DANNY ELFMAN'S MUSIC FROM THE FILMS OF TIM BURTON @ The Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, B.C. 11/23/2013

Being a fan for nearly 30 years of film-maker Tim Burton and composer Danny Elfman's dark & quirky collaborations made this Vancouver Symphony Orchestra concert a very special night for me.  The show covered the duo's 15 feature length films that they had done together up to that time with newly arranged suites by Elfman while displaying artwork from Burton projected upon a large screen behind the orchestra.  John Mauceri waved the baton for this performance and he was perfectly suited for the job after his work on Elfman's 2005 work, Serenada Schizophrana.  10 year old boy soprano Noah Skarsgard did a wonderful job as did talented solo violinist  Dale Barlthrop, who made it hard to keep your eyes off with his enthusiastic performances.
I don't have a bucket list but if I did, I can scratch hearing live performances of Edward Scissorhands' Ice Dance, Batman's Descent into Mystery and the Mars Attacks! Main Titles off that list now.

5 breakfast machines out of 5