The Mighty Wurlitzer:Music at the Movies
Date/time:
Mar. 19 8pm and Mar. 21 2pm
Oakland East Bay Symphony (OEBS) celebrates music at the movies with a
screening of the classic silent film, The General (1927) accompanied by
Christoph Bull playing the Paramount Theatre's Mighty Wurlitzer. Bull has
composed an original score for the film by Buster Keaton and Clyde
Bruckman. Bull will join the orchestra for Camille Saint-Saens' Symphony
No. 3, "Organ Symphony" (1886). Film-goers will recognize this symphony
from the Academy Award nominated movie, Babe (1995).
Maestro Michael Morgan cites The General as "one of the funniest movies
ever made." Given the directive to program whatever he desired for his
20th anniversary season, Morgan chose to share one his favorite films with
the OEBS audience.
This program returns the Paramount Theatre to its movie palace heyday in
the 1930s and '40s. The theatre is one of the finest remaining examples of
Art Deco design in the United States. Designed by San Francisco architect
Timothy L. Pflueger and completed in late 1931, it was one of the first
Depression-era buildings to incorporate and integrate the work of numerous
creative artists into its architecture and is noteworthy for its
successful orchestration of the various artistic disciplines into an
original and harmonious whole.
About Oakland East Bay Symphony:
Oakland East Bay Symphony (OEBS) is as a regional orchestra serving the
diverse population of Oakland and the East Bay. The Symphony has gained
regional and national recognition for its unique convergence of artistic
excellence and community service. OEBS aim to make classical music
accessible, particularly to those individuals in the community who might
otherwise never hear live symphonic music.
When:
Friday March 19, 2010
8:00 PM -
9:00 PM
Pacific
Where:
Paramount Theater - Oakland,
2025 Broadway,
Oakland, CA 94612
Organizer:
Oakland East Bay Symphony
Cost:
$20-$65.
Contact:
800-745-3000
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