September 17, 2007
Bowling Green, Ky. - The Bowling Green Western Symphony Orchestra will present a free concert Sept. 28 at the Plaza Theatre in downtown Glasgow.
“Music from Outer Space” will begin at 7:30 p.m. The free concert is WKU’s gift to alumni and friends in the Barren County area as well as students, faculty and staff at the WKU-Glasgow campus.
The symphony will perform music featured in selected science fiction movies. The selections include “Thus Spake Zarathustra” by Richard Strauss, featured in the opening sequence of “2001: A Space Odyssey”; “The Blue Danube Waltz” by Johann Strauss Jr., featured in “2001”; “Mars” and “Jupiter” from “The Planets” by Gustav Holst, featured in “The Man Who Fell to Earth” and “The Right Stuff”; “Flying Theme” by John Williams, featured in “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial”; “Star Trek” theme by Jerry Goldsmith; and “Star Wars” theme by John Williams.
For information, contact BGWSO at (270) 745-7681 or visit www.bgwso.org
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