Name: Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert
Start: 2024-05-04T19:30:00-05:00
Location: The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences

Concert Features Composer John Williams’ Complete Score
from Star Wars: A New Hope Performed Live to Picture by Lubbock Symphony
Conducted by David Cho
May 4, 2024
May the 4th be with you! Join us for an unforgettable evening as we bring the iconic music of John Williams to life, accompanied by a screening of the beloved film that started it all. Get ready to travel to a galaxy far, far away with the Lubbock Symphony.
Set 30 years after “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace,” “Star Wars: A New Hope,” the fourth episode of the saga, returns to the desert planet of Tatooine. A young Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) begins to discover his destiny when, searching for a lost droid, he is saved by reclusive Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness). A civil war rages in the galaxy, and Rebel forces struggle against the evil Galactic Empire, Luke and Obi-Wan enlist the aid of hotshot pilot, Han Solo (Harrison Ford). Joined by the quirky droid duo R2-D2 and C-3PO, the unlikely team sets out to rescue Rebel leader Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and make use of the stolen plans to destroy the Empire’s ultimate weapon.
In a legendary confrontation, the rogue group mounts an attack against the Death Star for a climactic battle with the evil Sith Lord, Darth Vader.