George Takei - Narrating at Seattle SciFi Orchestra Program
My, George Takei has been busy lately.
Guest-starring on "Heroes" season one (and he'll back for season two.)
Recently, George hosted the Hugo Awards at the World Convention in
Japan.
And now...
From Hulig:
http://www.huliq.com/32777/gearge-ta...i-fi-favorites
(Please follow the link for the complete article.)
George Takei Joins Seattle Orchestra For Sci-Fi Favorites
Submitted by ruzik_tuzik on Mon, 2007-09-03 10:05.
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
This September, Seattle Symphony Orchestra presents the first program
of the 2007–2008 Seattle Pops series, Sci-Fi Favorites, featuring
music by John Williams. Renowned pops conductor Jack Everly will lead
the Orchestra in performances of music from popular science-fiction
films, including E.T., Star Wars, Harry Potter, Star Trek and 2001: A
Space Odyssey.
George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Sulu in Star Trek, will
serve as narrator. He will be joined on-stage by soprano Kristen
Plumley, tenor Mike Eldred and Vocalpoint! Seattle. Performances will
take place Thursday, September 20, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, September
21, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, September 22, at 2 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday,
September 23, at 2 p.m. Performances include a laser light show and
costumes are welcome.
George Takei is currently a recurring guest star on NBC's Heroes and
Thank God You're Here. Takei's television debut was on the drama
series Playhouse 90. His motion picture debut was in Ice Palace. Some
of his many film credits include six Star Trek motion pictures,
Disney's Mulan and Mulan II, Trekkies, Return from the River Kwai,
and Hell to Eternity. He has made guest appearances on television
shows such as Will & Grace, Scrubs, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Miami Vice,
Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver and Murder, She Wrote.
Takei received a Grammy nomination in 1987 in the Best Spoken Word or
Non-Musical Recording category, has a star on Hollywood Boulevard's
Walk of Fame and was given the Order of the Rising Sun from the
Government of Japan. Orchestra appearances include narrating both
Copland's Lincoln Portrait with the Honolulu Symphony and The Lord of
the Rings Symphony with the Long Island Philharmonic, Denver
Symphony, Orange County Wind Orchestra (California) and the Imperial
Symphony Orchestra of Lakeland, Florida. --
http://www.seattlesymphony.org
The event link:
http://tinyurl.com/2r2ko3
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Also, from SF Signal:
http://www.sfsignal.com/
Tor Podcasts has George Takei at WorldCon talking about the
internment of his family during World War II, his father's political
activism and his role on Heroes (even he refers to HRG as HRG).
http://hbpub.vo.llnwd.net/o16/torpod...090107_cbr.mp3
Guest-starring on "Heroes" season one (and he'll back for season two.)
Recently, George hosted the Hugo Awards at the World Convention in
Japan.
And now...
From Hulig:
http://www.huliq.com/32777/gearge-ta...i-fi-favorites
(Please follow the link for the complete article.)
George Takei Joins Seattle Orchestra For Sci-Fi Favorites
Submitted by ruzik_tuzik on Mon, 2007-09-03 10:05.
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
This September, Seattle Symphony Orchestra presents the first program
of the 2007–2008 Seattle Pops series, Sci-Fi Favorites, featuring
music by John Williams. Renowned pops conductor Jack Everly will lead
the Orchestra in performances of music from popular science-fiction
films, including E.T., Star Wars, Harry Potter, Star Trek and 2001: A
Space Odyssey.
George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Sulu in Star Trek, will
serve as narrator. He will be joined on-stage by soprano Kristen
Plumley, tenor Mike Eldred and Vocalpoint! Seattle. Performances will
take place Thursday, September 20, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, September
21, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, September 22, at 2 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday,
September 23, at 2 p.m. Performances include a laser light show and
costumes are welcome.
George Takei is currently a recurring guest star on NBC's Heroes and
Thank God You're Here. Takei's television debut was on the drama
series Playhouse 90. His motion picture debut was in Ice Palace. Some
of his many film credits include six Star Trek motion pictures,
Disney's Mulan and Mulan II, Trekkies, Return from the River Kwai,
and Hell to Eternity. He has made guest appearances on television
shows such as Will & Grace, Scrubs, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Miami Vice,
Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver and Murder, She Wrote.
Takei received a Grammy nomination in 1987 in the Best Spoken Word or
Non-Musical Recording category, has a star on Hollywood Boulevard's
Walk of Fame and was given the Order of the Rising Sun from the
Government of Japan. Orchestra appearances include narrating both
Copland's Lincoln Portrait with the Honolulu Symphony and The Lord of
the Rings Symphony with the Long Island Philharmonic, Denver
Symphony, Orange County Wind Orchestra (California) and the Imperial
Symphony Orchestra of Lakeland, Florida. --
http://www.seattlesymphony.org
The event link:
http://tinyurl.com/2r2ko3
<><><><><>
Also, from SF Signal:
http://www.sfsignal.com/
Tor Podcasts has George Takei at WorldCon talking about the
internment of his family during World War II, his father's political
activism and his role on Heroes (even he refers to HRG as HRG).
http://hbpub.vo.llnwd.net/o16/torpod...090107_cbr.mp3
