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Alan Silvestri to appear at the Chattanooga International Film Festival
Feburary 28th - March 2nd
from thechattanoogan.com:
The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera's 2014 Chattanooga International Film Music Festival, being held Feb. 28-March 2, will feature award-winning film composer Alan Silvestri. Registrations for the entire weekend Festival are open through Feb. 14 at www.chattfilmmusic.org.
The Festival begins Friday, Feb. 28, at the Majestic 12 Cinema on Broad Street with an evening reception and movie screening of Back to the Future. Alan Silvestri, who composed the music for the film, will offer a Q&A afterwards. The film and post-concert Q&A will be open to the public and tickets can be purchased at the door.
On Saturday, March 1, at the Majestic, the Festival's Artistic Director, George S. Clinton, along with Silvestri and Sundance Film Music Program director Peter Golub, will present sessions on the behind the scenes work of composing for film. A panel discussion with the three composers will be moderated by BMI's Doreen Ringer Ross. Festival participants will then attend the rehearsal and concert of Singin' in the Rain at the Tivoli Theatre, in which the entire film will be screened while the CSO performs the music. The concert is also open to the public and tickets are on sale at the CSO box office."