Game ON! Concert

A celebration of gaming and the music that brings it to life! Composer Andy Brick presents this generations legendary titles! Coming Jan. 2020!

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In the very early days of live symphonic game music, we made a lot of headlines.

Here is a copy of a 2003 Billboard Magazine feature on our Conductor Andy Brick just prior to the very first symphonic game music concert in the western world!

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(2/2) Here is a section from his Focus Points prior to a 2007 concert. Note the 21 tempo changes during the course of a 6 minute piece from Starcraft!

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While preparing for concerts, Game ON! principal Conductor Andy Brick makes a list of what he calls Focus Points. These are sections of pieces that require special attention. (1/2)

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... “I had heard a mistake in one of the parts buried deep in the woodwind section and before I had a chance to say anything, the principal violinist turned to me and whispered “2nd clarinet had a flat instead of a natural”

Awesome!
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Game ON! Principal conductor Andy Brick gets to meet a lot of amazing musicians. Andy recalls one rehearsal with the National Symphony. (1/2) #nationalsymphonyorchestra

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If you are a fan of Elder Scrolls or Warhammer, you may be familiar with the music of composer Brad Derrick! Did you know that Brad is also an accomplished percussionist? So much so, that we invited him to join us in concert with the North Carolina Symphony! #gameon #warhammer

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#GuildWars2 is a part of @GameON_Concert! See the show on Jan 8 at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC (use code: ARENANET to get 10% off your tickets) and Feb 1 at the Oregon Symphony in Portland (use code: arenanet to get 10% off your tickets). https://t.co/1ZSR1LvuOW

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Game ON! Principal Conductor Andy Brick has also been an active video game composer.

Here is a great shot of his music for Sim City sandwiched between two titans: Halo and Legend of Zelda!

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Behind the scenes of Game ON!:

The first draft of the Game ON! poster by Brent Fox, our amazing artist who created the Game ON! poster and logo!

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The incredible choir opening to Halo from a 2011 concert. We are working hard to bring Halo back to the concert stage! Stay tuned for more info!

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Over the years our Conductor and Music Director Andy Brick has received a lot of acclaim from the international press. This quote from a fan though, strikes a deeply resonant chord for us and is at the core of… https://t.co/3pSW9wYKl1

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...but there was something about that Robot sitting in the middle and the sort of Steam Punk styling it suggested so we asked Brent to focus on that and a few days later he had sketched what became the Game ON! Robot.

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Behind the scenes of Game ON!:

We love Brent Fox, the amazing artist who created our concert poster and logo. I mean who thinks of putting a floating violin in a robot’s head???

The origins of the Robot came in a sketch Brent did during the development of our concert poster

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We were concerned that the characters in the poster too closely resembled known game characters...

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In the very early days of live symphonic game music, we made a lot of headlines.

Here is a copy of a 2003 New York Times feature on our Conductor Andy Brick just after the release of one his Sims games.

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I owe a lot to Rita. If it weren’t for her, and her belief in what we were doing, I'm not sure the musicians would have put up with me” In this picture, you can see Rita Čepurčenko, concertmaster of the Prague Symphony directly to Andy’s right.

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Behind the scenes of Game ON!: One of the first American game music composers to write for and perform symphonic game music concerts, Game ON! conductor Andy Brick got a very early start on the international concert stage. “I was young, eager and very naive” recalls Brick.“

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Behind the scenes of Game ON!: On many occasions we will have guest artists perform with us. In this photo we were honored to have legendary Castlevania game composer Michiru Yamane perform on the gorgeous pipe organ at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany.
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On many occasions we will have guest artists perform with us. Sometimes they are internationally acclaimed musicians and sometimes they are amongst local legends...I was lucky enough to have Zdeněk Bína and Fredrik Janáček from the fantastic Czech progressive band Minus 123.

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Behind the scenes of Game ON!: I’m often asked if I ever get nervous performing in front of big audiences...The Gewandhaus in Leipzig Germany has seating 360º around the stage. No matter where you look, you see the audience! That will keep you on your toes! #GameON #videogames