Conductor Emil de Cou is never happier than when he is elevating the senses with a recipe of great music stirred together with a memorable film. So far this season, he has done it twice at Wolf Trap with al fresco screenings of “The Wizard of Oz” coupled with the original orchestral soundtrack, and an epic view of NASA images from space accompanied by Gustav Holtz’s “The Planets.” Now he caps this season’s NSO@Wolf Trap series with “West Side Story” shown on giant screens backed by the National Symphony Orchestra playing the original soundtrack.

“This will be an exciting premiere of the movie at Wolf Trap,” de Cou said. “It’s already been shown at the Hollywood Bowl. The orchestra will play the entire sound track, including tracks that were taken off the film, so the audience can hear all the music that gets lost on the screen. The whole score has never been done live, so even if you know the Broadway musical, it will be a fresh experience.