Coming to Fort Worth from a galaxy far, far away is an immersive Star Wars concert like no other.
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra will perform music from composer John Williams, 93, in front of a full two-hour screening of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at Bass Performance Hall.
Williams is the composer of the scores for all nine Star Wars saga films, creating the recognizable themes associated with its universe. Notable songs include “The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme)” and “Cantina Band.”
“American orchestras of all sizes and stature have grown their movie programming to meet growing audience demand, and the FWSO has significantly expanded its movie offers over the last three seasons,” Keith Cerny, CEO of Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, said in a statement.
The lobby at Bass Hall will be filled with cosplayers from the 501st Legion, a worldwide costuming organization composed of and operated by Star Wars fans. Concertgoers are encouraged to sport their own favorite outfits from the franchise, but full face masks, helmets, headgear and toy weapons are not permitted.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert” will run at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22 and 23. Tickets are available here.
The performances will feature guest conductor Ron Spigelman, who has conducted symphonic, ballet and musical theater shows of more than 30 live-to-film productions, alongside 88 musicians.
The concerts are the second in the lineup for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 season, which kicks off Aug. 20 and ends May 24. The season is broken up into different series: Symphonic Series, Pop Series, Chamber Series, Family Series and Specials.
In recent years, the Fort Worth orchestra’s leaders, Cerny and music director Robert Spano, elevated concerts’ visual and contextual elements with their Theater of a Concert engagement approach.
The orchestra incorporates more visual projections, dancers and singers in shows to encourage audiences to think differently about what a symphony concert is and what it can be, but not control the experience, Spano previously said.
“I’m not delivering something to manipulate or dictate an experience to the perceiver,” he said. “I’m putting something out there knowing that everyone’s going to participate in their own way, which is a much more complex and beautiful perspective.”
David Moreno is the arts and culture reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at david.moreno@fortworthreport.org or @davidmreports.
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