{"id":23964,"date":"2016-11-13T17:15:30","date_gmt":"2016-11-13T22:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23964"},"modified":"2016-11-13T08:57:49","modified_gmt":"2016-11-13T13:57:49","slug":"harry-potter-films-in-concert-at-the-sony-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23964","title":{"rendered":"Harry Potter Films in Concert at the Sony Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts and Attila Glatz Concert Productions has announced that the Toronto Symphony Orchestra will perform &#8216;Harry\u00a0Potter and the Philosopher\u2019s Stone&#8217;\u00a0on June 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and 28<sup>th<\/sup>, 2017. &#8216;Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets&#8217; will be shown on October 12<sup>th<\/sup>-13<sup>th<\/sup>, 2017 as part of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series. The concert will feature the live symphony orchestra performing, to picture, every note from &#8216;Harry Potter and the Philosopher\u2019s Stone&#8217;\u00a0and &#8216;Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets&#8217;.\u00a0 Audiences will be able to relive the magic of each film in high-definition on a 40-foot screen while hearing the orchestra perform John Williams\u2019 unforgettable score. Tickets are\u00a0on sale now via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonycentre.ca\/\">sonycentre.ca<\/a>\u00a0and by phone at 1-855-872-SONY (7669).<\/p>\n<p>CineConcerts and Warner Bros. Consumer Products announced the Harry Potter Film Concert Series, a new global concert tour celebrating the Harry Potter films, earlier this year.\u00a0 The Harry Potter Film Concert that kicked off in June 2016 is another magical experience from J.K. Rowling\u2019s Wizarding World.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the &#8216;Harry Potter and the Philosopher\u2019s Stone In Concert&#8217; trailer\u00a0via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/haSmaUkcUm4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Justin Freer,\u00a0President\u00a0of CineConcerts and Producer\/Conductor of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series explains,<em> &#8220;The Harry Potter film series is one of those once-in-a-lifetime cultural phenomena that continues to delight millions of fans around the\u00a0world. It is with great pleasure that we introduce for the first time ever\u00a0an opportunity to experience the award-winning music scores played live by a symphony orchestra, all while the beloved film is simultaneously projected onto\u00a0the\u00a0big screen. It will be an unforgettable event.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Brady Beaubien of CineConcerts and Concert Producer for the Harry Potter Film Concert Series\u00a0added, <em>\u201cHarry Potter is synonymous with excitement around the entire world and we hope that by performing this incredible music\u00a0with the full movie,\u00a0audiences will enjoy returning\u00a0to this world, and to the many wonderful characters and adventures that inhabit it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>CineConcerts is one of the leading producers of live music experiences performed with visual media. Founded by producer\/conductor Justin Freer and producer\/writer Brady Beaubien, CineConcerts has engaged millions of people worldwide in concert presentations that redefine the evolution of live experience. Recent and current live concert experiences include &#8216;Gladiator,\u00a0The Godfather,&#8217; &#8216;It\u2019s a Wonderful Life,&#8217; &#8216;DreamWorks Animation In Concert,&#8217;\u00a0&#8216;Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage 50<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary Concert Tour,&#8217; and &#8216;Breakfast at Tiffany\u2019s&#8217;. Justin Freer has quickly become one of the most sought-after conductors of film music with a long list of full symphonic live to projection projects.\u00a0 He has appeared with some of the world\u2019s leading orchestras including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony and Sydney Symphony Orchestra. From full-length movie screenings with live orchestra to music-interactive sporting event experiences to original 3D-environment holiday programming, CineConcerts is at the forefront of live entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Harry Potter Film Concert Series, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.harrypotterinconcert.com\/\">harrypotterinconcert.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts and Attila Glatz Concert Productions has announced that the Toronto Symphony Orchestra will perform &#8216;Harry\u00a0Potter and the Philosopher\u2019s <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23964\" title=\"Harry Potter Films in Concert at the Sony Centre\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23967,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[15,25,28,36],"tags":[5699,4117,5700],"class_list":["post-23964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","category-live","category-music","category-toronto","tag-harry-potter","tag-sony-centre","tag-toronto-symphony-orchestra"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Harry-Potter_v2.jpg?fit=1500%2C990","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-6ew","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18532,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=18532","url_meta":{"origin":23964,"position":0},"title":"Win tickets to The Music of Queen: A Rock &#038; Symphonic Spectacular in Toronto","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"November 13, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Enter for your chance to win two tickets to see 'The Music of Queen: A Rock & Symphonic Spectacular' at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto on November 25th! 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