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The Festival at Sandpoint presents its annual Grand Finale on Sunday, August 4, with How To Train Your Dragon - In Concert, performed by the Festival at Sandpoint Orchestra and led by conductor Morihiko Nakahara. Tickets are on sale now at https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/24007/the-festival-at-sandpoint-memorial-field/
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ABOUT HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON - IN CONCERT:
A winner with audiences and critics alike, DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon is a captivating and original story that combines humor, fire-breathing action, and epic adventure!
Hiccup is a young Viking who defies tradition when he befriends one of his deadliest foes – a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless. Together, these unlikely heroes must fight against all odds to save both their worlds.
How to Train Your Dragon – In Concert features this acclaimed film presented in HD, with composer John Powell’s Academy Award®-nominated score performed live to picture by the 70+ person Festival at Sandpoint orchestra in a thrilling experience for all ages.
How To Train Your Dragon © 2010 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.
ABOUT THE GRAND FINALE:
Back by popular demand, this movie in concert will be performed by the Festival at Sandpoint Orchestra, featuring over 70 talented instrumentalists from across the Inland Northwest, many of whom have been featured as part of the Spokane Symphony. The movie in its entirety, with dialogue, will play on a 33-foot screen accompanied by the largest orchestra in Festival at Sandpoint history performing the score live to picture.
Conducting this performance is Morihiko Nakahara, who spent 16 years as resident conductor of the Spokane Symphony. He is also the music director of the South Carolina Philharmonic and the director of orchestra studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is well-known for his charismatic presence on and off the podium, his innovative and audience-friendly programming skills, and his thoughtful interpretations of both standard and contemporary repertoire.
Sandpoint local Jason Moody will serve as concertmaster for the Festival at Sandpoint Orchestra. Since his solo debut with the Spokane Symphony at age sixteen, Jason Moody has performed across the United States, Europe, and Japan. Moody has received fellowships for the Aldeburgh Festival, the Spoleto USA Festival, the Masters Music Festival, and the Lancaster Festival. Moody is an adjunct faculty at Whitworth University and Edmonds Community College, teaching violin, viola, and chamber music.
The Grand Finale: How to Train Your Dragon – In Concert is underwritten by Innovia Foundation as part of their region-wide, 50th anniversary “Celebrating Community” and in support of their commitment to a vibrant arts and culture presence throughout the region.
Innovia is especially proud to partner with the Festival at Sandpoint to distribute more than 200 tickets to the Grand Finale: How to Train Your Dragon – In Concert to vulnerable and low-income families in Bonner and Boundary counties providing enhanced access to this beloved community event.
Shelly O’Quinn, Innovia CEO, said, “We are excited to work with the Festival at Sandpoint and local nonprofits to ensure that low-income and families experiencing hardship will enjoy this extraordinary evening of music and a family-friendly film. Innovia will also sponsor free face painting for all children attending what is sure to be a memorable event.”
The Grand Finale will also include performances by the Festival at Sandpoint’s 2024 scholarship winners as well as fireworks to conclude the night and the 2023 Summer Series.
From 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, before the Grand Finale performance, guests can select to add-on a ticket to the Taste of the Stars: Wine, Beer, & Spirit Tasting event, where guests will sample pours from across the region during the two-hour event and receive a souvenir tasting cup.
Taste of the Stars is a separate ticketed event, all guests must be 21+ and present valid ID upon admission.
Tickets* (GA): $44.95 (before taxes & fees)
Tickets (Youth): $12.95 (before taxes & fees)
Day-Of Tickets* (GA): $49.95 (before taxes & fees)
Day-Of Tickets (Youth): $14.95 (before taxes & fees)
Taste of the Stars Add-On Tickets: $9.95 (before taxes & fees)
Guests must have a ticket to the Grand Finale, be 21+, and present valid ID to attend.
Gates (GA): 5:00 PM
Music: 7:00 PM
*Tickets to the Grand Finale do not include admission to Taste of the Stars. Tickets are sold separately at checkout. Guests must be 21+ and present a valid ID to attend the tasting event.
Buy tickets and learn more at www.festivalatsandpoint.com/grand-finale
How To Train Your Dragon © 2010 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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War Memorial Field, 899 Ontario St, Sandpoint, ID 83864, United States,Sandpoint, Idaho
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