In This Program
The Concert
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 7:30pm
Jason Seber conducting
The Ring
DREAMWORKS PICTURES PRESENTS A MacDONALD/PARKES PRODUCTION “THE RING”
A BENDER-SPINK, INC. Production
NAOMI WATTS MARTIN HENDERSON and BRIAN COX
Co-Executive Producers NEAL EDELSTEIN J.C. SPINK
Music by HANS ZIMMER Visual Effects Supervisor CHARLES GIBSON Special Make-up Effects by RICK BAKER
Costume Designer JULIE WEISS Edited by CRAIG WOOD
Production Designer TOM DUFFIELD Director of Photography BOJAN BAZELLI
Executive Producers MIKE MACARI ROY LEE MICHELE WEISLER
Produced by WALTER F. PARKES LAURIE MacDONALD
Screenplay by EHREN KRUGER
Directed By GORE VERBINSKI
TM & © 2002 DREAMWORKS LLC
There will be one intermission.
The Ring licensed by Paramount Pictures.
This program licensed by Paramount Pictures.

Motion Picture, Artwork, Photos © 2002 Dreamworks LLC. All Rights Reserved.
The Film Series is presented in honor of Misty Tyree, whose remarkable legacy gift ensures her lasting commitment to the San Francisco Symphony and its artistic mission.

The Ring
Production Credits
Produced by UTA Live
Booking by UTA
Scott McRae, Music Preparation
Michael Ryan, Music Editor
Black Ink Presents, Production Management
About the Artist
Jason Seber
Jason Seber is known for his versatility leading classical, pops, film, and cross-genre programs. He is committed to making orchestral music accessible, relevant, and engaging for diverse audiences. He served as associate conductor of the Kansas City Symphony from 2016–22 and was previously the education and outreach conductor of the Louisville Orchestra and music director of the Louisville Youth Orchestra.
Seber has conducted many leading American orchestras, including the Boston Pops, Minnesota Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, National Symphony, Houston Symphony, Dallas Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Utah Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Oregon Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Cincinnati Pops, Louisville Orchestra, and Buffalo Philharmonic, among others. He makes his San Francisco Symphony debut with this appearance.
He has conducted more than 30 full feature films and has collaborated with a wide range of artists including Boyz II Men, Melissa Etheridge, Leslie Odom Jr., Trisha Yearwood, Lyle Lovett, Stephen Schwartz, Indigo Girls, Ben Folds, Wynonna Judd, Lindsey Stirling, Violent Femmes, Pink Martini, Natalie Merchant, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Katharine McPhee, Brian Stokes Mitchell, My Morning Jacket, Andrew Bird, Ben Rector, Cody Fry, Patti Austin, Mason Bates, Doc Severinsen, Aoife O’Donovan, Ashley Brown, Susan Egan, and DeVotchKa, among many others.