Arts Partner: Mid Manhattan Performing Arts Foundation

steamboat_bill_live_music_bannerThe silent film era lasted only a little over a decade. During this time, when recordings could not yet be synchronized to video, organists and pianists cultivated the art of silent film accompaniment. Although in large theaters scores were composed for orchestras to play, most often film accompaniments were improvised.

This art is mostly lost today, but occasionally there are opportunities to experience this exciting art form. Our screening of the 1928 film “Steamboat Bill, Jr.,” featuring Buster Keaton, will be one such opportunity. Keaton, in the role of William Canfield Jr., returns home from college to find his father in fierce competition with another riverboat captain. With his ukelele and beret, he’s not really what his father expected; and his girlfriend turns out to be the daughter of his father’s rival. Despite these barriers, he soon proves himself worthy of the family name!

The film will feature live improvised accompaniment on St. Bart’s famous pipe organ by Jason Roberts, St. Bart’s brilliant Associate Organist.

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  • February 13, 2015
    7:30 pm
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