Pictures in Music

"Pictures in Music" brings the Missoula Symphony Orchestra and celebrated violinist Tien‑Hsin Cindy Wu to your screen in a cinematic concert experience that turns sound into vivid visual storytelling. The film opens with Carlos Simon’s electrifying **The Block**, a rhythmic portrait of everyday life in a New York neighborhood, featuring lively percussion and colorful orchestration that captures the spirit of community and culture. Next, the symphony is joined by Wu for **Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s** lush, cinematic Violin Concerto in D‑major (Op. 35), a work steeped in sweeping melodies, dazzling virtuosity, and rich romantic textures that incorporate themes from the scores for the films *Another Dawn* (1937), *Anthony Adverse* (1936), and *The Prince and the Pauper* (1937). The evening concludes with **Modest Mussorgsky’s** monumental “Pictures at an Exhibition,” a beloved orchestral journey that transforms a gallery of paintings into a breathtaking auditory tour. Join us for an evening where music becomes art and imagination comes alive. For details and tickets, see the link: Details & tickets.