Film Music Reporter

Varèse Sarabande Records will host its 35th Anniversary Holiday Gala, celebrating the music from seasonal film favorites on December 21, 2013 at the Warner Grand Theatre at 478 W 6^th Street in San Pedro, CA. John Debney (The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2) will be guest conducting music from his score for Jon Favreau’s holiday classic Elf, as well as songs from John Williams’ Home Alone soundtrack. The event will also feature the world premiere concert adaptation of A Christmas Carol which aired on CBS in 1954 with a score by Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Vertigo) and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson. Also attending the concert will be composer and orchestrator William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, My Dog Skip) who will be conducting music from Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas featuring flutist Sara Andon In addition, vocalist Tara Alexander will perform Alexandre Desplat’s song Still Dream from Rise of the Guardians. The Golden State Pops Orchestra and Chorale, with Maestro Steven Allen Fox, will stage the concert with Varèse Sarabande executive producer Robert Townson acting as the evening’s host and narrator. To buy tickets for the event, click here.