Past event
Sands 24: An Afternoon With... Alan Silvestri - Pay What You Can £20.00 / £18.00 / £16.00
At the Laidlaw Music Centre, Queen's Terrace, St Andrews, KY16 9QF
Join Alan Silvestri, Academy Award-nominated American composer and conductor of film and television scores, for this once-in-a-lifetime career discussion and performance at the University of St Andrews' stunning new Laidlaw Music Centre. In his decades-long, award-winning career as a composer, Silvestri has worked on more than 100 films including Romancing the Stone, Back to the Future, Polar Express, Forrest Gump, The Bodyguard, Predator, Ready Player One, Stuart Little, Night at the Museum, The Avengers movies and dozens more hits.
Silvestri shares insights into his own creative inspirations and processes and discusses how he collaborates with top filmmakers and musicians. In addition to the discussion, we'll see selected scenes from his iconic films and enjoy Silvestri's music, played by a 38 piece student and professional orchestra at this once-in-a-lifetime event.
The musicians playing are drawn from the St Andrews Chamber Orchestra and associate teachers of the Laidlaw Music Centre.
Running time:1h 15m
Ages: 15+
This event is live captioned.