Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra plays animated movie music favorites

The Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra invites audiences to hear the music of animation in a new way with its “Color Comes to Life” concert, 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale.

The concert brings together music from beloved films and animated stories, performed with the color and energy of a live orchestra, according to a press release.

Audiences will hear selections from “How to Train Your Dragon,” “The Pink Panther,” “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and “My Neighbor Totoro,” alongside Brahms’ “Hungarian Dance No. 5” and Rossini’s “William Tell Overture.”
Guest conductor Ezra Calvino, on staff at the Phoenix Symphony, joins Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra Principal Conductor Desmond Siu for the program.

Tickets start at $15, with a 25% discount for guests under 18.
Tickets are available at ScottsdaleSymphonicOrchestra.org or by calling 480-499-8587.