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Program
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Symphony Summer in the City
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Saturday, July 16, 2011 7:30 pm Jones Hall
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Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY Returns to Houston
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Arnie Roth, conductor
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Liberi Fatali from Final Fantasy VIII
Uematsu/Hamaguchi
Don’t Be Afraid from Final Fantasy VIII
Uematsu/Hamaguchi
Melodies of Life from Final Fantasy IX
Uematsu/Hamaguchi
Main Theme from Final Fantasy VII
Uematsu/Hamaguchi - S. Miyano-N. Mizuta
Memoro de la Stono/Distant Worlds from Final Fantasy XI
Uematsu/A. Roth
Clash on the Big Bridge from Final Fantasy V
Uematsu/Hamaguchi
Suteki da ne from Final Fantasy X
Uematsu/Hamaguchi
Love Grows from Final Fantasy VIII
Uematsu/Hamaguchi - A.Roth-E. Roth
Chocobo Medley 2010 from Final Fantasy series
INTERMISSION Opening – Bombing Mission from Final Fantasy VII
Blinded By Light from Final Fantasy XIII
Hamauzu/Y. Hirano
Fang’s Theme from Final Fantasy XIII
Hamauzu/T. O’Mori
Fabula Nova Crystallis Theme from Final Fantasy XIII
Hamauzu/O’Mori
Saber’s Edge from Final Fantasy XIII
Uematsu/T. Narita
Answers from Final Fantasy XIV
Uematsu/Hamaguchi
Terra’s Theme from Final Fantasy VI
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Program subject to change
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The Houston Symphony currently records under its own label, Houston Symphony Media Productions, and for Naxos. Houston Symphony recordings also are available on the Telarc, RCA Red Seal, Virgin Classics and Koch International Classics labels.
Susan Calloway, soprano
Combine the edginess of Pink with the socially conscious lyrics of U2, a voice that gracefully explodes like Sarah McLaughlin, yet soothes like Sarah Barailles, and that would be the start of describing Susan Calloway.
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M. Hamauzu
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Kiss Me Good-bye from Final Fantasy XII
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Uematsu/Miyano-K. Fukui
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Uematsu/A. Roth-A. Klemens Dancing Mad from Final Fantasy VI
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N. Uematsu/S. Hamaguchi
Uematsu/Hamaguchi
Conductor Arnie Roth is a Grammy®-winning artist known for his work with a variety of performers including Il Divo, Diana Ross, Jewel, The Irish Tenors, Charlotte Church, Peter Cetera and Dennis DeYoung. In addition to this return engagement with the Houston Symphony, he has conducted the London, National, Atlanta and Dallas symphony orchestras; the Hollywood Bowl, Czech National Chamber, Ravinia Festival and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic orchestras; the Los Angeles and Tokyo philharmonics; the BBC, Detroit, San Francisco, San Diego, Sydney and Winnipeg symphonies; and the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. Roth is well known in the world of video game music for his work with Nobuo Uematsu and Square Enix, as music director and conductor of “Dear Friends: music from FINAL FANTASY,” “More Friends: music from FINAL FANTASY” and “VOICES: music from FINAL FANTASY,” as well as his role as music director and conductor of “PLAY! A Video Game Symphony.” He was the winner of the Best Score Award at the 2003 DVD Premiere Awards for his film score Barbie™ as Rapunzel and was nominated for an Emmy in 2007 for his original song “Shine” from the movie Barbie™ in The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Roth has produced dozens of bestselling CD’s. For more information, visit www. awrmusic.com.
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Arnie Roth, conductor and music director Susan Calloway, soprano Nobuo Uematsu, composer Masashi Hamauzu, composer Houston Symphony Chorus Charles Hausmann, director
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