The familiar music and spectacular images of the game, were synchronously projected on screen, offering a visual and aural experience well-received by the audience.
Organised by the Macao Orchestra under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau and supported by Sands China Ltd., the concert Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY was held on 11 June at The Venetian Theatre. It drew a full house and was enthusiastically received by music aficionados. The Macao Orchestra also invited underprivileged groups to enjoy the performance, showing its solidarity close by the community. The Macao Orchestra performed for the first time under the baton of Grammy award winner conductor Arnie Roth the concert Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY, featuring music by Japanese video game music composer Nobuo Uematsu. The familiar music and spectacular images of the game, were synchronously projected on screen, offering a visual and aural experience well-received by the audience. A concert-goer acclaimed the refreshing and gorgeous selection of songs, stage effects and production of the programme, and hoped that similar concerts would be staged in future. In conjunction with the concept of boundless music, the Orchestra and Sands China jointly invited a number of local charitable associations and underprivileged groups to enjoy the performance, including the Concordia School for Special Education, the Escola Caritas de Macau, the Fuhong Society of Macau, the Richmond Fellowship of Macau and the ECF Fellowship Orphanage, allowing people from various backgrounds to experience a fantastic world-class art performance and intensifying the integration of handicapped people in the community through the power of music. This is the first time that Macao Orchestra introduced a large-scale symphonic concert which was very well received. The Orchestra anticipates the launch of new forms of performances in the future, enriching the art of music and bringing new musical experiences to both residents and tourists. The Macao Orchestra will present its 2015-16 Concert Season closing concert entitled Così Fan Tutte, an opera buffa of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in concert version. Tickets are now on sale at the Macau Ticketing Network. For more details and programme enquiries, please visit the Macao Orchestra website at www.icm.gov.mo/om or call OM through tel. no. 2853 0782, during office hours.
