THE EXORCIST with Live Music by PKW Productions

Rated R; 122min; Director:William Friedkin (1973)  

Location: Alamo South Lamar

Audiences may well spit up their pea soup on All Hallow's Eve as PKWproductions pairs a screening of THE EXORCIST with the spookiest of music performed live by chamber musicians. Last Halloween, the PKWproductions NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD - complete with zombies - showed the crowd a great, scary time. This year, should be no exception. Heads will turn.

Featured on the pre-concert musical festivities will be three pieces by two time Pulitzer Nominee P.Kellach Waddle - all of which written about graves, crypts, dark angels and other cheerful Halloween subject matter. The intermission concert will feature a string rendition of perhaps the most famous "scary" classical piece ever cited: Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, along with a medley of scary TV and horror movie music featuring a snippet of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells - the main theme of THE EXORCIST.

About THE EXORCIST (1973):
If this horror classic doesn't terrify you, maybe you need a shrink. THE EXORCIST is an Academy Award-winning 1973 American horror and thriller film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl, and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her daughter through an exorcism conducted by several priests. The film features Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Kitty Winn, Lee J. Cobb and Jason Miller. Both the film and novel took inspirations from a documented exorcism in 1949, performed on a 12 year old boy.

About PKWproductions:
Now starting its second full season, PKWproductions continues to make its mark on the crowded Austin classical music scene. With an emphasis on collaboration between art forms and breaking the “fourth wall” of dogma that intimidates many possible listeners of this genre of music , PKWproductions continues to draw both established and new audiences through innovative programming. Collaborations have included lectures on Art given by Mr. Waddle before premieres of new works about the art, discussions on works of literatures before works inspired by their subjects and a series of often sold-out “ Music with a Movie” concerts in conjunction with Alamo Drafthouse. With unusual programming such as music by warhorse composers in new instrumentations ( music by Mozart for 4 double basses, Music by Tchaikovsky for four Trumpets, etc.) and one or more world premieres on every concert, PKWproductions continues to carve an unique niche in the Austin musical landscape for both performers and audiences alike.

About P.KELLACH WADDLE
P.Kellach Waddle enjoys a busy career of growing renown as a composer, bassist and writer. As a composer he has two Pulitzer Prize nominations to his credit for concertos he has written for members of the Cleveland Orchestra and with a catalogue of nearly 250 works and a list of performances approaching 450, he continues to be one of the most prolific and most performed composers of his generation. His music has now been heard on NPR among other many radio stations both in the US and Overseas as well as in nearly 40 states and 10 countries on 4 continents. For more information about P.K. click here.

Kid Policy: 18 and up; Children 6 and up will be allowed only with a parent or guardian. No children under the age of 6 will be allowed.

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