Happiness is ... beer, wine and food
Conductor Hamish McKeich talks to Mike Alexander.
‘ Nine years old while doing a resuscitation practice at school, I didn’t hear the part that said "pretend". I actually put my mouth on a poor girl’s nose. Screaming followed.’
The Oscar-winning music from Star Wars has been closely guarded for 40 years. Now, as part of the New Zealand Arts Festival, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Star Wars: A New Hope for a live screening of the original film, led by conductor Hamish McKeich. I’ll be conducting the NZSO performing live with film, Star Wars: A New Hope, the original.
It will be performed in March in Wellington as part of the New Zealand Festival. It’s got ‘‘epic’’ written all over it.
Just before that, I have an NZSO Summer Pops tour around the country with major amazing film music, including Star Wars. An enlivening Garage Project beer followed by a fine Grand Cru Burgundy. Possibly some food too. Noam Chomsky or Sam Harris Nine years old while doing a resuscitation practice at school, I didn’t hear the part that said ‘‘pretend’’. I actually put my mouth on a poor girl’s nose. Screaming followed. I think a lot of my life sits inside my MacBook Pro, so… The overly PC, who get so-called ‘offended’ at almost everything. Nihilistically speaking, 100 years in the future, just to see. If I choose 300 years, there might be nothing left! Learn from your mistakes, then try again and again. Distiller. Low-level science and infinite variations. Eternal life, to speak like Christopher Hitchens and create free replacement livers for all. ● Star Wars: A New Hope is on at the TSB Bank Arena, Wellington, on March 11