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"John Williams: At the Movies" Concert Coming to Wilmington, NC
by Neil Cole
The Wilmington Symphonic Winds will celebrate the rich history of film making in their beautiful town of Wilmington, NC with a special concert entitled "John Williams: At the Movies" on Sunday, February 24th at 4:30PM at the UNCW Kenan Auditorium.
The WSW will perform music from films including Superman, Star Wars, Schindler's List, Far and Away, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Hook, Midway, and E.T. The concert will feature projected film trailers before each piece as well as guest appearances by Star Wars characters for photo-ops.
The Wilmington Symphonic Winds is proud to welcome two guest artists to the stage for this concert: violinist, Danijela Žeželj-Gualdi, in a moving performance of the Theme from Schindler's List and guest conductor, Nicholas Williams. Danijela Žeželj-Gualdi is Professor of Violin at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Gualdi has played both the violin and viola extensively in solo recitals throughout the US and Eastern Europe. Nicholas Williams is the newly appointed Conductor of Winds Ensembles at the Melbourne Conservatorium. Williams is active in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Asia as a clinician, conductor, adjudicator, consultant, and arranger.
WSW is pleased to announce that admission for this concert is FREE but will happily accept donations to support future programming. Tickets may be obtained in advance at the UNCW Kenan Auditorium Box Office located at 515 Wagoner Drive in Wilmington Monday - Friday from 12:00PM - 4:00PM and on the day of the event.
Tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis. It is likely that tickets will run out, so don't delay - it's an event you won't want to miss!
