I attended a BSO “Sci-Fi Spectacular” concert last night. There were Imperial Storm Troopers, Star Trek crew, and even Gort showed up! Very entertaining. Quite spectacular. What was also apparent was the large number of children and youth who attended.

Selections from both Science Fiction and Fantasy flicks and television were played.

Being the author of seven of the thirteen selections played, I was reminded again how large John Williams looms over this genre’s cinematic landscape.

George Takei, well known for playing Sulu in the original "Star Trek", is still going strong at 70. He had a couple of appearances during the evening, which was filled with, besides the music, the inevitable laser light extravaganza. He finished with Klatuu’s closing speech from “The Day the Earth Stood Still”, while the orchestra played a suite arranged from Bernard Herrmann’s score.

Recommended. If it comes to your area, take the Kinder. You should have an enjoyable evening.

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Eudaimonia