DISS 2015 - Silent Film with music

Neil Brand: piano and film

Monday 24 August, 10pm Barn
£8 / Under 16s £5

Silent film shorts accompanied by the National Film Theatre's celebrated pianist and composer, Neil Brand.

The celebrated pianist, composer and scintillating presenter (BBC’s Sound of Cinema and Sound of Song) accompanies silent film shorts in silent cinema – from the earliest comedies and thrillers to cine-verité classics – to illustrate the power and passion of live music in film.

Having trained originally as an actor, Neil has been accompanying silent films for over 25 years, performing regularly at the National Film Theatre on London's Southbank, in film festivals and special events throughout the world. He is considered one of the finest exponents of improvised silent film accompaniment in the world. He is also a fine composer, with an enormous range of orchestral film scores, TV and theatre work. Neil is also strikingly funny, entertaining and knowledgeable – prepare to enter film buff’s heaven!

Part of the Dartington International Summer School 2015 concert and events programme.

For more information visit https://www.dartington.org/whats-on/event/?id=88598