Mason’s Grammy nominated work, Philharmonia Fantastique receives a glowing review from Erica Miner of Broadway World.
“Bates and his cohorts have created a metaphor for the best, most inspiring aspects of life as we would like to live it. An example of the finest that music and film have to offer, Philharmonia Fantastique is sure to become a classic, worthy of many repeated viewings; a work that will last well into our century and beyond.”
“The film combines animation and live action and literally glows from within and without; and, not surprisingly, has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Classical Album.”
“It is groundbreaking; a state-of-the-art, pioneering, inventive, and thoroughly modern piece of musical and technological filmmaking.”
“Bates has created music that melds classical with jazz and electronic elements: melodically spirited and rhythmically fascinating.”
“The list of other renowned orchestras that will perform the work over the coming months reads like a Who’s Who of the greatest ensembles in the US and in Europe. There’s no doubt that Fantastique fervor will catch on in a big way to gain a huge following among classical music and film aficionados, and rightly so.”
To read the full review, visit BroadwayWorld.com
Upcoming live performances include:
January 29 2023 – Kansas City Symphony – Kauffman Center, Kansas City, MO, USA
March 4 2023 – New West Symphony – Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
March 5 2023 – New West Symphony – Rancho Campana Performing Arts Center, Camarillo, CA, USA
March 8, 13 & 14 2023 – National Symphony Orchestra –The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. USA
April 2 2023 – The Cleveland Orchestra – Severance Music Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
April 30 2023 – Vancouver Symphony Orchestra – The Orpheum, Vancouver, BC, Canada
April 11 2023 – Utah Symphony – Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Orem, UT, USA
April 15 2023 – Utah Symphony – Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
April 16 2023 – Aurora Orchestra – Southbank Centre, London, UK