This summer at the Hollywood Bowl there will be a concert that celebrates the 80s and 90s. Disney ’80s-’90s Celebration in Concert will be at the Hollywood Bowl on July 19 and 20, 2024 under the direction of Sarah Hicks. Tickets may be purchased on the Hollywood Bowl website. Below is the official description of this concert and also its director.
Disney ’80s-’90s Celebration in Concert
Highlighting songs and clips from the iconic Disney films of the 1980s and 1990s, special guest singers join up with orchestra for unforgettable favorites from The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Mulan, Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Hocus Pocus, Newsies, A Goofy Movie, and so much more.
Sarah Hicks
Sarah Hicks’s versatile and vibrant musicianship has secured her place as an in-demand conductor across an array of genres. Her career has seen collaborations with diverse artists, from Hilary Hahn and Dmitiri Hvorostovsky to Rufus Wainwright, Jennifer Hudson and Smokey Robinson. Her passion for cross-genre partnerships led to a 2019 album with rap artist Dessa and the Minnesota Orchestra, with whom she holds a titled position.
A specialist in film music and the film in concert genre, she has premiered “Pixar in Concert” and Disney-Pixar’s “Coco”; her live concert recordings can be seen on Disney+. and heard on broadcast for ABC. Her concerts with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra of film music, “The Morricone Duel” was released as an album in 2018, has been broadcast around the world and has garnered over 200 million views on YouTube.
Her notable conducting collaborations include the Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras; Los Angeles Philharmonic; and Boston Pops. International engagements include the Toronto, Melbourne, Czech National Symphony Orchestras; RTÉ Concert Orchestra; Tokyo and Malaysian Philharmonics, and many others.
This summer will also see the Marvel Studios’ Infinity Saga Concert Experience being presented at the Hollywood Bowl in August. Details about this can be found here. Are you going to be seeing either of these concerts at the Hollywood Bowl this summer? What are you most looking forward to? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!