Good Music for Kids: The Fantastic Symphonic Time Machine

EVENT DESCRIPTION

All aboard! Join Alasdair Malloy on his extraordinary travels through time and space, to destinations and scenarios as far as your imagination can reach, on the Fantastic Symphonic Time Machine! Fuelled by the wonderful music of Mozart, Beethoven, Handel, Verdi, as well as from films such as Star Wars, Jurassic Park and Back to the Future, it is the perfect ride for the most boundless and sensational adventure. Put on your most creative costumes from any century or universe, and buckle up for an incredible amount of fun in the concert hall!

(Costume theme: Time Travel)

Conductor: Vivian Ip
Devised & Presented by: Alasdair Malloy

 

Programme

Alan Silvestri/Alasdair Malloy arr
Back to the Future

Respighi
Ancient Airs & Dances, Suite II: Bergamasca

Walton/Alasdair Malloy arr
Façade: Popular Song

Alasdair Malloy
A Russian Rendezvous

Handel/Alasdair Malloy arr
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Beethoven
Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67: 1st movement (excerpt)

Blair Wilson
Duel of the Dinosaurs

John Williams/Alasdair Malloy arr
Jurassic Park

John Williams/Alasdair Malloy arr
Star Wars: Main Title

Verdi/Alasdair Malloy arr
Aïda: Grand March

Traditional Ecuadorian/Alasdair Malloy arr
Carnavalito

Koji Kondo/Alasdair Malloy arr
The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses

Mozart/Philip R Buttall arr
Samba… alla Turca!

Joey Tempest
The Final Countdown

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

One of Hong Kong’s flagship orchestras, Hong Kong Sinfonietta has brought music closer to the community, and achieved significant local and international recognition for its passionate performances and innovative programming. Since 1999, Hong Kong Sinfonietta has collaborated with an illustrious array of international musicians and groups, including in recent years Ilya Gringolts, Martin Helmchen, Sergei Nakariakov, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Krzysztof Penderecki, Mariinsky Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch.

The orchestra is a regular guest at international arts festivals and has toured 41 cities around the world. As an avid believer of keeping music alive and contemporary, Hong Kong Sinfonietta commissions and performs new works every year and ventures into new initiatives, recently receiving wide acclaim for its Back On Stage concert film series, as well as the Tiny Galaxy Concerts online series featuring performances recorded at a fascinating hostel in Hong Kong. In 2021, the orchestra co-curated the “Life is Art” film festival with MOViE MOViE, while continuing to break down barriers between music and audience with free chamber concerts held regularly at Hong Kong City Hall.