Music for the General (silent film) @Char's

Date: 

Friday, August 23, 2024 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Venue: 

Char's Landing

4815 Argyle Street, Port Alberni

Contact: 

[email protected] 250-730-1636
Fanfarra Cinematica presents
Music for the General (silent film) @Char's
Friday August 23rd 7:30pm
 
A concert of live, original music set to the action of the Buster Keaton masterpiece.  (silent film) A multi generational ensemble of Vancouver Island musicians.
 
 
The program was the result of a commission in 2002 from the Cine Clube de Covilhã, a group of cinema enthusiasts in the university town of Covilhã in the central mountains of Portugal for a festival of silent film with live music.
 
An hour and a quarter of music describes the madcap, rough and tumble action of the film and reflects a wide variety of compositional influences from parlor songs evocative of mid 19th century America to angular late 20th century experimentalism and improvisation. Military marches à la Hannes Eisler and Kurt Weill, love songs, cartoon music, the film music of Ennio Morricone, Danny Elfman and Nino Rota and the circus qualities inherent in Klezmer music are all channeled to musically animate this product of the cinematic genius of Buster Keaton.
 
Music for the General (silent film) @Char's
Friday August 23rd
doors 6:30pm SILENT FILM 7:30-9:00pm
Adults $ 20 Seniors/Students $ 17 (plus fees)
 
TICKETS online OR text/call 250-730-1636 OR at the door
 
Char's Landing, Port Alberni, BC
all ages listening venue  Kids<=6 FREE
www.charslanding.com/events
call/text 250-730-1636
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