Category: Event News

LotR fans were out in force for the recent opening of the LotR exhibition in Boston. Over 25,000 tickets for the exhibition have already been sold. There are reviews of the opening at Stuff.co.nz and at Boston.com. The photo gallery here has some great pictures from the exhibition including the gown worn by Galadriel and…

The Lord of the Rings Symphony will be coming to New Jersey on 3rd and 4th December. The performances will be conducted by John Mauceri. There are further details at njsymphony.org.

The LotR exhibition opens tomorrow, 1st August, at The Museum of Science in Boston. This article at BostonHerald.com discusses some of the items that will be on display which include Gandalf’s linen-and-leather travel bag and The One Ring. There’s further information on the exhibition at the museum’s website

On Wednesday 11th August, as part of Siggraph 2004, there will be a 2 hour Tech Talk entitled, “Middle-earth: Imagination Made More Real”. Contributors will include Weta Digital who will be giving a presentation on their work on the effects for RotK. There are further details at avvideo.com. Siggraph 2004 is an international conference and…

Bernard Hill will be attending the LotR ‘Fellowship Festival’ which is being held in London from 28th to 30th August. He will be attending the whole three days along with other members of the cast of LotR trilogy including; Craig Parker, John Noble and Bruce Hopkins. There are further details about the festival and Bernard…

On Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September the Hartford Symphony Orchestra presents Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings symphony. Tickets are available for online booking at Hartford Symphony.

Comingsoon.net are covering events at Comic-Con International 2004 which opens today. Click here for a preview of some of the LotR items that will be on show.

The New Mexico Symphony Orchestra will present two performances of Howard Shore’s the Lord of the Rings symphony on Friday, September 17th and Sunday, September 19th at UNM’s Popejoy Hall. The performances will be conducted by Alexander Mickelthwaite. There are further details, including how to purchase tickets, at the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra’s website here.

This article at Canada.com previews the Ottawa performance of the Lord of the Rings symphony on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd July. Alexander Mickelthwaite will be conducting. Howard Shore will be attending the Thursday performance and on Friday 23rd at 12.30pm, he will give a talk in the NAC Studio about his work. There are…

The Seattle Times has a very positive review of Thursday night’s Lord of the Rings Symphony at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, conducted by Howard Shore.