Jack Everly to conduct the ISO in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

INDIANAPOLIS— Join the ISO and Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly for the screening of this unforgettable Star Wars epic with Oscar®-winning composer John Williams’ musical score performed live to the film. As the tyrannical First Order rises to overthrow the New Republic, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, find themselves teaming up with Han Solo and Chewbacca to return vital information to the Resistance—part of the Film Series Presented by Bank of America. 

Arrive early at Hilbert Circle Theatre to meet members of the 501st Legion and take photos with more than a dozen costumed characters! Doors open at 7 p.m. each night.

Buy tickets now here.

Performances begin at 8 p.m. Friday, April 19, and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20.

For more information regarding the policies of the Hilbert Circle Theatre, please visit the ISO website.

About Jack Everly

Jack Everly

Jack Everly is the Principal Pops Conductor of the Indianapolis and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras, the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa). He has conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, the San Francisco Symphony, the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, and the Seattle Symphony. Everly recently extended his contract with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra through 2026, when he will assume the role of Principal Pops Conductor Emeritus. He will continue to be the music director of the AES Indiana Yuletide Celebration, the nation’s most significant symphonic holiday production in the country. He led the ISO’s first Pops recording, Yuletide Celebration, Volume One. Some of his other recordings include In The Presence featuring the Czech Philharmonic and Daniel Rodriguez; Sandi Patty’s Broadway Stories; the soundtrack to Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame; and Everything’s Coming Up Roses: The Overtures of Jule Styne.

Everly, a Hoosier native and graduate of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, received the 2015 Indiana Historical Society Living Legends Award and holds an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Franklin College in his home state of Indiana. In 2023, he received the Sagamore of the Wabash award, the highest honor a Hoosier can receive, presented by Governor Eric Holcomb.  

About the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, at home and thriving in the heart of Indianapolis, offers an exceptional artistic and musical experience. The orchestra is open to all and dedicated to creating an inclusive and innovative experiential environment that is inspiring, educational, and welcoming. The ISO celebrates historically beloved performances while engaging audiences by introducing new voices through programming, including the IU Health Plans Classical Series, the Printing Partners Pops Series, the holiday traditions of AES Indiana Yuletide Celebration, and the popular Film Series presented by Bank of America. For more information, visit the ISO website.