Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back – In Concert
- KoW Connected
- Oct 17, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Mar 31
Media Release
For Immediate Release
Ottawa, October 16, 2024 - Re-discover the power of the force in spectacular fashion with the 1980 blockbuster on the big screen at The Arena at TD Place, and the score recreated live on stage. On November 23rd, Montreal’s Orchestre FILMharmonique will lead yet another journey to a galaxy far, far away as it performs John Williams’ Grammy®-winning music in sync with the original film.
In this thrilling fifth episode of the unfolding saga, the battle for the galaxy intensifies. As Imperial Forces launch an all-out attack on the Rebel Alliance, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) flee to Cloud City where they are captured by Darth Vader. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) journeys to the mysterious, marshy planet of Dagobah, where the wise Jedi Master Yoda teaches the young hero the ways of the Force. Little does Luke know that all his Jedi training will be called upon so soon. A stunning revelation—and a seeming life-or-death duel with Darth Vader— await.
Created by George Lucas and directed by Irvin Kershner, The Empire Strikes Back is perhaps the greatest achievement of the epic Star Wars saga. The Imperial March, performed live, will envelop the concert hall in sheer awesomeness…goosebumps are guaranteed!
Experience the power of the force, live in concert, with 78 musicians of the FILMharmonique, led by Francis Choinière!
Original film will be shown in English with French subtitles.
Tickets start at $114.99 tax and fees included, and are on sale now at tdplace.ca.
Producers / Presenters: The FILMharmonique Orchestra, GFN Productions
Venue: The Arena at TD Place
Performer: The FILMharmonique Orchestra
Conductor: Francis Choinière
Duration: 2h25 with intermission
For more information or interview requests, please contact:
Mary Jelley
KoW Connected
613-791-6703
About GFN Productions
GFN Productions is a Quebec-based music producer and promoter, presenting over 75 concerts each year across Canada. The company has worked with a diverse range of artists, but specializes in the production of large-scale symphonic concerts and orchestral recordings. GFN’s projects have included collaborations with a number of international stars, including Andrea Bocelli, Ute Lemper, and Patrick Watson. In recent years, GFN Productions has become the largest promoter of live-to-projection “cine-concerts” in Canada.
Since 2018, GFN Productions has partnered with the FILMharmonic Orchestra to present popular films and franchises in concert. The company is also the manager of the FILMharmonic, which is based in Montreal, but performs regularly nationwide. Since the beginning of their partnership, GFN has produced four albums under the label GFN Classics, five concert films, and a documentary short titled Passé recomposé. As a full-service producer, GFN Productions is also an artist manager, and offers a range of services including tour support, orchestral contracting, and music recording. The company was founded in 2018 by Gabriel Felcarek, Francis Choiniere, and Nicholas Choinière. Having founded the company at the age of 21, they are among Canada’s youngest major independent promoters.
About Disney Concerts
Disney Concerts is the concert production and licensing division of Disney Music Group, the music arm of The Walt Disney Company. Disney Concerts produces concerts and tours, and licenses Disney music and visual content to symphony orchestras, choruses and presenters on a worldwide basis. Disney Concerts’ concert packages include a variety of formats, such as “live to picture” film concerts, and themed instrumental and vocal compilation concerts and range from instrumental-only symphonic performances to multimedia productions featuring live vocalists and choirs. Featuring concerts from the largest movie franchises in the world – from Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Pixar and 20th Century Film – current titles include the Star Wars Film Concert Series, Toy Story, Aladdin, Disney Princess – The Concert, Coco, The Lion King, Up, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas and the Muppet Christmas Carol.