For the first time in Greensboro, NC audiences will experience the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra performing John Williams’ music to the entire first film live to picture from one of the most beloved film series in history
GREENSBORO, NC (October 12, 2020) – The Greensboro Symphony Orchestra (GSO) will perform Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in Concert at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts on May 1 & 2, 2021 as part of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series. The concert will feature the GSO performing live, to picture, every note from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Audiences will be able to relive the magic of the entire film in high- definition on a 40-foot screen while hearing GSO perform John Williams’ unforgettable score live. Tickets go on sale on October 17, 2020 at the GSO Box Office, Tanger Center Box Office, and Ticketmaster.com.
In 2016, CineConcerts and Warner Bros. Consumer Products announced the Harry Potter Film Concert Series, a global concert tour celebrating the Harry Potter films. Since the world premiere of Harry Potter and the in Concert in June 2016, more than 2.1 million fans have enjoyed this magical experience from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, which is scheduled to include over 1,200 performances across more than 48 countries worldwide through 2020.
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned son of two wizards and possesses magical powers of his own. At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he learns the high-flying sport of Quidditch and plays a thrilling ‘live’ chess game en route to facing a Dark Wizard bent on destroying him.
Justin Freer, President of CineConcerts and Producer/Conductor of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series explains, “The Harry Potter film series is a once-in-a-lifetime cultural phenomenon that continues to delight millions of fans around the world. It is with great pleasure that we bring fans for the first time ever an opportunity to experience the award-winning music scores played live by a symphony orchestra, all while the beloved film is simultaneously projected onto the big screen. This is truly an unforgettable event.”
Brady Beaubien of CineConcerts and Concert Producer for the Harry Potter Film Concert Series added, “Harry Potter is synonymous with excitement around the world and we hope that by performing this incredible music with the full movie, audiences will enjoy returning to the Wizarding World.”
Who: CineConcerts
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
What: HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE™ IN CONCERT
When: May 1 and 2, 2021
Where: Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts
Tix: 300 N. Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401
Tickets go on sale to the general public on October 17, 2020 at
greensborosymphony.org / tangercenter.com / ticketmaster.com / GSO Box Office: 336-335-5456 x22
$80, $65, $50, $35. Students in Loge only – $20. *Fees not included.
For more information on the Harry Potter Film Concert Series, please visit www.harrypotterinconcert.com