Pops Series

Home Alone in Concert

with the NAC Orchestra

2023-12-07 20:00 2023-12-09 23:30 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Home Alone in Concert

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/33658

In-person event

(Presented in English with French surtitles) A true holiday favourite, this beloved comedy classic features renowned composer John Williams' charming and delightful score performed live to picture by the NAC Orchestra. Macaulay Culkin stars as Kevin McCallister, an 8-year-old boy who's accidentally left behind when his family leaves for Christmas vacation, and who must defend his home against two bungling thieves. Hilarious and heart-warming, Home Alone is holiday fun for the entire...

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Southam Hall,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
December 7 - 9, 2023
December 7 - 9, 2023

≈ 2 hour and 5 minutes · With intermission

Last updated: December 1, 2023

A Note from John Williams

Ever since Home Alone appeared, it has held a unique place in the affections of a very broad public. Director Chris Columbus brought a uniquely fresh and innocent approach to this delightful story, and the film has deservedly become a perennial at holiday time.

I took great pleasure in composing the score for the film, and I am especially delighted that the magnificent National Arts Centre Orchestra has agreed to perform the music in a live presentation of the movie. 

I know I speak for everyone connected with the making of the film in saying that we are greatly honoured by this event…and I hope that tonight’s audience will experience the renewal of joy that the film brings with it, each and every year.

—  John Williams

HOME ALONE

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Presents
A JOHN HUGHES Production
A CHRIS COLUMBUS Film

HOME ALONE

MACAULAY CULKIN
JOE PESCI
DANIEL STERN
JOHN HEARD
and CATHERINE O’HARA

Music by
JOHN WILLIAMS

Film Editor
RAJA GOSNELL

Production Designer
JOHN MUTO

Director of Photography
JULIO MACAT

Executive Producers
MARK LEVINSON & SCOTT ROSENFELT
and TARQUIN GOTCH

Written and Produced by
JOHN HUGHES

Directed by
CHRIS COLUMBUS

Soundtrack Album Available on
CBS Records, Cassettes and Compact Discs

Color by DELUXE®
Dolby Stereo®
Twentieth Century Fox
Hughes Entertainment

Tonight’s program is a presentation of the complete film Home Alone with a live performance of the film’s entire score, including music played by the orchestra during the end credits. Out of respect for the musicians and your fellow audience members, please remain seated until the conclusion of the credits.

Film screening of Home Alone courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox.

© 1990 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Production Credits

Home Alone in Concert is produced by Film Concerts Live!, a joint venture of IMG Artists, LLC and The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc.

Producers: Steven A. Linder and Jamie Richardson
Director of Operations: Rob Stogsdill
Production Manager: Sophie Greaves
Production Assistant: Katherine Miron
Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC
Supervising Technical Director: Mike Runice
Technical Director: Steven Lemke

Music Composed by John Williams

Music Preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music Service
Film Preparation for Concert Performance: Ramiro Belgardt
Technical Consultant: Laura Gibson
Sound Remixing for Concert Performance: Chace Audio by Deluxe
The score for Home Alone has been adapted for live concert performance.

With special thanks to: Twentieth Century Fox, Chris Columbus, David Newman, John Kulback, Julian Levin, Mark Graham, and the musicians and staff of the NAC Orchestra.

Artists

  • Conductor Adam Johnson
  • Music John Williams
  • Chorus Master Laurence Ewashko
  • ewashko-singers
    Choir Ewashko Singers
  • bio-orchestra
    Featuring NAC Orchestra
  • hunt-mccoy-tobi-fred-cattroll-535
    Stage Manager Tobi Hunt McCoy

Credits

Ewashko Singers

Laurence Ewashko, Artistic Director

Soprano
Annika Fabbi
Allison Kennedy
Talia Kennedy
Christine Muggeridge
Amy Parsons
Kristin Ranshaw
Donna Ager
Rosemary Cairns-Way
Sharon Keenan-Hayes
Ilene McKenna
Lucia Micu
Tracy Sanmiya
Lauren Reisig

Alto
Corinne Carbino
Miriam Carpenter
Vickie Iles
Caroline Johnston
Brianna Lowrie
Mary Zborowski
Shelley Artuso
Wanda Allard
Rachel Hotte
Ruth-Anne Johnston
Chantal Phan

Tenor
Johnathan Bentley
Elizabeth Burbidge
Jordan Goodfellow
David Lafranchise
Alexis Poirier
Caleb Fagen
Jim Howse
Andrew Jahn
Bryan Parker
Ryan Tonelli

Bass
Russell Baron
Alexandre Charest
Oleksii Fishchuk
Nikhil Gopal
Chris Libuit
Caeden Rose
Wallace Beaton
Terry Brynaert
Matthew Menard
Eugene Oscapella
Ronan Pouliquen
Victor Toma

NAC Orchestra

First Violins
Yosuke Kawasaki (concertmaster)
Jessica Linnebach (associate concertmaster)
Noémi Racine Gaudreault (assistant concertmaster)
Jeremy Mastrangelo
Marjolaine Lambert
Emily Westell
Manuela Milani
*Martine Dubé
*Erica Miller
*Andréa Armijo Fortin
*Renée London
*Heather Schnarr

Second Violins
*Georgy Valtchev (guest principal)
Emily Kruspe
Frédéric Moisan
Carissa Klopoushak
Leah Roseman
Winston Webber
Mark Friedman
Zhengdong Liang
Edvard Skerjanc
*Oleg Chelpanov
*Marc Djokic

Violas
Jethro Marks (principal)
David Marks (associate principal)
David Goldblatt (assistant principal)
David Thies-Thompson
Tovin Allers
Paul Casey
*Kelvin Enns
*Wilma Hos

Cellos
Rachel Mercer (principal)
**Julia MacLaine (assistant principal)
Marc-André Riberdy
Timothy McCoy
Leah Wyber
*Desiree Abbey
*Daniel Parker
*Karen Kang
*Sonya Matoussova

Double Basses
Max Cardilli (assistant principal)
Vincent Gendron
Marjolaine Fournier
*Paul Mach
*John Geggie
*Doug Ohashi

Flutes
Joanna G'froerer (principal)
Stephanie Morin
*Lara Deutsch

Oboes
Charles Hamann (principal)
Anna Petersen
*Kira Shiner

English Horn
Anna Petersen

Clarinets
Kimball Sykes (principal)
Sean Rice
*Shauna Barker

Bassoons
Darren Hicks (principal)
Vincent Parizeau
*Alex Eastley

Horns
Julie Fauteux (associate principal)
Lawrence Vine
Lauren Anker
Louis-Pierre Bergeron
*Olivier Brisson

Trumpets
Karen Donnelly (principal)
Steven van Gulik
*Michael Fedyshyn

Trombones
*Steve Dyer (guest principal)
Colin Traquair

Bass Trombone
Zachary Bond

Tuba
Chris Lee (principal)

Timpani
*Jonathan Rance (guest principal)

Percussion
Jonathan Wade
*Dan Morphy
*Louis Pino
*Robert Slapcoff

Harp
*Angela Schwarzkopf

Keyboards
*Ruth Kwan
*Frederic Lacroix

Principal Librarian
Nancy Elbeck

Assistant Librarian
Corey Rempel

Personnel Manager
Meiko Lydall

Orchestra Personnel Coordinator
Laurie Shannon

*Additional musicians
**On leave

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