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The Minot Symphony Orchestra will present “Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert” featuring a screening of the complete film with composer John Williams' iconic Oscar-winning score performed live to the film. The concert will be led by conductor Efraín Amaya on Sunday, May 2, at 3 p.m. and Tuesday, May 4, at 7 p.m. at Minot State University's Ann Nicole Nelson Hall.
Tickets are available from the symphony’s website or by calling the box office at 858-4228.
Since the release of this first Star Wars movie almost 50 years ago, the Star Wars saga has had a seismic impact on both cinema and culture, inspiring audiences around the world with its mythic storytelling, captivating characters, groundbreaking special effects and iconic musical scores composed by Williams. Fans will experience the scope and grandeur of this beloved film in a live symphonic concert experience.
Legendary composer Williams is well known for scoring all nine of the Star Wars saga films, beginning with 1977's Star Wars for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Original Score. His scores were each Oscar-nominated for Best Original Score with subsequent Star Wars films, “The Empire Strikes Back,” “Return of the Jedi,” “The Force Awakens,” “The Last Jedi” and “The Rise of Skywalker.”
Luke Skywalker begins a journey that will change the galaxy in “Star Wars: A New Hope.” Nineteen years after the formation of the Empire, Luke is thrust into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance
when he meets Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has lived for years in seclusion on the desert planet of Tatooine. Obi-Wan begins Luke's Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to
rescue the beautiful Rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of Darth Vader and the evil Empire.