished
and successful composers for film and for
the concert stage, and he remains one of our
nation’s most distinguished and contributive
musical voices. He has composed the music
and served as music director for more than 100
films, including all seven Star Wars films, the first
three Harry Potter films, Superman, JFK, Born
on the Fourth of July, Memoirs of a Geisha,
Far and Away, The Accidental Tourist, Home
Alone, and The Book Thief. His 40-year artistic
partnership with director Steven Spielberg has
resulted in many of Hollywood’s most acclaimed
and successful films, including Schindler’s List,
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park,
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Indiana
Jones films, Munich, Saving Private Ryan, The
Adventures of Tintin, War Horse, and Lincoln.
Mr. Williams has composed themes for four
Olympic Games. He served as music director
of the Boston Pops Orchestra for 14 seasons
and remains their Laureate Conductor. He has
composed numerous works for the concert
stage including two symphonies and concertos
commissioned by many of America’s most
prominent orchestras.
Mr. Williams has received five Academy Awards®
and 50 Oscar® nominations, making him the
Academy’s most-nominated living person and
the second-most nominated person in the
history of the Oscars. He has received seven
British Academy Awards (BAFTA), 23 GRAMMY®
Awards, four Golden Globes, five Emmys, and
numerous gold and platinum records. In 2003,
he received the Olympic Order (the IOC’s
highest honour) for his contributions to the
Olympic movement. He received the prestigious
Kennedy Center Honors in 2004, and in 2009,
he was inducted into the American Academy of
Arts & Sciences and also received the National
Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists
by the US government. In 2016, Mr. Williams
received the 44th Life Achievement Award from
the American Film Institute—the first time in their
history that this honour was bestowed upon a
composer.
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THE ARTISTS
Steven Reineke
conductor
Steven Reineke’s boundless enthusiasm and exceptional
artistry have made him one of North America’s most
sought-after pops conductors, composers, and arrangers,
and an audience favourite in Toronto since his début
with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) in 1994. In
addition to being Principal Pops Conductor of the TSO,
Mr. Reineke is the Music Director of The New York Pops
at Carnegie Hall, Principal Pops Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Principal Pops Conductor
Designate of the Houston Symphony.
Mr. Reineke is a frequent guest conductor with The Philadelphia Orchestra and
has been on the podium with the Boston Pops, The Cleveland Orchestra, and the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia. His extensive North American conducting
appearances include San Francisco, Seattle, Edmonton, Pittsburgh, Vancouver,
Ottawa (National Arts Centre), Detroit, Milwaukee, and Calgary.
As the creator of more than 100 orchestral arrangements for the Cincinnati Pops
Orchestra, Mr. Reineke’s work has been performed worldwide, and can be heard on
numerous Cincinnati Pops Orchestra recordings on the Telarc label. His symphonic
works Celebration Fanfare, Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and Casey at the Bat are
performed frequently in North America. His numerous wind ensemble compositions
are published by the C.L. Barnhouse Company and are performed by concert bands
around the world.
A native of Ohio, Mr. Reineke is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio, where he earned
Bachelor of Music degrees with honours in both trumpet performance and music
composition. He currently resides in New York City with his husband Eric Gabbard.
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