Howard Shore and the LOTR Symphony - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Mariska Greenleaf · 04-17-2004, 10:09 AM

Well, yesterday was the premiere of the lotr symphony on the European mainland, and I was there!
It was absolutely wonderful, very moving, and the ovation Howard Shore got afterwards was overwelming.
Apparently Tolkien's great grand son was invited as a special guest, which was surprising, according to the newsbulletin here, because Tolkien's familiy wasn't too happy with the movies.

I would suggest anyone to go, if the show is near your place.

Estelyn Telcontar · 04-17-2004, 11:59 AM

Mariska, do you know anything about further European performances? Is there perhaps an internet site with information? I'd love to know if it will be near here...

Gorwingel · 04-18-2004, 07:15 PM

Well Estelyn, you can go on www.howardshore.com

They currently have a list of all the upcoming performances (European and North American), and links to where you will be able to get tickets. The one that I assume Mariska attended is the one that was just in Belgium on the 16th.

I hope this helps

Orominuialwen · 05-22-2004, 05:53 PM

Does anybody know whether the Symphony has come to Chicago yet? I'm hoping it hasn't because I think it's fairly likely that it would come there, considering the city's size. I live around 3 hours away from Chicage and my dad has promised to take me and my brother to see the symphony if and when it comes there. Does anybody know anything about how expensive it might be?

Essex · 05-24-2004, 02:35 AM

To all those Brits who are thinking of seeing Howard Shore and the LPO perform the LOTR Symphony, grab a ticket for the royal albert hall performance on Bilbo and Frodo's birthday. I got the news from Ian Smith's website.

The symphony is amazing. Saw it yesterday at the royal festival hall. too many high points to list here (and the only low point was that they didn't play the piece where fordo and sam are climbing up mount doom) but it has now given me even MORE of an appreciation of the music. It's stunning to watch Howard and the LPO perform. You can see they are working their socks off.

The singers were very good, (although the missus didn't like aragorn's replacement, and I admit he was a bit too baritone but still good), but the thing that held us all was the atmosphere. There was clever use of alan and john's drawings that we've seen on the EE DVDs. And it's intersting that the pictures they have used do not give the plot away of what happened in the book. (as if anyone there had not read the book or seen the film.....!). The symphony does not go over repeated ground (accept for the main 'theme tune'), I was at first dissapointed not to hear Evenstar in the LOTR part, but of course it cropped up in the TT part. The final last 'tracks' were extremly well performed, from 'The End of all things' down to the last part after 'Into the West'. The standing ovations were well earned.

To add to all this, I managed to collar Brian Sibley in the interval for a few seconds to thank him for his BBC radio adaptation that I've grown up with.

Beg, borrow (but don't steal!) to get a ticket to september 22nd. I'm trying to talk the missus into letting me go to the albert hall too.

05-29-2004, 07:23 AM

I am going to see the concert in Sydney on the 18th June. I have heard nothing but excellent reports and I am so excited about seeing it. I actually went and picked up my tickets today

Any other Aussies going?

Child of the 7th Age · 05-29-2004, 08:11 PM

Thalionkrisiel,

I hope you'll share your response to the music here. I have tickets for the Houston concert on July 1. Shore himself will not be coming, but I am looking forward to hearing the music and seeing the images on the large screens.

~Child

04-17-2004, 10:09 AM	#1
Mariska Greenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,036	Well, yesterday was the premiere of the lotr symphony on the European mainland, and I was there! It was absolutely wonderful, very moving, and the ovation Howard Shore got afterwards was overwelming. Apparently Tolkien's great grand son was invited as a special guest, which was surprising, according to the newsbulletin here, because Tolkien's familiy wasn't too happy with the movies. I would suggest anyone to go, if the show is near your place. __________________ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.- Confucius.

04-17-2004, 11:59 AM	#2
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Mariska, do you know anything about further European performances? Is there perhaps an internet site with information? I'd love to know if it will be near here... __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

04-18-2004, 07:15 PM	#3
Gorwingel Beholder of the Mists Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Somewhere in the Northwest... for now Posts: 1,419	Well Estelyn, you can go on www.howardshore.com They currently have a list of all the upcoming performances (European and North American), and links to where you will be able to get tickets. The one that I assume Mariska attended is the one that was just in Belgium on the 16th. I hope this helps __________________ Wanted - Wonderfully witty quote that consists of pure brilliance

05-22-2004, 05:53 PM	#4
Orominuialwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Umbar, but before the corsairs took over. (Ave Maria University, FL, USA) Posts: 632	Chicago? Does anybody know whether the Symphony has come to Chicago yet? I'm hoping it hasn't because I think it's fairly likely that it would come there, considering the city's size. I live around 3 hours away from Chicage and my dad has promised to take me and my brother to see the symphony if and when it comes there. Does anybody know anything about how expensive it might be? __________________ Gone for lentSeeyou at Easter! (And on Sundays too, maybe.)

05-24-2004, 02:35 AM	#5
Essex Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 886	To all those Brits who are thinking of seeing Howard Shore and the LPO perform the LOTR Symphony, grab a ticket for the royal albert hall performance on Bilbo and Frodo's birthday. I got the news from Ian Smith's website. The symphony is amazing. Saw it yesterday at the royal festival hall. too many high points to list here (and the only low point was that they didn't play the piece where fordo and sam are climbing up mount doom) but it has now given me even MORE of an appreciation of the music. It's stunning to watch Howard and the LPO perform. You can see they are working their socks off. The singers were very good, (although the missus didn't like aragorn's replacement, and I admit he was a bit too baritone but still good), but the thing that held us all was the atmosphere. There was clever use of alan and john's drawings that we've seen on the EE DVDs. And it's intersting that the pictures they have used do not give the plot away of what happened in the book. (as if anyone there had not read the book or seen the film.....!). The symphony does not go over repeated ground (accept for the main 'theme tune'), I was at first dissapointed not to hear Evenstar in the LOTR part, but of course it cropped up in the TT part. The final last 'tracks' were extremly well performed, from 'The End of all things' down to the last part after 'Into the West'. The standing ovations were well earned. To add to all this, I managed to collar Brian Sibley in the interval for a few seconds to thank him for his BBC radio adaptation that I've grown up with. Beg, borrow (but don't steal!) to get a ticket to september 22nd. I'm trying to talk the missus into letting me go to the albert hall too. Last edited by Essex; 05-24-2004 at 02:45 AM.

05-29-2004, 07:23 AM	#6
thalionkrisiel Guest Posts: n/a	I am going to see the concert in Sydney on the 18th June. I have heard nothing but excellent reports and I am so excited about seeing it. I actually went and picked up my tickets today Any other Aussies going?

05-29-2004, 08:11 PM	#7
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Thalionkrisiel, I hope you'll share your response to the music here. I have tickets for the Houston concert on July 1. Shore himself will not be coming, but I am looking forward to hearing the music and seeing the images on the large screens. ~Child __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.