Beyond The Godfather: The Concert Music of Nino Rota

Beyond The Godfather: The Concert Music of Nino Rota

Italian composer Nino Rota is perhaps best known for his unforgettable Academy Award-winning original score composed for Francis Ford Coppola’s cinematic masterpiece The Godfather. Our season finale will celebrate this gem as well as others from La Strada, Amarcord, and Romeo and Juliet. However, Rota’s 150 film scores are just one side of his extraordinarily prolific compositional output. This spring, together with guest curator Dr. Claudia Gorbman (Professor Emerita of Film Studies at University of Washington-Tacoma), PCE will paint a full picture of of Rota’s artistry including remarkable yet little-known concert works, such as Concerto for Strings, music from the ballet Le Moliére imaginaire, his Nonetto for chamber ensemble, and his virtuosic concert piece for french horn and orchestra, Castel del monte, featuring soloist Christy Klenke.

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‍This will be a concert you can’t refuse. 

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In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington.

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Nino Rota's music featured at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center

Hear Nino Rota's masterful scores for Luchino Visconti's Rocco and His Brothers and The Leopard, plus René Clément's Purple Noon, as part of Monsieur Delon: The Films of Alain Delon, which runs January 31—April 24 at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. PostClassical Ensemble's Angel Gil-Ordóñez will introduce Rocco and His Brothers on Saturday, Feb. 1. Click here for info and tickets.