MFM & SSO Present an Intimate Evening of Film & Music
Collaboration brings Academy Award Winning Film & Live Concert Together
Sudbury, ON Oct. 28: Samuel L. Jackson, communist China and a few of Sudbury’s finest classical musicians may seem like an odd collection, but they’ll all be coming together this Saturday in a unique fusion of different art forms.
Using a screening of the Academy Award-winning film, The Red Violin as a focal point, the Sudbury Symphony along with Music and Film in Motion, are offering up an evening of both live music and Canadian made film. Dawn Cattapan, Executive Director of the Sudbury Symphony, calls it “a natural alliance.”
“It’s our first collaboration, and special way to bridge our two different art mediums into one special night,” she said. “With Halloween just passed, it will be one last treat for both the eyes and ears.”
Starring Jackson in the role of an art appraiser, The Red Violin follows a very special 17th century instrument through 300 years of history to a modern-day auction house in Montreal. During this time, the violin passes through many different people, from a child prodigy in Austria to a gypsy fiddler; an English virtuoso to a Chinese music teacher in the midst of a cultural revolution in communist China. In his review, Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5/4 stars, calling it “something for everyone: music and culture, politics and passion, crime and intrigue, history and even the backstage intrigue of the auction business.”
The evening begins at 7:00pm at College Boréal’s Concert Hall, located at 21 Lasalle Blvd, with a concert featuring musicians of the Sudbury Symphony. Following the film screening, local filmmaker Benjamin Paquette, and local composer Dan Bedard join SSO musician, Jane Russell, in a curated discussion by Music and Film in Motion. The entire evening will be hosted by CBC’s Jenifer Norwell.
Guests who purchased a reception ticket will have the opportunity to meet and mingle following the event at Au Pied du Rocher, also located at College Boréal. Tickets are available for $40 ($10 for the reception) through the orchestra’s box office by phoning 705.673.1280 or visiting sudburysymphony.com.
About the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra:
Performing a 6 concert season annually, the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra is recognized as one of Sudbury’s leading performing arts institutions and a leader in orchestral music in Northern Ontario. Tickets are available online at sudburysymphony.com or by phoning the box office at 705.673.1280.
Founded in 1953, the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra’s mission is to increase the awareness and appreciation of music in the Sudbury Region and surrounding area by providing the opportunity for the public to attend a stimulating program of concerts and by encouraging artistic excellence, commitment and education. The Season Presenting Sponsor is Petryna Advertising. The Amped Up! Program is presented by Vale. The SSO is grateful for the support of its government funding partners: The Ontario Arts Council and the City of Greater Sudbury.
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