Elgin Symphony Orchestra presents "The Music of Star Wars"

Elgin Symphony Orchestra presents "The Music of Star Wars"
It will be an otherworldly musical experience when the Elgin Symphony Orchestra presents “The Music of Star Wars” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 31, at the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin, Ill. Audience members are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite Star Wars character for this one-night-only performance.
Guest Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez will lead the Symphony in selections from “A New Hope,” “The Phantom Menace,” “The Force Awakens,” “Rogue One,” and other Star Wars movies. Lopez-Yañez, who recently conducted the ESO’s “Latin Fire” concert, is known for his playful and lively podium presence as he encourages audience participation. This concert promises music you know and a performance that is out of this world.
Tickets start at $20 and are available on the ESO’s website, www.ElginSymphony.org, and, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, by calling its box office at 847-888-4000. Student tickets are $10, and youth age 17 and under are free with an accompanying adult, limit one free youth ticket per adult ticket purchase.