The Danny Elfman Project

Royce Hall
4 PM Symposium
7 PM Concert

Following the success of The Goldsmith Project, AYS explores the work of famed film composer Danny Elfman. Selections from Elfman’s scores for Tim Burton’s Batman and Edward Scissorhands, among other scores, will be performed alongside classical masterpieces. This is the first in a 3 year project to explore the music and musical life of this brilliant, four-time Oscar-nominated composer. While Elfman has composed concert works as well, this is a rare opportunity to hear his film scores performed live! The afternoon symposium will feature a live performance and discussion of his innovative work and collaborations. David Newman will conduct the American Youth Symphony in this one of a kind project.

Free events | Reservations open March 6

The Danny Elfman Project is supported by a grant from
The James Irvine Foundation

*The date of this concert has been changed to May 6, 2012 from the originally scheduled date of April 29, 2012.

Danny Elfman in the News!

We encourage you to check out Danny Elfman’s most recent project, Iris, a collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, now playing at the Kodak Theater. In this spectacular celebration of the history and nature of cinema, “Elfman’s music, invoking at times an antic Tim Burton car chase through an otherworldly tunnel, intensifies the sense of coordinated pell-mell,” according to this recent LA Times review. Here at AYS we were blown away by his new score and breathtaking work in this fantastically creative format.