Concert features composer John Williams’ score performed live to film by ISO & Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) will present Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert featuring a screening of the complete film with composer John Williams’ iconic Oscar-winning score performed live to the film.
The concerts will be led by Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, and will take place at Hilbert Circle Theatre. Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert will replace the previously scheduled showing of Lion King in Concert.
Subscriptions for the 2024-25 season are currently on sale and can be purchased online at IndianapolisSymphony.org or at the Hilbert Circle Theatre Box Office. Single tickets will go on sale at a later date in mid-August. If you have questions about a previously purchased subscription for the 2024-25 season, please call the Box Office at (317) 639-4300 or email iso@IndianapolisSymphony.org.
Since the release of this first Star Wars movie over 45 years ago, the Star Wars saga has had a seismic impact on both cinema and culture, inspiring audiences around the world with its mythic storytelling, captivating characters, groundbreaking special effects, and iconic musical scores composed by Williams. Fans will experience the scope and grandeur of this beloved film in a live symphonic concert experience.
Legendary composer Williams is well known for scoring all nine of the Star Wars saga films, beginning with 1977’s Star Wars: A New Hope for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Original Score. His scores for The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker were each nominated for Best Original Score.
The presentation is licensed by Disney Concerts.
About Jack Everly
Jack Everly is the Principal Pops Conductor of the Indianapolis and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa). He has conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, the San Francisco Symphony, the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, and the Seattle Symphony.
Everly recently extended his contract with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra through 2026, when he will assume the role of Principal Pops Conductor Emeritus. He will continue to be the music director of the AES Indiana Yuletide Celebration, the nation’s largest symphonic holiday production in the country. He led the ISO in its first Pops recording, Yuletide Celebration, Volume One. Some of his other recordings include In The Presence featuring the Czech Philharmonic and Daniel Rodriguez; Sandi Patty’s Broadway Stories; the soundtrack to Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame; and Everything’s Coming Up Roses: The Overtures of Jule Styne.
Everly, a Hoosier native and graduate of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, is a recipient of the 2015 Indiana Historical Society Living Legends Award and holds an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Franklin College in his home state of Indiana. In 2023, he received the Sagamore of the Wabash award, the highest honor a Hoosier can receive, presented by Governor Eric Holcomb.
About the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, at home and thriving in the heart of Indianapolis, offers an exceptional artistic and musical experience. The orchestra is open to all and dedicated to creating an inclusive and innovative experiential environment that is inspiring, educational, and welcoming. The ISO celebrates historically beloved performances while engaging audiences by introducing new voices through programming including the IU Health Plans Classical Series, the Printing Partners Pops Series, the holiday traditions of AES Indiana Yuletide Celebration and the popular Film Series presented by Bank of America. For more information, go to IndianapolisSymphony.org.