The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra presents
The Sound of Books!
To cap off a wonderful day of books, the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra will present a free outdoor concert in front of the Louisiana State Capitol. From 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., Conductor David Torns and the symphony will present a sunset performance of “The Sound of Books,” a program of music selections from films that originated as books.
2009 BOOK FESTIVAL CONCERT
PROGRAM ORDER
Star Spangled Banner
Lyrics: Francis Scott Key
Gone With the Wind Dance Montage Composer: Max Steiner (Based on Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.)
Superman March Composer: John Williams (From Action Comics and later Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joel Shuster.)
South Pacific Composers: Rodgers and Hammerstein (From Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener.)
The Natural Composer: Randy Newman (Based on the novel, The Natural, by Bernard Malamud.)
Star Trek Through the Years Composers: Goldsmith/Custer (Created by Gene Rodenberry, hundreds of novels have been spawned from this series.)
E.T. The Extraterrestrial Composer: John Williams (Original film by Steven Spielberg inspired a novelization and a sequel book, E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet, written by William Kotzwinkle.)
Highlights from Jurassic Park Composer: John Williams (Based on Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.)
Apollo 13 Composer: James Horner (Based on Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger.)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone: (IV. Harry’s Wondrous World) Composer: John Williams (Based on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling.)
Pirates of the Caribbean Composer: Klaus Bedelt (Based on a Disney theme park ride, the movie has inspired The Adventures of Jack Sparrow, a series of spin-off novels for young readers by Rob Kidd.)
 David Torns is the Assistant Conductor of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Louisiana Youth Orchestra. A native of San Diego, California, his musical studies began at the age of five on the violin. He attended the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University where he completed a degree in violin performance. He then completed graduate studies on violin and orchestral conducting at West Virginia University. Previous to his appointment in Baton Rouge, he served as the Assistant Conductor of the Symphony of the Mountains and Conductor of the Symphony of the Mountains Youth Orchestra in Kingsport, Tennessee. He has guest conducted the orchestras at both Vanderbilt University and West Virginia University. Recently he served as conductor in residence for the summer program at the North Carolina School for the Arts. Previous appointments have included Assistant Conductor of the Nashville Youth Repertory Orchestra and the Nashville Youth Symphony, Music Director of the WVU Community Arts Orchestra, and Interim Music Director of the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra.
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