{"id":5106,"date":"2015-02-03T16:54:18","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T22:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=5106"},"modified":"2015-02-03T16:54:36","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T22:54:36","slug":"cso-at-the-movies-presents-the-godfather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/cso-at-the-movies-presents-the-godfather\/","title":{"rendered":"CSO at the Movies presents ‘The Godfather’"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Antoinette Isama<\/p>\n

On Tuesday and Wednesday the Chicago Symphony Orchestra goes to the movies, presenting, The Godfather, <\/em>with members of the CSO playing Nino Rota\u2019s original score.<\/p>\n

For the 7 p.m. performance in Symphony Center, Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s mega-hit will be shown on a giant HD screen hanging above the stage, while conductor Justin Freer leads the orchestra in Rota\u2019s score. The performances are among the few taking place worldwide since the world premiere of this combination screening and live performance at London\u2019s Royal Albert Hall in December 2014.<\/p>\n

According to Liz Madeja, the CSO\u2019s director of marketing, the performances are designed for everyone \u2013 from the movie buffs to those who may have never seen the film.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust having that visual,\u201d she said, \u201cbrings something different, special and unique to the hall.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Nino<\/a>
Nino Rota composed over 150 score for Italian and international film productions. (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rota, an Italian composer who wrote more than 150 scores for Italian and international film productions from the 1930s until his death in 1979, connects with the Chicago Symphony through one of their own. Music Director Riccardo Muti studied composition with Rota and considered him a mentor. Freer notes that this relationship shows a beautiful connection between maestro<\/em> and mentor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love that because there\u2019s a true connection of lineage that you rarely get to experience in that format,\u201d Freer said.<\/p>\n

Preparing The Godfather<\/em>\u2019s score for live performance was, according to Freer, a project full of restoration, preservation and re-orchestration efforts. One of the challenges he considered well worth tackling was filling in the holes of the score with accuracy and precision.<\/p>\n

\"Justin<\/a>
Justin Freer will lead the orchestra through Nino Rota’s score Tuesday and Wednesday. (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThis was a humbling experience,\u201d Freer said. \u201cTrying to restore some of the genius of Rota and Coppola comes with a great sense of responsibility. You want to make sure that you\u2019re preserving it the way it was intended to be performed and recorded originally.\u201d<\/p>\n

To make sure that the orchestra\u2019s timing with the film is spot on requires focus and chemistry. Freer and his team endured lots of cross checking of instruments, tempos and dynamics of Rota\u2019s score. He will have a video monitor near the podium, to keep track of big tempo changes and tempo markings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a good guide to have,\u201d he said. \u201cIt helps me figure out where I am and what I need to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The orchestra\u2019s CSO at the Movies series began in 2004, and it was one of the first orchestras to create a series inspired by appreciation of music for the cinema. Given the CSO\u2019s long relationship with guest conductor and noted film composer John Williams, it was a natural fit to expand and create a series centered on celebrated movie music.<\/p>\n

\u201cMusic and movies are two peas in a pod,\u201d Madeja said. \u201cThey have gone together for years and years.\u201d<\/p>\n

The CSO at the Movies usually sells out on subscription, so individual tickets can be scarce. Past CSO at the Movies series have included West Side Story<\/em>, Fantasia<\/em> and, in November, clips from 12 Pixar films.<\/p>\n

Freer hopes the audience will learn how important film music is as an art form.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope they come to expect a truly immersive environment that pulls them into a movie and concert experience,\u201d he said. \u201cThe audience will be told a story in a beautiful way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Find more information at cso.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo at top: Scene from the movie The Godfather. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra this week is playing the score to the movie as theatergoers watch the film.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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