Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert

7–10 DECEMBER 2017

CONCERT PROGRAM

ARTISTS

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Nicholas Buc conductor John Williams composer

Disney and Lucasfilm present Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Harrison Ford Mark Hamill Carrie Fisher Adam Driver Daisy Ridley John Boyega Music by John Williams Cinematography Dan Mindel Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt Produced by J.J. Abrams Directed by J.J. Abrams Based on characters created by George Lucas

NICHOLAS BUC CONDUCTOR Nicholas Buc is a composer, conductor, arranger, violinist and pianist. He studied Composition with Brenton Broadstock and Dr. Stuart Greenbaum at the University of Melbourne, where he received the inaugural Fellowship of Australian Composers Award. Nicholas has worked with pop sensation Tina Arena on six Australian tours, written arrangements for The Whitlams, Passenger, Stu Larsen and Swiss folk rock group 77 Bombay Street, and worked on the first four seasons of The Voice Australia.

Continuing his passion for music and film, he has conducted Disney’s Pixar in Concert, Michael Giacchino’s Star Trek Live in Concert, Bernard Herrmann’s Psycho with Orchestra and most recently the Australian premieres of the first two Harry Potter™ films.

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