The groundbreaking 1927 silent film Metropolis is the visual centerpiece for an evening of exhilarating music by the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble on Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Concord City Auditorium. The evening features a new, Hop-commissioned work. The program is part of the Concord Community Concerts Series.
Audiences will watch a 30-minute version of the film, while the wind ensemble – plus electronic synthesizer – performs Suite from Metropolis (2005) by Chicago composer Thomas Miller.
The wind ensemble will premiere a second Metropolis-inspired work, a Hop-commissioned Metropolis Concerto for violin and wind ensemble by San Francisco-based composer Richard Marriott.
The program also includes Metropolis (1992) by British composer Adam Gorb, which, despite its title, was not inspired by the film.
Also on the program is Lost Vegas (2011) by American composer Michael Daugherty.
The Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble is a select, auditioned wind ensemble of 45 members, performing a wide variety of music from the late 19th, 20th and 21st century wind ensemble repertoire.
