Friday night's program at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra featured the world premiere of two works by Academy Award-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins. In addition to Hopkins' own
Schizoid Salsa and
The Masque of Time, the concert featured his dramatic music from the plays
August and
Slipstream.
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Sir Anthony Hopkins looks over a few bars.
Photo from The Silence of the Lambs, © 1991 Orion Pictures |
Sir Anthony (or "Tony", as he prefers to be called) took the podium for the encore, conducting a reprise of
Schizoid Salsa. He also introduced each number on the program to the audience. His conducting was greeted with stomping approval from the orchestra members, a sign of utmost acclaim from veteran musicians. In return, each member of the orchestra, (most notably the flute section) appears to be alive and well.
In addition to Hopkins' original music, the imaginative program featured music from his great films. Excerpts from Howard Shore's score for
The Silence of the Lambs and Richard Robbins' music for
The Remains of the Day were featured, along with clips from these classic films. No word on whether the orchestral forces covered the Scorpions'
Hit Between the Eyes from the soundtrack of the 1995 sci-fi flick
Freejack..
Check out the
Dallas Symphony website for more information on these concerts, and click here for a 70-second excerpt from one of Sir Anthony's compositions.
