PLAY! A Video Game Symphony to Bring “Special Concert” to San Francisco

Do you like Super Mario Galaxy? Well, I’ve been dying for a PLAY! A Videogame Symphony performance to hit California ever since the tour picked up the rights and sheet music to perform “Gusty Garden” from the mildly-popular, space-aged Nintendo platformer. Here’s me wishing for an Actraiser and Lost Odyssey performance as well which were absent from the San Jose concert in the area last year.

The San Francisco performance is set for Saturday, August 23 at the Davies Symphony Hall and is being termed a “special concert” by producer Jason Michael Paul, so I hope this means music premieres, special guests from Japan, and the release of the PLAY! CD/DVD that has been in the works since April. JMP Productions promises more news regarding this special evening as the date approaches, so be sure to watch the official PLAY! website for details. Does anyone have any guesses as to who or what may turn up at the show?

View the official press release including information about ticketing after the jump.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 17, 2008,- Jason Michael Paul Productions, Inc. announced today that PLAY! A Videogame Symphony concert world tour with music from a catalogue of blockbuster video game titles will return home to the city of San Francisco for a special concert on August 23, 2008.

Highlights of the concert will include free memorabilia for the first 1500 fans, a special meet and greet, and much more to be announced soon!

The concert in San Francisco, California will take place on August 23, 2008 at 8:00 PM at the Davies Symphony Hall with the Symphony Silicon Valley and Chorus.

Says Jason Michael Paul, producer of PLAY!, “I am excited to be performing PLAY! in front of my home town. I am going to pull out all of the stops to make this a show not to be missed! I can assure you that there will be many more announcements in the coming months about this special show so stay tuned!”

Tickets to the general public will go on sale Wednesday, June 18 at Noon. You can purchase tickets on the phone at (415) 392-4400 or online at www.cityboxoffice.com.

Additional PLAY! concert dates will be announced as they are confirmed. For more details, visit www.play-symphony.com.

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