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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Live in Concert
Fri, October 13, 2023
PROGRAM

MUSICIANS
Music Director/Conductor/Piano   Emily Marshall
Violin 1   Julie Beistline
Violin 2   Alexandria Hill
Viola   Kiley Ann Rowe
Cello   Sarah Overton
Bass   Jordyn Davis
Trumpet 1   Kate Amrine
Trumpet 2   Theresa May
Trombone   Skye Dearborn
Horn 1   Shanyse Strickland
Horn 2   Aliyah Danielle
Percussion 1   Mikayla Bertelsen
Percussion 2   Tara McGurk
Drum Kit   Paige Durr
DJ/Scratcher   DJ Damage
ABOUT THE CONCERT

Let’s go back to where it all began with this concert event! 

Featuring a soundtrack that blends symphonic orchestral music with hip-hop, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Live in Concert pairs a screening of the Academy Award®-winning animated film with live musicians and turntables featuring a DJ scratcher live on stage. Emmy®-winner Daniel Pemberton composed a sprawling score of boundary-pushing original music that is complimented with song contributions by Post Malone, Lil Wayne, Jaden Smith, and Nicki Minaj. 

The hip-hop based score results in a sonic universe that is woven throughout the fabric of the film, supporting its themes of resilience and universal heroism. Joining the tour is The Broadway Sinfonietta, an all-women and majority women-of-color orchestra led by conductor Emily Marshall.


 ABOUT THE FILM

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask. A superhero classic for a new generation, Miles is an Afro-Latinx teen who is bitten by a radioactive spider in the subway and gains mysterious powers. Joined by spider-heroes from parallel universes, Miles must master his new powers to save his city from a villain who could destroy it all.

WHO'S WHO


DANIEL PEMBERTON is an Ivor Novello winning and multi-BAFTA nominated composer well known for embracing a wide range of musical mediums—from electronic to orchestral—throughout his work. After more than a decade establishing himself as one of the most inventive and experimental voices in British television—scoring countless Emmy® and BAFTA award-winning dramas and documentaries such as Complicit (2013), Peep Show (2003–2015), Upstairs Downstairs (2010), Desperate Romantics (2009), Space Dive (2012), Occupation (2009), and Hiroshima (2005)—Pemberton moved into the world of film with the period supernatural thriller The Awakening (2011). His hybrid choral, orchestral, and electronic score caught the ear of Ridley Scott who, heavily impressed with the standout work and what he called the composer’s “10,000 hours in the garage” hired the composer to score his feature The Counselor (2013). He collaborated again with Scott on the director’s first foray into television—The Vatican (2014). This work, alongside scores to other features such as Blood (2012), In Fear (2013), and Cuban Fury (2014), led him to be named “Discovery Of The Year” at the prestigious World Soundtrack Awards 2014. Other credits include the acclaimed soundtrack to Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015). Featuring a kaleidoscope of unusual instruments—including cimbaloms, harpsichords, bass flutes, and exotic percussion—the bold 1960’s influenced music caught the attention of cinema goers and critics alike and has established him as one of the most versatile and exciting voices working in film today. Now collaborating with yet another legendary director—Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyl— Pemberton continues to approach the world of scoring from a new angle, creating another unique and unexpectedly inventive soundtrack with his latest works—Steve Jobs (2015), Gold (2016), and King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword (2017). Well known for his creative and incredibly versatile approach to writing no two scores ever sound the same.


EMILY MARSHALL is the Associate Conductor/Keyboardist of THE WHO, having just returned from THE WHO’s European/UK tour this past summer. She has performed at iconic venues such as Madison Square Garden, The Hollywood Bowl, The O2, New Orleans Jazz Fest, and many more. 2022-2023 touring credits include: THE WHO Hits Back (North America/Europe), Josh Groban’s Harmony Tour and Conductor/Music Director of Our Planet: Live In Concert. Her Broadway credits include: Music Director/Vocal Arranger of Be More Chill, Jagged Little Pill, Head Over Heels, Elf, Ain’t Too Proud, Beautiful, School of Rock, Mean Girls, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Waitress, and Annie. Tours/Benefits: Ratatouille: The Tiktok Musical; first national tour of We Will Rock You, A Chorus Line, Beauty And The Beast, and Flashdance. As a proud member of the Recording Academy, Marshall is featured on the Original Broadway Cast Album of Be More Chill and the Original Cast Album of Dave Malloy’s Preludes. She has also worked closely with The Broadway Sinfonietta since its founding in 2020, co-producing, playing, and conducting multiple projects with them. Marshall is based out of New York City where she also works as a vocal coach, keyboard programmer, arranger, supervisor, and producer. @emarshallmusic emilymarshallmusic.com


THE BROADWAY SINFONIETTA is an all-women and majority women-of-color orchestra and production company renowned for its diverse and innovative creative direction and dedication to musical excellence. The Sinfonietta’s inaugural NYC-based orchestra, The Broadway Sinfonietta, was founded in 2020 by Egyptian-American Orchestrator & Music Supervisor Macy Schmidt (who was recently named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List for her work with the Sinfonietta). The orchestra has performed with pop stars (such as Brandy and Jordin Sparks), for institutional organizations, and in concert for feature films (such as Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse LIVE). The Sinfonietta’s international footprint is rapidly growing, performing most recently in Abu Dhabi with an all-Arab women orchestra for the Forbes International Women’s Day Gala honoring world leaders Hillary Rodham Clinton, Gloria Steinem, Malala Yousafzai, Billie Jean King, and Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska. As a production company, the Sinfonietta has partnered with brands such as Bloomingdale’s, MAC Cosmetics, and The Atlantic Magazine to create original commissioned content, and been featured in outlets such as NBC, CBS, Rolling Stone, BuzzFeed, Forbes, TIME, Teen Vogue, Elle Magazine, The Washington Post, The Today Show, and more. As a headlining artist, The Broadway Sinfonietta recently made its live full orchestra debut concert presented by Carnegie Hall Citywide and signed with Sony Masterworks to release recordings of Schmidt’s arrangements. Next, the orchestra will embark on worldwide touring residencies for its original programming and recorded works.


QUATRO ENTERTAINMENT produces live entertainment and promotes national Broadway touring shows. With offices in Calgary and Victoria they present hundreds of events across North America each year. Recent Broadway touring shows include: Dirty Dancing, Kinky Boots, Rock of Ages, and The Illusionists. Quatro co-produces Johnny Cash–The Official Concert Experience, The Simon & Garfunkel Story, The British Invasion, The Life and Music of George Michael, as well as offering General Management services for North American tours.


GEAlive
Since its inception in 2003, GEAlive has produced and delivered live entertainment projects in over 40 countries worldwide. Many of the productions and artists that the company started working with in its early years are still part of its diversified portfolio today. In its early years GEAlive mainly acted as a producer of international theatrical tours for titles such as De La Guarda, Cirque Mechanics Bounce, Fuego! The Spanish Dance Spectacular, The Official West End Production of the Blues Brothers, Hair The Musical and the massively successful French rock-opera Notre Dame De Paris. The cooperation with the late Maestro Ennio Morricone, which began in 2012 and the phenomenal success that followed, saw a shift in the company’s focus to film music as a genre. In recent years GEAlive has produced and still produces touring live screenings with orchestra and choirs of major motion pictures such as The Godfather, Titanic, La La Land (Germany), The Hunger Games, and Paddington. In later years, GEAlive produced the first ever concert tour of Hollywood composer James Newton Howard, which toured 15 European countries. The company also put together the first ever live tour of legendary music producer and pioneer of electronic dance music Giorgio Moroder and outside the realm of film music, GEAlive partnered with Graceland and Sony Music Entertainment on producing Elvis Live on Screen, which was hosted by Priscilla Presley. GEAlive is currently producing the tours of Dirty Dancing in Concert, Space Station Earth, Exhibition Imagine Monet, Ennio Morricone—The Official Concert Celebration, and Our Planet for 2023, with more live entertainment coming soon.


SENBLA
Founded by Ollie Rosenblatt in 2011, SENBLA is a London-based concert promoter and production company that operates both nationally and internationally. With an acute focus on delivering a bespoke, tailor-made approach to all our shows and artists we work with, Senbla has become known for its creative input and output. Senbla works across multiple forms of live entertainment from artist touring, one off specially produced shows, performing arts, outdoor concerts, family entertainment, sports, theater, and experiential. In July 2019, Sony Music Entertainment acquired a majority stake in Senbla.

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