Laura KARPMAN                  Higher. Further. Faster. Together.  Film suite from The Marvels 

Joe HISAISHI                           Kiki’s Delivery Service

Vocal Selections feat. Vocalist Laurin Talese:

          Maury YESTON                                     "My Husband Makes Movies" from Nine

           Laurin TALESE, arr. Jim GRAY     "This Love"

           Leonard BERNSTEIN                        "Somewhere" from West Side Story

Horacio FERNÁNDEZ        Tumbao (Latin Suite for Orchestra) III. Reggaeton

Leonard BERNSTEIN         Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

"Lights... Camera... Action!"

Join us for excitement, thrills, and emotions of global proportions with SCREEN & STAGE, our first subscription concert of Chicago Sinfonietta’s 2024-25 Season. Maestra Mei-Ann Chen curated musical selections from global pop culture, offering patrons a lively experience at the intersection of popular and classical music. 

The concert begins honoring the newest female superheroes to hit the big screen with Laura Karpman’s film suite Higher. Further. Faster. Together. from the blockbuster movieThe Marvels. Next, we cross the seas to explore Japanese fandom with Joe Hisaishi’sKiki’s Delivery Service, whose risk-taking heroine charms and enchants with whimsical melodies from the anime film, a globally popular piece for over 40 years!

Vocalist Laurin Talese takes the stage for a sweeping Broadway tribute and shares her own original composition, "This Love," arranged for orchestra..Then 20-something Mexican composer Horacio Fernández invokes a Latin dance club scene with Tumbao (Latin Suite for Orchestra), featuring pulsating rhythms inspired by Salsa, Bachata, and Reggaeton. Never have you heard Reggaeton on an orchestral stage!

The performance closes with a perennial classic and audience favorite, Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Comprising dance themes and motifs from the original stage work, it captures the essence of the story's tension, passion, and energy. Through vivid orchestration and rhythmic complexity, Bernstein intertwines elements of jazz, Latin, and classical music, creating a vibrant tapestry of sound that will leave you energized and ready to "Mambo!"