Friday, March 8, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 2:00 pm
Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:30 pm
The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax
Featuring Tommy Tallarico, creator/executive producer/host/guitar
Bryan Deans, conductor
Soundtrax
Symphony Nova Scotia
Additional players: Amy Spurr-Caveney and Shuchen Jiang, violin; Julie Cuming (acting Principal) and Natalie Alcorn, horn; David Moulton and Bob Nicholson (bass), trombone; Mark Bonang, tuba; D'Arcy Gray, percussion; Karen Rokos, harp; Simon Docking, keyboard.
Video Games Live™ is an award-winning immersive concert event featuring music from the most popular video games of all time. Created, produced, and hosted by world-renowned game industry veteran and superstar Tommy Tallarico, top orchestras and choirs around the world perform along with exclusive synchronized video footage and music arrangements, synchronized lighting, well-known internet solo performers, electronic percussion, live action, and unique interactive segments to create an explosive one-of-a-kind entertainment experience.
Picture the energy and excitement of a rock concert mixed with the power and emotion of a symphony orchestra combined together by the technology, interactivity, stunning visuals, and fun that only video games can provide. Completely synchronized cutting-edge video screen visuals, state-of-the art lighting and special fx, stage show production, and special on-stage interactive segments with the audience dazzle crowds of all ages – gamers and non-gamers alike. Pre & Post Show Activities include prize giveaways and the very popular meet-and-greet with top game composers, designers, and industry talent.
This is a concert event put on by the video game industry to help encourage and support the culture and art that video games have become. Video Games Live bridges a gap for entertainment by exposing new generations of music lovers and fans to the symphonic orchestral experience, while also providing a completely new and unique experience for families and/or non-gamers. The show is heralded and enjoyed by the entire family.
With over 500+ ticket buyer reviews on Ticketmaster.com, Video Games Live boasts a 4.7 (out of 5) rating. Inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records for the biggest, most successful, and longest-running game concert in the world, Video Games Live continues to break new ground and thrill audiences worldwide with brand new content each year.