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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert
Saturday, May 4th, 2026 at 7 PM
Program

Conductor
John Williams

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Feature Film with Orchestra


There will be one intermission


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Star Wars Film Concert Series


Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Starring
Mark Hamill
Harrison Ford
Carrie Fisher
Billy Dee Williams
Anthony Daniels as C-3PO

Co-Starring
David Prowse
Kenny Baker
Peter Mayhew
Frank Oz

Directed by
Richard Marquand

Produced by
Howard Kazanjian

Screenplay by
Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas

Story by
George Lucas

Executive Producer
George Lucas


Music by
John Williams

MPAA PG Rating

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack available at Disneymusicemporium.com  


Star Wars Film Concert Series Production Credits

President, Disney Music Group
Ken Bunt

SVP/GM, Disney Concerts
Chip McLean

Supervising Technical Director
Alex Levy – Epilogue Media

Film Preparation
Ramiro Belgardt

Business Affairs, Lucasfilm
Rhonda Hjort
Chris Holm 

For Booking Inquires: 
Emily.Yoon@TeamWass.com

Music Preparation
Mark Graham
Matthew Voogt

JoAnn Kane Music Service

Disney Music Library

Operations, Disney Concerts
Brannon Fells
Royd Haston

Marketing & Publicity
Lisa Linares
Lillian Matulic

VP, Disney Concerts 
Gina Lorscheider

Business Affairs, Disney Concerts
Darryl Franklin
Leigh Zeichick
Phil Woods
Narine Minasian
Elena Contreras
Addison Granillo
Christy Swintek
Svetlana Tzaneva

Business Affairs, Warner-Chappell
Scott McDowell

Musicians

VIOLIN I
Jackie Tso
   Concertmaster
Sarah Land
   Assistant Concertmaster
Robin Hague Els
Karen Pommerich
Charlotte Donelson
Micah Hyink
Debra Anthony
Stephanie Allen
Emily Riesser
Kirsten Allen
Hope Welsh
Lyu Lian

VIOLIN II
David Parks
   Principal
Catherine Hazan
Assistant Principal
Emily Kirkpatrick
Brandon Ironside
Elizabeth Fee
Kathleen S. Robinson
Shawn Hurt
Jessica DeMare
Simone Beach
Mac Tollefsen

VIOLA
Alvoy Bryan, Jr.
   Principal
Hannah Dara
   Assistant Principal
Katie Bracewell
Cameron Rehberg
Jan Daugherty
Amberley Lamphere
Bryan Johnson
Morgan Owen
Savannah York

CELLO
Seth Russell
   Principal
Ryan Knott
   Assistant Principal
Daria Janssen
Jonathan Simmons
Derek Eilert
Sojeong Park
Miro Gomez
Paul Maxwell
Aria Posner

BASS
Rich Harbison
   Principal
Levi Gable
Assistant Principal
C. Braxton Ballew
Michael Farrick
Jose Carrion
Aaron Yackley

HARP
John Wickey
   Principal

FLUTE
Wendy Cohen
   Principal
Lauren Vaughn
Jeana Melilli

OBOE
Chelsea Russell
   Principal
Julia Simpson
Daniel Ellis

CLARINET
John Sadak
   Principal
Kyra Krenitsky Zhang
Jeremy Cohen

BASSOON
Allen Jiang
   Principal
Ryan Yamashiro
Stephanie Lipka

FRENCH HORN
Anneka Zuehlke-King
   Principal
Andrew Sehmann
   Assistant Principal
Darian Washington
Bill L. Tyler
Timothy Bedard
Jordan Chase
Travis Bennett

TRUMPET
David “Buddy” Deshler
   Principal
Evan Golden
   Assistant Principal
Phillip Elkins
Gary J. Malvern

TROMBONE
Stephen Wilson
   Principal
Michael Hosford
Alexander van Duuren
Eric Henson

TUBA
Coleman Alexander
  Principal

TIMPANI
Daniel Kirkpatrick
  Principal

PERCUSSION
James Leonard
   Principal
Rick Blackwell
Omar Carmenates
Parker Olson
Wesley Strasser

PIANO
Lisa Kiser
   Principal

SYNTHESIZER
Charlie Miller
   Principal


 


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2026-2027 Season at Glance
Season at a Glance

Concert Hall Series
Saturday performances at 7:30 pm
Sunday at 3:00 pm

Opening Night: Mozart Requiem
September 26 & 27

Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
November 21 & 22

Tchivzhel Conducts Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky
February 6 & 7

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
March 13 & 14

Beethoven 7 + Jacqueline Tso Plays Butterfly Lovers’ Concerto
April 10 & 11

Ravel’s Boléro + Maxim Lando
May 15 & 16

Gunter Theatre Series

Mozart Among Friends
October 31 & November 1

Carmen in Concert
February 20 & 21

Rhythm Rising: A Percussion Celebration
March 20 & 21

Haydn Symphony 102 + Stravinsky’s Pulcinella
April 24 & 25

Special Concerts
How to Train Your DragonTM 
in Concert

November 7 at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Holiday at Peace
December 4 at 7:00 pm
December 5 at 7:00 pm
December 6 at 2:00 pm

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Concert
January 9 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm 
January 10 at 2:00 

Chamber Music Series

Principal Winds of the 
Greenville Symphony

September 15 at 5:00 pm, 
Poe Mill Music

September 16 at 7:00 pm, 
Cascades Verdae 

Principal Strings of the Greenville Symphony
March 16 at 5:00 pm, Centre Stage
March 17 at 7:00 pm, Hotel Hartness


Details and tickets available at greenvillesymphony.org