The University of New Hampshire Concert Choir was held in a place of honor this past week, performing at Boston's TD Bank Garden with Britain's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Star Wars: In Concert. The international hit show is wildly popular across the United States, Canada and even Europe.
The show consists of an original film montage from all six episodes put together by Lucasfilm and set to John Williams' music. Throughout the performance, actor Anthony Daniels, the voice of C-3PO, narrates the epic story of the Star Wars saga. The show sold out this past weekend with tickets selling for around $75 a piece.
"I've seen some presentations of, you know, live orchestras with Star Wars clips, and that sort of thing, but this is so much more than that … it really is quite powerful," said George Lucas in a CNN interview this past October.
The choir performed alongside the orchestra that even included a few members of the London Symphony Orchestra, the original Star Wars orchestra. UNH sang the chilling vocal parts of John Williams' masterpiece sound track.
"It's kind of epic," said freshman UNH choir member Matthew Casazza. "This is an unrivaled experience, to play with professional musicians."
"It means that we're doing the right thing," said choir director Dr. William Kempster.
The UNH Concert Choir normally performs for large venues, but this one is the biggest yet. Dr. Kempster explained that South Carolina based Star Wars: In Concert promoters invited the choir to perform with the orchestra.
"It is unreal," said sophomore Taylor Bradbury. "I mean, I just saw C-3PO in the elevator."
The audience went crazy for the performance, with booming applause after every piece.
"It makes me feel important," said freshman Carter Bascom. The choir expressed their love for "the roar of the crowd."
For more information on Star Wars: In Concert go online to www.starwarsinconcert.com
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