SBSO rides the Hogwarts Express for play-along screening of 'Sorcerer's Stone'

Andrew S. Hughes, South Bend Tribune
Updated ·1 min read
Daniel Radcliffe, left, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson appear in a scene from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." The South Bend Symphony Orchestra will perform John Williams' entire film score live during a screening of the 2001 film Oct. 7 and 8, 2023, at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend.
Daniel Radcliffe, left, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson appear in a scene from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." The South Bend Symphony Orchestra will perform John Williams' entire film score live during a screening of the 2001 film Oct. 7 and 8, 2023, at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend.

SOUTH BEND — The South Bend Symphony Orchestra performs live to a screening of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 and 2:30 p.m. Oct 8 at the Morris Performing Arts Center, 211 N. Michigan St.

Under the direction of guest conductor Ron Spigelman, the SBSO will perform John Williams’ entire score for the film while the film plays on a 40-foot screen.

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In “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” based on the novel by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned son of two wizards and possesses magical powers of his own.

Dame Maggie Smith, left, and Tom Felton appear in a scene from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." The South Bend Symphony Orchestra will perform John Williams' entire film score live during a screening of the 2001 film Oct. 7 and 8, 2023, at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend.
Dame Maggie Smith, left, and Tom Felton appear in a scene from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." The South Bend Symphony Orchestra will perform John Williams' entire film score live during a screening of the 2001 film Oct. 7 and 8, 2023, at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend.

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.

The film stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane, John Cleese, Julie Walters and Dame Maggie Smith. Chris Columbus directed it, and Steve Kloves adapted the novel for the screenplay.

The “Harry Potter Film Concert Series” is a co-production of CineConcerts and Warner Bros. Consumer Products that debuted in 2016.

Tickets are $99-$19.

Richard Harris appears in a scene from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." The South Bend Symphony Orchestra will perform John Williams' entire film score live during a screening of the 2001 film Oct. 7 and 8, 2023, at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend.
Richard Harris appears in a scene from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." The South Bend Symphony Orchestra will perform John Williams' entire film score live during a screening of the 2001 film Oct. 7 and 8, 2023, at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend.

For more information, call 574-235-9190 or visit morriscenter.org or harrypotterinconcert.com.

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