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Sunday, March 26, 2000
Symphony brings big-screen music to life
Soundtracks from 'Out of Africa', 'The Godfather Trilogy' among selections
By Seema Mathur
Special to the Caller-Times
A night at the movies performed by the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra was a soundtrack come alive.
A grand piano, violins, harp, horns and all the other instruments that a good orchestra is made up of filled the stage at the Selena Auditorium Saturday night. Despite the full instrumentation, this show was not about dissecting the sound, but about feeling.
The suspense-building "Ride of the Valkyries" from "Apocalypse Now" set a tone of anticipation for what audience member Pat Hilzbroughner said was an exquisite performance.
Hilzbroughner especially loved the nostalgic feel of "Warsaw Concerto" from "Dangerous Moonlight." That appreciation was shown by most in the audience who gave it the only standing ovation before intermission. This piece was graced by special guest pianist Pamela Mia Paul who has performed in a host of European orchestras, including the Vienna Symphony Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.
The expansive sound that poured out of the music from "Out of Africa" caught the ear of audience member and musician Jessica Hamilton who said she had never heard the Corpus Christi Symphony as in tune with each other.
In fact the only off-key note was a cellular phone that went off in the audience for a beat or two. The music from "Out of Africa" was so well done it could take your mind to the calm of a safari with the melodic backdrop of nature sounds.
A big movie screen behind the musicians had still images of a tree and a moon projected on it. The intentions were good, but the visuals actually took away from the atmosphere -instead of adding - because of the poor lighting.
But even the weak backdrop couldn't sway this audience from the hypnotic spell of the evening. Some audience members even applauded after the orchestra tuned their instruments between songs.
A Night at the Movies played to audience members' emotions from fear extracted from "Poltergeist" to love songs from the "Godfather Trilogy." Director William Buhidar did a good job of making his Corpus Christi audience feel the music.
Saturday's performance was recorded and will air on KEDT 90.3/ KVRT 90.7 Radio.
Contributing writer Seema Mathur can be reached at 886-3627.
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