Harry Potter to become a concert series alongside everything else

There’s nothing especially new about orchestras adding film scores—especially those of Harry Potter composer John Williams—into their repertoires. But CineConcerts’ method does hearken back to a much older era of cinema, when silent films were accompanied by in-theater musicians instead of pre-packaged soundtracks. The group’s president, Justin Freer, expressed his hope that the concerts might introduce more young people to classical music, because there’s nothing a child wants more after learning about a magical school of delight and wonder than to go out and buy a violin.

The concert series will kick off at Philadelphia’s Mann Center for the Performing Arts on June 23, before moving on to San Diego, Nashville, and several other North American cities.

[via Variety]