Coming up at The Wallis the SDO explore the legendary sounds of the 80s as well as the legacy of film music by English composers.
This concert features the legendary sounds of John Williams (The Empire Strikes Back, E.T.), the gothic brilliance of Danny Elfman (Batman), the haunting lyricism of Ennio Morricone (The Untouchables, Once Upon a Time in America), alongside the distinctive voices of Jerry Goldsmith, Randy Newman, Dave Grusin, Bruce Broughton and John Corigliano— from Altered States and Alien to On Golden Pond and beyond.
Timed to coincide on St George’s Day, the SDO returns to The Wallis for a tribute to the enduring legacy of such British film composers as John Barry (Somewhere in Time, Out of Africa), Richard Rodney Bennett (Yanks, Equus), George Fenton (Gandhi), Malcolm Arnold (Bridge on the River Kwai), Rachel Portman (Emma, Cider House Rules) and others This evening proves the British are still very much coming — and sounding better than ever.
Scott Dunn Orchestra
Recent Concerts
30 May 2026 | 7:30PM
The Wallis and the Scott Dunn Orchestra present:
FROM HELL TO HOLLYWOOD
Film Music's First Golden Age and the Émigré Community
Scott Dunn and his orchestra explore the music and influence on Hollywood of Jewish émigré composers forced to flee political turmoil in Europe and Russia in the early 20th Century. This concert features music by Arnold Schoenberg, Max Steiner, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Franz Waxman, Miklós Rózsa, Dmitri Tiomkin, Bronislaw Kaper, Kurt Weill and others from such films as Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, Captain Blood, Sunset Blvd, Lili, Rear Window, Ben-Hur, and others. Dunn’s program will also feature the music and influence of Arnold Schoenberg on an entire generation of film composers.
17 Jan 2026 | 7:30PM
The Wallis and the Scott Dunn Orchestra present:
THE FABULOUS FILMS OF THE SEVENTIES
Monsters, Murders, Spies and Space
In January the SDO took a deep dive into the iconic films of the 70’s such as The Godfather (I&II), Chinatown, The Sting, Diamonds are Forever, Chinatown, Taxi Driver, and Murder on the Orient Express. The evening will feature music by Jerry Goldsmith, Michel Legrand, Marvin Hamlisch, David Shire, Richard Rodney Bennett, Johnny Mandel, Nino Rota, and John Williams during this concert of Hollywood’s third musical Golden Age.
22 November 2025 | 7:30PM
The Wallis and the Scott Dunn Orchestra present:
THE HOLLYWOOD MODERNISTS
The Second Golden Age of Film Scoring
The Hollywood Modernists program celebrates composers Bernard Herrmann, Alex North, Elmer Bernstein, Leonard Rosenman and others, who introduced jazz and modernism into the language of film scoring through such iconic films as Psycho, A Streetcar Named Desire, North by Northwest, Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden and To Kill a Mockingbird.
22 May 2025 | 7:30PM
The Wallis and the Scott Dunn Orchestra present:
HENRY MANCINI AT 100
A Celebration of the man and his music
The SDO's inaugural concert, celebrating Henry Mancini's centenary, will chronicle music and songs from his early TV and Grammy winning recording work as well as his inimitable scoring for such films as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Pink Panther, Days of Wine and Roses, Moment to Moment and Victor/Victoria.
