Lake Forest Civic Orchestra

The Lake Forest Civic Orchestra presents its "LFCO goes to the Movies" concert Sunday, March 12, at 4 p.m. at the Gorton Community Center, 400 East Illinois Road in Lake Forest. The program will be performed in the orchestra's home hall, The John & Nancy Hughes Theater, recently renovated and named in honor of the famous American movie director. The program will take the audience on a grand tour of great musical compositions written for or used in film, including, Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours" (Fantasia), Barber's "Adagio for Strings" (Platoon), and John Williams' "Adventures on Earth" (E.T.). Concertgoers will be treated to comments from Music Director Robert Nordling that will explore the musical themes and their relationship to the movies' plots and characters. To buy tickets online, visit www.lakeforestcivicorchestra.org.